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# $Id: Portfile 33819 2008-02-05 23:35:01Z markd macports.org $

PortSystem 1.0

Name: sympa
Version: 5.3.4
Category: mail
Maintainers: markd
Platform: darwin

Description: Sympa - Mailing List Manager with LDAP support

Long Description: An advanced perl-based mail list manager with a web interface that supports LDAP authentication and LDAP extraction of list subscribers and owners.

Homepage: http://www.sympa.org

master_sites http://www.sympa.org/distribution/ http://www.sympa.org/distribution/old/

checksums md5 13179ae837d710cc81b6db1fe7f2404b
default_variants +server

patchfiles patch-configure.in patch-Makefile.in patch-sympa.generic patch-src_alias_manager.pl

depends_lib port:mysql5 port:apache2 port:mod_fcgid port:openssl port:postfix port:p5-libwww-perl port:p5-archive-zip port:p5-convert-asn1 port:p5-pathtools port:p5-dbi port:p5-dbd-mysql port:p5-mailtools port:p5-io-stringy port:p5-mime-tools port:p5-mime-base64 port:p5-mime-charset port:p5-mime-encwords port:p5-crypt-openssl-x509 port:p5-cgi port:p5-fcgi port:p5-libintl-perl port:p5-template-toolkit port:p5-crypt-ciphersaber port:p5-mhonarc port:p5-regexp-common port:p5-xml-libxml port:p5-io-socket-ssl port:p5-soap-lite port:p5-perl-ldap

configure.args --prefix=${prefix} --with-bindir=${prefix}/bin/${name} --with-sbindir=${prefix}/bin/${name} --with-libexecdir=${prefix}/libexec/${name} --with-libdir=${prefix}/lib/${name} --with-cgidir=${prefix}/share/${name}/cgi-bin --with-iconsdir=${prefix}/share/${name}/icons --with-localedir=${prefix}/share/locale --with-scriptdir=${prefix}/share/${name}/script --with-sampledir=${prefix}/share/${name}/sample --with-docdir=${prefix}/share/doc/${name} --with-datadir=${prefix}/share/${name} --with-confdir=${prefix}/etc/${name} --with-etcdir=${prefix}/etc/${name} --with-initdir=${prefix}/share/${name} --with-expldir=${prefix}/var/${name}/expl --with-piddir=${prefix}/var/${name} --with-lockdir=${prefix}/var/${name}/lock --with-spooldir=${prefix}/var/${name}/spool --with-mandir=${prefix}/man --with-perl=${prefix}/bin/perl --with-openssl=${prefix}/bin/openssl --with-user=www --with-group=www --with-sendmail_aliases=${prefix}/etc/${name}/sympa_aliases --with-virtual_aliases=${prefix}/etc/${name}/sympa_virtual --with-newaliases=${prefix}/bin/newaliases --with-postmap=${prefix}/sbin/postmap

Variant: postgresql {
depends_lib-append port:p5-dbd-pg
depends_lib-delete port:p5-dbd-mysql
}

Variant: server {
# This variant doesn't do anything in this port, it only exists to trigger the server
# variant in the mysql5 port.
}

# Create a startupitem to start/stop the server
startupitem.create yes
startupitem.start "${prefix}/share/${name}/sympa"
startupitem.stop "${prefix}/share/${name}/sympa"


pre-destroot {
# Use sympa.generic startup script and fix paths
reinplace "s|PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin|PATH=${prefix}/bin:${prefix}/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin|g" "${worksrcpath}/src/etc/script/sympa.generic"

reinplace "s|/dist/sympa/run|${prefix}/var/${name}|g" "${worksrcpath}/src/etc/script/sympa.generic"

system "mv ${worksrcpath}/src/etc/script/sympa.generic ${worksrcpath}/src/etc/script/sympa"
}

post-destroot {
# Flag wwsympa.fcgi as executable
system "chmod ug+x ${destroot}${prefix}/share/sympa/cgi-bin/wwsympa.fcgi"
# Create empty directories named in sympa.conf & wwsympa.conf not created by Sympa install
xinstall -m 755 -d ${destroot}${prefix}/var/${name}/expl
xinstall -m 755 -d ${destroot}${prefix}/var/log/${name}
# Incoming spool directories
xinstall -m 755 -d ${destroot}${prefix}/var/${name}/spool/msg
xinstall -m 755 -d ${destroot}${prefix}/var/${name}/spool/bounce
# Storage directories
xinstall -m 755 -d ${destroot}${prefix}/var/${name}/arc
xinstall -m 755 -d ${destroot}${prefix}/var/${name}/bounce

# Create sympa.log and sympa_aliases files
system "touch ${destroot}${prefix}/var/log/${name}/${name}.log"
system "touch ${destroot}${prefix}/etc/${name}/sympa_aliases"
system "chown www:www ${destroot}${prefix}/bin/${name}/*"
system "chown www:www ${destroot}${prefix}/etc/${name}/*"

# Fix alias_manager.pl since the alias_wrapper seems not to work
reinplace "s|${prefix}/bin/${name}/aliaswrapper|${prefix}/bin/newaliases|g" "${destroot}${prefix}/bin/${name}/alias_manager.pl"

# Keep these empty directories
destroot.keepdirs ${destroot}${prefix}/var/${name}/expl ${destroot}${prefix}/var/log/${name} ${destroot}${prefix}/var/${name}/spool/msg ${destroot}${prefix}/var/${name}/spool/bounce ${destroot}${prefix}/var/${name}/arc ${destroot}${prefix}/var/${name}/bounce

# Fix permissions for arc directory
system "chown www:www ${destroot}${prefix}/var/${name}/arc"

# Set sympa.conf variables (this file uses tabs as separators)
reinplace "s|#openssl /usr/local/bin/openssl|openssl ${prefix}/bin/openssl|g" "${destroot}${prefix}/etc/sympa/sympa.conf"

reinplace "s|#db_type mysql|db_type mysql|g" "${destroot}${prefix}/etc/sympa/sympa.conf"

reinplace "s|#db_name sympa|db_name sympa|g" "${destroot}${prefix}/etc/sympa/sympa.conf"

reinplace "s|#db_host localhost|db_host localhost|g" "${destroot}${prefix}/etc/sympa/sympa.conf"

reinplace "s|#db_user sympa|db_user sympa|g" "${destroot}${prefix}/etc/sympa/sympa.conf"

system "echo 'db_options mysql_socket=${prefix}/var/run/mysql5/mysqld.sock' >> ${destroot}${prefix}/etc/sympa/sympa.conf"

# Set wwsympa.conf variables
reinplace "s|${prefix}/arc|${prefix}/var/${name}/arc|g" "${destroot}${prefix}/etc/${name}/wwsympa.conf"

reinplace "s|${prefix}/bounce|${prefix}/var/${name}/bounce|g" "${destroot}${prefix}/etc/${name}/wwsympa.conf"

reinplace "s|/icons/sympa|${prefix}/share/${name}/icons|g" "${destroot}${prefix}/etc/${name}/wwsympa.conf"

reinplace "s|/usr/bin/mhonarc|${prefix}/bin/mhonarc|g" "${destroot}${prefix}/etc/${name}/wwsympa.conf"

reinplace "s|#openssl /usr/local/bin/openssl|openssl ${prefix}/bin/openssl|g" "${destroot}${prefix}/etc/${name}/wwsympa.conf"
}

post-activate {

# get rid of .turd files created by destroot.keepdirs because they cause problems in Sympa queues
system "rm ${prefix}/var/${name}/spool/msg/.turd_sympa"
system "rm ${prefix}/var/${name}/spool/bounce/.turd_sympa"
system "rm ${prefix}/var/${name}/bounce/.turd_sympa"
system "rm ${prefix}/var/${name}/arc/.turd_sympa"

ui_msg "\n **** To complete Sympa installation ****

You must read the documentation at ${prefix}/share/doc/${name}/index.html for full
Sympa configuration information, however the installation steps are roughly as shown below.


1) Setup MySQL and prepare it for Sympa (for PostgreSQL, see documentation)
Configure MySQL (new MySQL installs)
sudo -u mysql ${prefix}/lib/mysql5/bin/mysql_install_db

Start MySQL:
sudo ${prefix}/share/mysql5/mysql/mysql.server start

Set MySQL to start at system boot (optional)
sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.mysql5.plist

Set a MySQL root password:
Follow the instructions that were given after you executed 'mysql_install_db' above.

Create a Sympa MySQL user ...
mysql5 -u root -p (login with new root password when prompted)
mysql> grant CREATE,INSERT,SELECT,DELETE,UPDATE on sympa.* to sympa localhost;
mysql> grant CREATE,INSERT,SELECT,DELETE,UPDATE on sympa.* to sympa;
mysql> quit;

Create the Sympa database:
cat ${prefix}/share/sympa/script/create_db.mysql | mysql5 -u root -p sympa

Verify Sympa DB:
mysql5 -u root -p
mysql> use sympa;
mysql> show tables;
mysql> exit;

NOTE: MySQL must start before Apache because of wwsympa.fcgi


2) Setup Apache 2 & FastCGI
cd ${prefix}/apache2/conf
sudo cp httpd.conf.sample httpd.conf

Modify the ${prefix}/apache2/conf/httpd.conf file

Add directives and ScriptAlias:
IPCCommTimeout 120
MaxProcessCount 2


SetHandler fcgid-script


ScriptAlias /sympa ${prefix}/share/sympa/cgi-bin/wwsympa.fcgi

Start Apache 2: (Turn off personal web sharing first!)
sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.apache2.plist


NOTE: The Apache user and group must be the same as the file wwsympa.fcgi.
Sympa files are owned by user/group 'www' so the apache user and group
must be www unless you chown Sympa files to something else.


3) Enable Postfix (not covered), setup Sympa robot aliases, & list alias config
Robot aliases:
sympa: \"| ${prefix}/bin/sympa/queue sympa mydomain.org\"
listmaster: \"| ${prefix}/bin/sympa/queue listmaster mydomain.org\"
bounce+*: \"| ${prefix}/bin/sympa/bouncequeue sympa mydomain.org\"
sympa-request:
sympa-owner:

Activate the robot aliases with the command \"sudo newaliases\"

List alias config: (automatic list aliases)
Add these statements to /etc/postfix/main.cf
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases,hash:${prefix}/etc/${name}/sympa_aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases,hash:${prefix}/etc/${name}/sympa_aliases

Activate the new configuration with the command \"sudo postfix reload\"


4) Edit ${prefix}/etc/sympa/sympa.conf variables
domain
listmaster
email
db_password
wwsympa_url


5) Edit ${prefix}/etc/sympa/wwsympa.conf variables
title
default_home


6) Add a statement to OS X's syslog.conf file to support Sympa log files

local1.* ${prefix}/var/log/sympa/sympa.log


7) Start the Sympa daemon
sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.sympa.plist


8) Have Sympa generate a listmaster password
Go to http://localhost/sympa. Click the \"First login ?\" link, then
enter the listmaster address you set in the sympa.conf file, and
click \"Send me my password\" and retrieve the password in your inbox.


9) Login to WWSympa at http://localhost/sympa with the listmaster address
and then change the password and setup your lists.

-------------------------------------------------
File Locations:

Executable files -> ${prefix}/bin/${name}
CGI directory -> ${prefix}/share/${name}/cgi-bin
Configuration files -> ${prefix}/etc/${name}
Sample files -> ${prefix}/share/${name}/sample
Documentation directory -> ${prefix}/share/doc/${name}
Expl (also spool/pid/bounce/archive) directories -> ${prefix}/var/${name}
\n"

}

If you haven't already installed Darwin Ports, you can find easy instructions for doing so at the main Darwin Ports page.
Once Darwin Ports has been installed, in a terminal window and while online, type the following and hit return:

%  cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/sympa
%  sudo port install sympa  
Password: 

You will then be prompted for your root password, which you should enter. You may have to wait for a few minutes while the software is retrieved from the network and installed for you. Y ou should see something that looks similar to:

--->  Fetching sympa
--->  Verifying checksum for sympa
--->  Extracting sympa
--->  Configuring sympa
--->  Building sympa with target all

--->  Staging sympa into destroot

--->  Installing sympa

- Make sure that you do not close the terminal window while Darwin Ports is working. Once the software has been installed, you can find further information about using sympa with these commands:

%  man sympa
%  apropos sympa
%  which sympa
%  locate sympa

 Where to find more information: