Re: LYNX-DEV help -> compiling lynx on linux

[David Woolley]

> 
> I receive this messages when compiling lynx 2.7.2 in a linux 2.0.27:
                                                               ^^^^^^
This is essentially irrelevant; your problems relate to the distribution
not the kernel.

> 

What target are you making?

> cd WWW/Library/unix; make CC="gcc" LYFLAGS="-DLINUX -DNSL_FORK \
>       -DDIRED_SUPPORT -DLONG_LIST  "

These patches work for Slackware 3.1 with ncurses installed, and Lynx
bugfixes as at Jan 25 (target is linux-ncurses):

--- Makefile.dist       Wed Dec 31 14:11:19 1997
+++ Makefile    Fri Jan 30 00:14:01 1998
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 
 ##change the next line if you want lynx installed somewhere
 ##besides /usr/local/bin
-exec= /usr/local/bin
+exec= /usr/bin
 
 ##change the next line if you want the lynx man file installed somewhere
 ##besides /usr/local/man/man1
-doc= /usr/local/man/man1
+doc= /usr/man/man1
 
 ##change the next line if you want the lynx.cfg file installed somewhere
 ##besides /usr/local/lib
--- userdefs.h.dist     Thu Jan 15 20:20:18 1998
+++ userdefs.h  Fri Jan 30 23:38:04 1998
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@
  * From: line.
  */
 /* #define NO_ANONYMOUS_EMAIL TRUE */
+#define NO_ANONYMOUS_EMAIL TRUE
 
 /********************************
  * LIST_FORMAT defines the display for local files when LONG_LIST
@@ -842,10 +843,10 @@
  * curses supports line-drawing characters, set to '*' or any other character
  * to not use line-drawing (e.g., '|' for vertical and '-' for horizontal).
  */
-#define BOXVERT '|'
-/* #define BOXVERT 0 */
-#define BOXHORI '-'
-/* #define BOXHORI 0 */
+/* #define BOXVERT '|' */
+#define BOXVERT 0
+/* #define BOXHORI '-' */
+#define BOXHORI 0
 
 /******************************
  * LY_UMLAUT controls the 7-bit expansion of characters with dieresis or
@@ -1293,14 +1294,14 @@
 **  ================================
 */
 #define        COMPRESS_PATH   "/usr/bin/compress"
-#define        UNCOMPRESS_PATH "/usr/bin/gunzip"
+#define        UNCOMPRESS_PATH "/bin/gunzip"
 #define        UUDECODE_PATH   "/usr/bin/uudecode"
 #define        ZCAT_PATH       "/usr/bin/zcat"
-#define        GZIP_PATH       "/usr/bin/gzip"
+#define        GZIP_PATH       "/bin/gzip"
 #define        INSTALL_PATH    "/usr/bin/install"
 #define        INSTALL_ARGS    "-c"
-#define        TAR_PATH        "/usr/bin/tar"
-#define        TOUCH_PATH      "/usr/bin/touch"
+#define        TAR_PATH        "/bin/tar"
+#define        TOUCH_PATH      "/bin/touch"
 #else
 /*
 **  Other Unix:
@@ -1320,8 +1321,8 @@
 **  All Unix:
 **  =========
 */
-#define        ZIP_PATH        "/usr/local/bin/zip"
-#define        UNZIP_PATH      "/usr/local/bin/unzip"
+#define        ZIP_PATH        "/usr/bin/zip"
+#define        UNZIP_PATH      "/usr/bin/unzip"
 #define        MKDIR_PATH      "/bin/mkdir"
 #define        MV_PATH         "/bin/mv"
 #define        RM_PATH         "/bin/rm"