Re: lynx-dev 2.8.1 release

[dickey]

> > >> I think it's about time to release 2.8.1 
> >   
> > eg partial display (BTW is that working properly now)? 
>  
> "is that working" suggests to me, "Whoa, what's the rush!" 
> (But then I just compiled Lynx for the first time in three 
> months.  NTL, I think there has been quite a bit of code 
> added that needs much more rigorous exercising than it has 
> gotten.) 
right - rather than add features, we should work on filling in the gaps
in the new features (and test better).
  
> I'm getting the following compile error on SunOS4.1.3; no problem? 
I'm aware of this (thought that replacing my own test with autoconf's
would fix it, but that didn't - so I'll have to repair autoconf - I understand
the problem)

> gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I/home/2home/themansa/.usr/include   -I../../..  
> -I../../.. 
> /src  -I../../..  -I../../../src  -I../../../WWW/Library/Implementation -O2 
> -DSU 
> N -DSUN4   -I../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/ -DXMOSAIC_HACK 
> -DACCESS_AUTH - 
> c ../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTFile.c 
> ../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTFile.c: In function `HTEditable': 
> ../../../WWW/Library/Implementation/HTFile.c:1097: warning: passing arg 2 of 
> `ge 
> tgroups' from incompatible pointer type 
>  
> After I do "make install", I get the following warning; why? 
> ews% make install 
> make: Warning: Too many rules defined for target /home/2home/themansa/.lynx 
I don't know - would have to see the makefile
  
> What is the status on the forms-based option menu?  Is that 
> still in the experimental stage?  How do I turn it on?  All 
yes - still experimental (I spent some time reviewing it, got 2/3 through,
but am not satisfied yet that it replaces the non-forms menu).

> those files created by all those users worries me, or am I 
> misinterpreting what's being done. 
>  
> > whether sysadmins wait for the 2nd number to advance before updating. 
>  
> This quasi-pseudo sysadmin waits for the concrete to harden, 
> and tries to check that the refor bar is up to code.  Don't 
> pay a lot of attention to numbers.  Won't be updating a general- 
> use Lynx, anyway, until I hear an okay from Bela. 
right - he indicated that he'd send some changes (I think) late this month.
  
> __Henry 


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