LYNX-DEV Re: 2.8pre.5: install-help

[T.E.Dickey]

> README:
> +
> +   For Unix and related systems which support the autoconf configure script,
> +   the help menu system is installed by the "make install-help" command.
> +
> +   For other systems (such as VMS), copy COPYHEADER and COPYING into the
>     lynx_help/ subdirectory.  Then copy the lynx_help subdirectory to a public
ok
 
> I build 2.8pre.5 on Linux.
> "Make install" now not copying help-files as it was before
> but (sic!) localhelpfile path enabled in generated lynx.cfg.
That would be tricky to get around: when you install lynx.cfg, there's
no notion that you might not be installing the help files as well.

> I propose to install help on default by "make install"
> (extra 200K for 1M program should not be the problem)
> and add a word in INSTALLATION about "install-no-help"
I don't know - I thought we'd reached a compromise on that (anyone else?)

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