LYNX-DEV Re: Problem building lynx from fotemods.zip

[Foteos Macrides]

"Alan Bruns, Allied Electronics MIS Dept." <address@hidden> wrote
to me instead of address@hidden:
>I've just downloaded the latest lynx version posted to
>http://www.slcc.edu/lynx/fote/patches/fotemods.zip, and have had a problem
>with build.com.  Immediately after selecting Multinet as the TCP/IP agent,
>the routine does this:
>
>$!
>$!      Build the WWWLibrary
>$!
>$ set default [.WWW.Library.VMS]
>%DCL-E-OPENIN, error opening
>$1$DUA340:[SCRATCH.LYNX2-7-1.WWW.LIBRARY.VMS]LIBMAKE.COM; as input
>-RMS-E-DNF, directory not found
>-SYSTEM-W-NOSUCHFILE, no such file
>
>Indeed, there is no [.VMS] subdirectory provided in the distribution.  It's
>not shown in your FOTEMODS list of the files included, either.
>
>I'm perfectly happy with the 2.6 version we're currently running (thanks for
>that, by the way), so it's not like there's a big push for the new version.
>But if you could let me know what I need to do to produce a working program
>I would appreciate it.

        fotemods.zip contains only replacement files for Lynx v2.7.1.  You
unzip it with -u where you broke out v2.7.1, as explained in the 00README
file in the directory where you got fotemods.zip.  If you are building it
for MultiNet, make sure you read its PROBLEMS file as well.

                                Fote

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