Re: LYNX-DEV Lynx for Windows

[T.E.Dickey]

> 
> On Sat, 27 Sep 1997, T.E.Dickey wrote:
> 
> > > In short, Lynx for Windows 3.1 is likely more trouble than is warranted by
> > > the tiny "market." If the "market" feels otherwise, it can build it
> > > itself. I am willing to help, but have no windows programming experience
> > > outside of Cygnus GNU/Win32 (which requires the Win32 console interface,
> > > by the way.) Using a modified xterm to build an "xlynx" for any of the
> > > Windows X servers seems to me like an easier solution. 
> > what sort of development support do these "Windows X servers" have?
> > (I've only seen turnkey systems).
> 
> None, except that they support the X network protocol, and could
> conceivably be used with a Win32 Xlib application (no matter whether
> they're running on the same machine.) The X libraries are fairly portable,
> especially if all you're interested in is TCP/IP connections to the
> X server. They could probably be built using the GNU-Win32 tool chain
> by Cygnus (http://www.cygnus.com/gnu-win32/.)
maybe. imho, xterm is the most difficult X application to port because
of the lack of standardization for pty's and related stuff.

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Thomas E. Dickey
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