Re: LYNX-DEV source size, source reorganization

[Brian Tillman, x8425]

On Tue, 16 Sep 1997 "T.E.Dickey" <address@hidden> wrote:

>I assume that whoever's interested in keeping VMS working will tell us
>when we make changes that break something on that platform.

If I used the development code, I would.  I stick strictly to fotemods.  I 
understand those changes better for some reason.

On 17 Sep 1997 Nelson Henry Eric <address@hidden> wrote:

>                                                 I know for a fact that
>you, Fote, are not the only knowledgeable person who compiles Lynx on
>VMS.  Those are the people who are not making any efforts, IMHO.

I compile lynx on VMS every time a new fotemods comes out.  Notice what I said: 
I _compile_ it.  I also _understand_ VMS well enough.  What I'm lacking is the 
ability to program in C.  I can make small changes to C to modify a program's 
behavior (like adding another parameter to a command line, for example), but 
only because programs contain examples already of what I wish to do.  (If there 
is code to parse a parameter in a C program, it's fairly easy to add code to 
parse another one using cut and paste.)  I could never figure out why some C 
code might fail to compile, however, or produce wrong run-time results.  What 
kind of "effort" do you envision I could produce?

On 17 Sep 1997 Foteos Macrides <address@hidden> wrote:

>                                                      So unless people
>with substantive experience developing on VMS and an earnest concern
>about keeping Lynx ported to that platform join the ranks of "currently
>active Lynx developers", VMSers would be wise to recognize that the
>future of Lynx on VMS is still unclear.

Would that I _could_ contribute to the effort of keeping VMS a viable lynx 
platform.
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