Would anybody like to see Evolution Mail Portable? I'm thinking about doing it, but would first like to see how much it would be used around here and if anyone here would be willing to help me with it because I know i will need help
About the App:
Evolution Mail-A Linux outlook replacement ported to windows
Website- http://www.dipconsultants.com/evolution/
Bout 50 megs installed
version 2.22.2-2
Please comment so I can get an idea of how well this can go.
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Yeah go ahead we need another full fledged email client.
Release Team Member
Well I already started a little bit, just seeing how bad this is gonna be...
using Tbird PE as the base for it so we'll see what I can do from there.
Lead, Follow, or get out of the way.
I was thinking about doing Columba, but it's Java and a dead project. I can probably help you with this from time to time as well.
That web site sounds familiar, I think the Deluge developer is an owner/part of it.
I use Evolution on Ubuntu, and I fancy the idea of seeing a portable version. I currently don't use Thunderbird, just because it's not really what I want/need.
"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Rick Cook
I registred only for post this comment, then.... DO IT!!!!
Ciao ciao a tutti!!!
wow thanks for the support
I have started with the help of Patrick but it is a BIG app and will take a while to finish
Lead, Follow, or get out of the way.
And I also registered just to show my support for this
Let me know if you need help ( testing or whatever ). I haven't made an application portable before but I have a knack for figuring things out fairly quickly
( I have modified an NSIS launcher before to get it to Do What I Want though )
I'll be looking forward to this!
I've been using Tbird and it's been working... ok. I have only JUST started using evolution, after doing some searches for a better client, and I really like it. built in to-do/calendar/memos > unusable lightning plugin. also I just like how it looks. so anyway please do so!
thanks in advance,
-ss
@developers: THANK YOU!!
Yes I really need a calender program that I can synk with my mobile phone. (Nokia 5500) I've read some threads about how to setupp evoulion in Linux to synk with nokia 5500. I haven't tested.
Does anybody know if there is some other portable calender program that you can synk with mobile devices?
Peter
Oh yes, please, do it. I'm no IT-pro but anyway I'm a student of linguistics so maybe I could help to translate it, if it hasn't been done yet.
A fully portable Exchange friendly email client would be a lifesaver for me. Please continue this project.
I wouldn't be much help, as I'm not really a developer, but I'd be happy to help with testing.
I totally agree with you. It would be a great step for me having this program portable.
yeah if it support hotmail and web based email like yahoo mail!
Jonty789
Also registered to support this idea. I ended up on this post when using Google to see if Evolution was available for my Cruzer USB device. Currently using Evolution on my Aspire One (Ubuntu Linux) and Windows XP laptop. To bad there isn't a version for my Mac. But I'd love to see a portable version because portable Thunderbird (of ANY Thunderbird version for that matter) keeps messing up my IMAP folders. Really looking for a good mail program to use on Linux, Windows, Mac OS and portable and Evolution seems like the best choice for three out of four.
Did you progress with this, would love to see evolution in my portable apps stick
rgds
Paul C
All of us are born Right handed - some of US manage to overcome that tho!
Count me in... would love to see a solid portable email app with PIM and IMAP... Would love to test too...
I have send a message to your website. Yes, please, Evolution 2.28 (latest build) portable.
Evolution is the missing component on a USB stick for any Linux (Gnome flavor) user on Windoze (when he has to).
There would be no need of a portable Linux for a casual use (checking emails, writing reports) on a Windoze platform.
Best regards,
nomnex
What's the difference between this and Evolution?
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Count me in. I'll at least do testing and try to assist where else I can.
I'm making contact with the people at http://www.dipconsultants.com/evolution who have compiled a successful Win32 version of Evolution. They may be willing to assist.
Is there anything new out there? I've been searching so long now for a portable PIM which supports crappy ms exchange..
Portable Evolution would be a solution for (nearly) all of my problems
I like this program. Would love to have it on a stick. I only use Evolution, or Thunderbird. Both Good Stuff.
Are you still thinking about build package of Evolution portable?
I am looking for it.
A lot of us are forced to use Outlook at work, we are desperate to see this in PortableApps.
Neither the Evolution team nor anyone else provides Windows builds any longer. The Windows builds that used to be provided by the 3rd party linked in this thread were a bit unstable. That team stopped updating their unofficial Windows build a year ago.
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!
estamos mesmo precisando de uma opção ao thunderbird.
se precisar de alguém pra testes pode contar comigo.
linux!!! Porque meu mundo não cabe em uma janela!!!!
If anyone REALLY want's to see Evolution released as a PortableApp, they're going to have to build it for windows, and keep it up-to-date.
When someone is actually keeping a windows build of Evolution up to date, then I believe it can be considered for PortableApp-ification; till then, sorry.
~3D1T0R
Here You can find really up-to-date builds for windows nearly any day: http://fridrich.blogspot.com/2010/05/experimental-evolution-installer-fo...
Would bee very interested to see a portable version. Thanks
Someone (maybe you, maybe someone else) may choose to make a Development Test release (they can post it in This Forum), but unless there is a "Stable" version, it won't likely be able to become an Official PortableApps.com app.
P.S. Note that in order for an app to become an Official PortableApps.com app they usually need to be both "Stable Builds" (called stable by the publisher) and truly "stable" (crash-resistant, and polished, without noticeable bugs) builds.
~3D1T0R
I think PortableApps.com would benefit from also offering Evolution Portable.
Thunderbird is in my opinion the most popular FLOSS email client. It is the client I use for backing up my own web mail and recommend to others.
However, Evolution would be the second most popular FLOSS email client if Thunderbird is the first. Therefore many users be grateful for the opportunity to use their preferred client as a PortableApp.
We offer multiple web browsers and chat clients yet only PopMan as an alternative to Thunderbird. Seems natural to also provide the second most popular FLOSS email client as well.
PortableApps.com Advocate
As there is no stable or even beta quality builds of Evolution for Windows, this is a moot point.
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but i understand what you mean
Hi,
I would like, if you make Evolution mail Portable. I like this email client, so I will be happy if you make it, because I have all contacts in *.cvs file and It will be easily for me manage my contacts.
Thank for your interest about doing Evolution portable.
BTW: Sorry, My english is not well. I am from Czech republic :).
As stated multiple times, there are no stable or even alpha quality builds of evolution for windows for even a local install let alone a portable build. The evolution team does not support windows and likely never will, so it's just not an option.
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Is it complicated to build portable software? Thanks
no just hard to make something portable when the application author doesn't support the windows operating system officially
your friendly neighbourhood moderator Zach Thibeau
Thank you for your reply.
Excuse me for next stupid question, but from this page (windows installer), it is not posible to do? Can you use it for build "alpha stable" portable version?
Oh, I forgot link. Here is : http://www.dipconsultants.com/evolution/download.htm
Those builds by that 3rd party were discontinued quite a while ago. They're no longer supported and won't be updated. Technically, those builds were never supported by anyone, anyway.
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!
It's not even alpha level. It's not supposed to be used for anything other than preliminary testing. So, it's of no use to anyone that wants to actually use Evolution on Windows.
The bottom line it that there is no Evolution for Windows other than preliminary pre-alpha quality builds. That seems unlikely to change anytime soon. So, for all intents and purposes, there is no usable Evolution for Windows.
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I see...:|
Thank you for your posts.
OpenSUSE has a newer "windows" installer for evolution. Before anyone replies that OpenSUSE is a linux distro, I know. But they have a windows install build in an RPM package that can be unpacked with 7zip.
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Phillip de Blieck
OpenSuse use the OpenSuse Build Service (OBS) that helps with compiling. Evolution is also avalible on Ubuntu as well. Suse would not be able to run the Evolution Mail windows installer as youi say without the dependency of WINE. as far as i can tell up to 11.3 Evolution is nothing more than a rpm package compiled using the opensuse build service.
It's labeled as "experimental". It's not even alpha quality. Which means it's not appropriate for actual use.
So, again, there are NO stable (or even beta) builds of Evolution for Windows. None. No one maintains it. No one supports it. It's been this way nearly forever and it is unlikely to change anytime soon.
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!
i would surely like this
As there is no such thing as any even remotely stable or supported builds of evolution for windows, there is nothing for us to portablize. There are no plans for evolution to be supported or regularly built on windows, even after years of requests, this is a dead topic.
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Absolutely,
I've been weening my self off Windows products for some time, but unfortunately there are a couple of apps I'm married to. Having Evolution Mail as a portable apps would be an assets, and solve some issues, as it marries up well with my Linux apps and my Palm tools. (Yep - I still use my Palm Treo and loving it!!!) Maybe in a year or two I plan to upgrade to a Ubuntu based phone or tablet and my life will be complete.
As mentioned in the comment just above this, there is no such thing as Evolution for Windows. Even the very old pre-alpha versions which did not work right have been pulled. If and when Evolution ever comes to Windows as an actual stable app, we'll test and likely add it. Until then, please stop requesting it here.
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Actually, there IS a stable (old) Windows Build:
http://www.chip.de/downloads/Evolution_21891364.html
And there's the sourceforge-link. It's an old version but it works.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/shellter/files/Evolution/
According to Wikipedia, Evolution is LGPL. So i don't now if anyone could build an up-to-date portable Windows-Version.
source:
https://github.com/GNOME/evolution
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Portable Ubuntu Remix includes the Evolution e-mail program so this this the closest to get the portable Evolution "working" in Windows environment. But the version of Ubuntu of this remix is not supported anymore. Other downside is the huge size, about 3,5 gigs.
I have also experimented the "Experimental build of Evolution 3.0.2" (Fridrich Strba) collecting the missing mingw libraries but no luck it asks for some Gnome dbus service which is not present in normal Microsoft Windows environment. And as far as i know there does not exist dbus port to Windows yet.
There are also layout differences in different builds, the 2.6.2 windows -version seems to be closest to Linux 3.x versions layout.
Portable Ubuntu Remix
https://sourceforge.net/projects/portableubuntu/
EDIT :
There should be some kind of "portable" or "lite" version Evolution called "Anjal" but i have never tested it
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/evolution-list/2009-June/msg00079.html
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2009/10/anjal-slick-evolution-interface-for-n...
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