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Re: lynx-dev identifying config/version info
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dickey |
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Re: lynx-dev identifying config/version info |
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Tue, 23 Feb 1999 05:21:49 -0500 (EST) |
>
> > compiled with various options. It would be
> > nice if there were more info about the configuration
> > in a compiled binary... Any suggestions how this could
> > be done? I don't see any #ident strings in the code.
>
> This info is great for developers and hackers alike. It is
iirc, we suppress it for the anonoymous configurations.
> in Lynx already (go to the info page, " = ", and follow link
> "[2]compile time options". From the users point of view,
> however, this is distractive junk that should not be included
> in a production distribution, i.e., by default it should not
> be compiled in, or it should be stripped out at release time.
> Same as with ALL trace code, IMHO. Don't get me wrong; it's
> wonderful for development code. I just don't see its place in
> source code for release.
>
> __Henry
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- lynx-dev identifying config/version info, Laura Eaves, 1999/02/18
- Re: lynx-dev identifying config/version info, Laura Eaves, 1999/02/18
- Re: lynx-dev identifying config/version info, dickey, 1999/02/18
- Re: lynx-dev identifying config/version info, Henry Nelson, 1999/02/23
- Re: lynx-dev identifying config/version info,
dickey <=
- Re: lynx-dev identifying config/version info, Henry Nelson, 1999/02/23
- Re: lynx-dev identifying config/version info, Henry Nelson, 1999/02/24