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[106.69.132.138]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id gk8sm223581pjb.49.2021.09.08.19.54.37 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Wed, 08 Sep 2021 19:54:38 -0700 (PDT) In-reply-to: Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2607:f8b0:4864:20::530; envelope-from=theophilusx@gmail.com; helo=mail-pg1-x530.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:274407 Archived-At: Hongyi Zhao writes: > On Thu, Sep 9, 2021 at 9:17 AM Po Lu wrote: >> >> Hongyi Zhao writes: >> >> > On Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS, when I try to compile Emacs from its git master >> > source code, it will always hint me to set postfix corresponding >> > settings. I don't use postfix as the mail server, and want to disable >> > the postfix corresponding settings when compiling Emacs. How to >> > achieve this? >> >> I don't think the Emacs build process mandates any mail server in >> particular. Could you elaborate further, with respect to the annoying >> behaviour you are experiencing? Thanks. > > You're right. The annoying behavior is not triggered by the Emacs > compilation progress itself, but by the following command which is > used to install the dependencies on Debian derivative OSes: > > $ sudo apt -y build-dep emacs > > See the attached file for the screenshot shown on my machine. But I > still don't know how to disable this behavior when using the above > command. > this is all down to Debian and nothing to do with Emacs. When you run apt build-dep it installs all the packages involved in the Debian build of Emacs. The debian system has a mail daemon specified as a dependency for Emacs. All you need to do is just uninstall postfix. It will have no effect on building Emacs.