dovecot - Jun 2013 - [Dovcot 2.2.2] Q: Prequisits for compiling and plugins

Hi 

Where can i find the list of prerequisites for compiling dovocot 2.2.2
form the sources, is there a dedicated link or what terms i should best
use to search the archives of this mailing list, the documentation or
the web?

Where do I find information (links or search terms) whether plugins
available for 1.x 2.1.x series, especially the metadata plugin,  are
still needed for 2.2.2 or may even be harmful for 2.2.2 as built in.
Documentation on Dovecot webpage is rather sparse and not really
conclusive concerning metadata plugin within 2.x series. On my Ubuntu
12.X systems i still find it for 2.1.x but I have difficulties to
understand whether there exist a version for 2.2.X series, if this is
equal to the one for 2.1.X or whether it is not needed any more for
2.2.X series. Further what libraries would be required. 

Greetings
Christoph

On 14.6.2013, at 10.11, Christoph Hinterm?ller <christoph at
out-world.com> wrote:
> Where can i find the list of prerequisites for compiling dovocot 2.2.2
> form the sources, is there a dedicated link or what terms i should best
> use to search the archives of this mailing list, the documentation or
> the web?
Dovecot doesn't really require anything, but depending on what features you
want to use you may need to install some libraries, like openssl.
http://wiki2.dovecot.org/CompilingSource has some things if you want to compile
from Mercurial.
> Where do I find information (links or search terms) whether plugins
> available for 1.x 2.1.x series, especially the metadata plugin,  are
> still needed for 2.2.2 or may even be harmful for 2.2.2 as built in.
> Documentation on Dovecot webpage is rather sparse and not really
> conclusive concerning metadata plugin within 2.x series. On my Ubuntu
> 12.X systems i still find it for 2.1.x but I have difficulties to
> understand whether there exist a version for 2.2.X series, if this is
> equal to the one for 2.1.X or whether it is not needed any more for
> 2.2.X series. Further what libraries would be required. 
In general: If it compiles, it works.
http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-metadata-plugin/ has v2.2 compatibility. At some
point in v2.2.x development it will probably have native METADATA support.