Re: compile on MacOS, Install and config information is a bit confusing

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Uwe Brauer <oub@mat.ucm.es>
> Cc: Uwe Brauer <oub@mat.ucm.es>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2022 09:23:49 +0200
> 
> >> ,----
> >> | WARNING: This configuration installs a 'movemail' program
> >> | 
> >> | that does not retrieve POP3 email.  By default, Emacs 25 and earlier
> >> | 
> >> | installed a 'movemail' program that retrieved POP3 email via only
> >> | 
> >> | insecure channels, a practice that is no longer recommended but that
> >> | 
> >> | you can continue to support by using './configure --with-pop'.
> >> | 
> >> | configure: You might want to install GNU Mailutils
> >> | 
> >> | <https://mailutils.org> and use './configure --with-mailutils'.
> >> `----
> >> 
> >> Isn't this a  bit confusing.
> 
> > Why is it confusing?  What is unclear about that warning?
> 
> This part is *not* confusing, what is confusing that this option is
> *not* mentioned in the INSTALL file in the nextstep directory.
> 
> It is not coherent, to recommend to use 
> 
>   ./configure --with-ns
> 
> And then let a message tell you to use a different option

It is not a different option, it is an additional option, which is not
recommended in general and listed only for those who use 'movemail',
but cannot install GNU Mailutils.