Installation of Cyrus IMAP 3.8.4 + patches on CentOS

Note

Packages for Cyrs IMAP version 3.8.4 + patches can be obtained from the Open Build System Packages.

1. Clone the GIT repository:

   $ git clone https://git.cyrus.foundation/diffusion/I/cyrus-imapd.git

2. Checkout the branch for the stable version series of Cyrus IMAP:

   $ git checkout cyrus-imapd-3.8

3. Install the build dependencies:

   # yum -y install \
       autoconf \
       automake \
       bison \
       cyrus-sasl-devel \
       flex \
       groff \
       krb5-devel \
       mysql-devel \
       openssl-devel \
       "perl(ExtUtils::MakeMaker)" \
       pkgconfig \
       postgresql-devel \
       net-snmp-devel \
       transfig \
       perl-devel \
       db4-devel \
       openldap-devel \
       tcp_wrappers

4. Execute the following commands:

   $ automake -a -f -c
   $ aclocal -I cmulocal/
   $ autoheader
   $ autoconf -f
   $ ./configure [options]

   For a full list of options, see ./configure --help.

   Note

   We recommend at least specifying --prefix=/usr, --with-cyrus-prefix=/usr/lib/cyrus-imapd and --with-service-path=/usr/lib/cyrus-imapd.

5. Build Cyrus IMAP:

   $ make

6. Install Cyrus IMAP (with sufficient privileges):

   # make install