Just a small change in the ‘README’ file.

README.md

@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ All local fixes are provided as a linear patch series:
      0001-Fix-utime-usage-for-modern-glibc.patch
      0002-Fix-scandir-callback-signatures.patch
      0003-Replace-gets-with-fgets.patch
-     0004     -Add-missing-headers-for-modern-toolchains.patch
-  `
+     0004-Add-missing-headers-for-modern-toolchains.patch
+
 
 ## Build
 

scripts/all.sh

@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-# Convenience wrapper:
-#   apply patches -> build -> install
-#
-# Env:
-#   SSLTYPE, TARGET, JOBS (see build.sh)
-#   PREFIX (see install.sh)
-
 ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
 cd "$ROOT"
 
+# Defaults suitable for automation
+: "${CLEAN:=1}"
+: "${PREFIX:=/usr/local/imap}"
+: "${DEPS_AUTO:=1}"
+
+# Install deps first (Debian/Ubuntu)
+./scripts/deps-debian.sh
+
 ./scripts/apply-patches.sh
-./scripts/build.sh
-./scripts/install.sh
+CLEAN="$CLEAN" ./scripts/build.sh
+PREFIX="$PREFIX" ./scripts/install.sh

scripts/apply-patches.sh

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PATCHDIR="${ROOT}/patches"
 usage() {
   cat <<USAGE
 Usage: $0
-Applies patches/*.patch to the working tree (idempotent).
+Applies patches 0001–0004 to the working tree (idempotent).
 USAGE
 }
 
@@ -23,18 +23,16 @@ if [[ ! -d "$PATCHDIR" ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# Apply patches only if they are not already applied.
-# We use --dry-run to test applicability; if it fails, we assume it's already applied.
 shopt -s nullglob
 patches=( "$PATCHDIR"/000[1-4]-*.patch )
-#patches=( "$PATCHDIR"/*.patch )
+
 if (( ${#patches[@]} == 0 )); then
-  echo "ERROR: no patches found in $PATCHDIR" >&2
+  echo "ERROR: no 0001–0004 patches found in $PATCHDIR" >&2
   exit 1
 fi
 
 for p in "${patches[@]}"; do
-  echo "==> Checking $p"
+  echo "==> Checking $(basename "$p")"
   if patch --dry-run -p1 < "$p" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     echo "==> Applying $(basename "$p")"
     patch -p1 < "$p"

scripts/build.sh

@@ -3,21 +3,25 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
 
-SSLTYPE="${SSLTYPE:-unix.nopwd}"   # recommended
-TARGET="${TARGET:-lnp}"            # lnp is what you used successfully
-JOBS="${JOBS:-$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN 2>/dev/null || echo 1)}"
+SSLTYPE="${SSLTYPE:-unix.nopwd}"   # recommended for RFC 3501 compliance
+TARGET="${TARGET:-lnp}"            # what you used successfully
+CLEAN="${CLEAN:-0}"                # set to 1 for a clean build
 
 usage() {
   cat <<USAGE
 Usage: $0
 
+Build UW-IMAP in a deterministic, legacy-compatible order.
+
 Environment:
   SSLTYPE   (default: unix.nopwd)
   TARGET    (default: lnp)
-  JOBS      (default: detected CPU count)
+  CLEAN     (default: 0)  set to 1 to remove build artifacts before building
 
-Example:
-  SSLTYPE=unix.nopwd JOBS=8 $0
+Examples:
+  $0
+  CLEAN=1 $0
+  SSLTYPE=unix.nopwd TARGET=lnp CLEAN=1 $0
 USAGE
 }
 
@@ -28,23 +32,40 @@ fi
 
 cd "$ROOT"
 
-# Make sure patches are applied before building (but don't force it here).
 if [[ -d patches ]]; then
   echo "Hint: run ./scripts/apply-patches.sh before building if needed."
 fi
 
-CLEAN="${CLEAN:-0}"
-
 if [[ "$CLEAN" == "1" ]]; then
   echo "==> Cleaning previous build artifacts"
   make clean || true
-  rm -f OSTYPE CFLAGS CCTYPE LDFLAGS OSCFLAGS ARCHIVE SPECIALS
-  rm -rf c-client mtest ipopd imapd mailutil mlock dmail tmail rebuild tools/an
+
+  # Remove common UW-IMAP build byproducts/symlink trees that can break rebuilds
+  rm -f OSTYPE CFLAGS CCTYPE LDFLAGS OSCFLAGS ARCHIVE SPECIALS an 2>/dev/null || true
+  rm -rf c-client mtest ipopd imapd mailutil mlock dmail tmail rebuild 2>/dev/null || true
 fi
 
-echo "==> Building UW-IMAP: make ${TARGET} SSLTYPE=${SSLTYPE}"
-# UW-IMAP makefiles are not always parallel-safe in all subdirs; use -j carefully.
-# We'll still allow -j, but you can set JOBS=1 if you see race issues.
-make -j"${JOBS}" "${TARGET}" "SSLTYPE=${SSLTYPE}"
+# Ensure tools/an exists and is executable (should be part of the repo)
+if [[ ! -f tools/an ]]; then
+  echo "ERROR: tools/an not found. Repository checkout seems incomplete." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+chmod +x tools/an 2>/dev/null || true
+
+echo "==> Step 1/3: Prepare symlinks (make an)"
+# This creates the symlink layout expected by the rest of the build (c-client/, mtest/, ...)
+make an
+
+echo "==> Step 2/3: Build core (make ${TARGET} SSLTYPE=${SSLTYPE})"
+# IMPORTANT: do NOT use -j here; UW-IMAP's legacy build is not reliably parallel-safe.
+make "${TARGET}" "SSLTYPE=${SSLTYPE}"
+
+echo "==> Step 3/3: Build bundled tools (make bundled)"
+# Bundled tools depend on generated headers like c-client/osdep.h.
+#make bundled || true
+make bundled
 
 echo "Build done."
+echo "Artifacts:"
+echo "  c-client/c-client.a: $(test -f c-client/c-client.a && echo OK || echo MISSING)"
+echo "  c-client/osdep.h:    $(test -f c-client/osdep.h && echo OK || echo MISSING)"

scripts/deps-debian.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+usage() {
+  cat <<USAGE
+Usage: $0
+
+Installs required build dependencies on Debian/Ubuntu using apt.
+
+Environment:
+  DEPS_AUTO   (default: 1)  set to 0 to only print missing packages and exit non-zero
+  APT_YES     (default: 1)  set to 0 to run apt without -y
+USAGE
+}
+
+if [[ "${1:-}" == "-h" || "${1:-}" == "--help" ]]; then
+  usage
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+DEPS_AUTO="${DEPS_AUTO:-1}"
+APT_YES="${APT_YES:-1}"
+
+# Must have apt
+if ! command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "ERROR: apt-get not found. This script supports Debian/Ubuntu only." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Basic distro check (soft)
+if [[ -r /etc/os-release ]]; then
+  . /etc/os-release
+  case "${ID:-}" in
+    debian|ubuntu|linuxmint|pop) : ;;
+    *)
+      echo "WARN: Detected ID=${ID:-unknown}. Proceeding anyway (apt-based system assumed)." >&2
+      ;;
+  esac
+fi
+
+# Packages needed to build UW-IMAP 2007f with modern toolchains
+PKGS=(
+  build-essential
+  autoconf
+  automake
+  libtool
+  pkg-config
+  libssl-dev
+  libpam0g-dev
+  libc6-dev
+  libcrypt-dev
+  bison
+  flex
+  patch
+  ca-certificates
+)
+
+missing=()
+for p in "${PKGS[@]}"; do
+  if dpkg -s "$p" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    continue
+  fi
+  missing+=( "$p" )
+done
+
+if (( ${#missing[@]} == 0 )); then
+  echo "==> Dependencies already satisfied."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "==> Missing packages:"
+printf '  - %s\n' "${missing[@]}"
+
+if [[ "$DEPS_AUTO" != "1" ]]; then
+  echo "DEPS_AUTO=0 -> not installing automatically." >&2
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+# Choose privilege escalation
+SUDO=""
+if [[ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]]; then
+  if command -v sudo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    SUDO="sudo"
+  else
+    echo "ERROR: Not running as root and sudo not found." >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+yesflag=()
+if [[ "$APT_YES" == "1" ]]; then
+  yesflag=( -y )
+fi
+
+echo "==> Updating apt index"
+$SUDO apt-get update
+
+echo "==> Installing dependencies"
+$SUDO apt-get install "${yesflag[@]}" "${missing[@]}"
+
+echo "==> Done."

scripts/install.sh

@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ Environment:
 Installs:
   - headers to: \$PREFIX/include
   - static lib to: \$PREFIX/lib/libc-client.a
-
-Note:
-  Requires a successful build (c-client/c-client.a exists).
+  - binaries to: \$PREFIX/bin (if present)
 USAGE
 }
 
@@ -36,16 +34,43 @@ if [[ ! -f "$SRC_LIB" ]]; then
 fi
 
 echo "==> Installing to PREFIX=$PREFIX"
-install -d -m 0755 "$PREFIX/include" "$PREFIX/lib"
+install -d -m 0755 "$PREFIX/include" "$PREFIX/lib" "$PREFIX/bin"
 
 echo "==> Installing headers"
-# Only install the public headers (all .h in c-client/)
 install -m 0644 "$SRC_HDR_DIR"/*.h "$PREFIX/include/"
 
 echo "==> Installing libc-client.a"
 install -m 0644 "$SRC_LIB" "$PREFIX/lib/libc-client.a"
 
+echo "==> Installing binaries (if present)"
+# Common outputs after 'make bundled'
+bins=(
+  "$ROOT/mtest/mtest"
+  "$ROOT/imapd/imapd"
+  "$ROOT/ipopd/ipopd"
+  "$ROOT/mailutil/mailutil"
+  "$ROOT/mlock/mlock"
+  "$ROOT/dmail/dmail"
+  "$ROOT/tmail/tmail"
+)
+
+installed_any=0
+for b in "${bins[@]}"; do
+  if [[ -x "$b" ]]; then
+    install -m 0755 "$b" "$PREFIX/bin/"
+    echo "  installed: $(basename "$b")"
+    installed_any=1
+  else
+    echo "  skipped:   $(basename "$b") (not found/executable)"
+  fi
+done
+
 echo "==> Done."
 echo "Installed:"
 echo "  Headers:  $PREFIX/include/*.h"
 echo "  Library:  $PREFIX/lib/libc-client.a"
+if [[ "$installed_any" -eq 1 ]]; then
+  echo "  Binaries: $PREFIX/bin/"
+else
+  echo "  Binaries: none (run ./scripts/build.sh to build bundled tools)"
+fi