Re: [Lynx-dev] dev 18 : compile error

[Thomas Dickey]

On Sun, 4 Jun 2006, Philip Webb wrote:

> 060604 Thomas Dickey wrote:
> > > Thanks: it's compiled, installed & seems to be working ok.
> > > I like the new cfg option to suppress the R/L margins.
> > I have a note that Steph Caunter had found some bugs there
> > I'm currently able to push lynx toward the top of my stack,
> > am thinking I might get 2.8.6 closed out this month...
>
> Once more, may I urge you to adopt a numbering system
> more in tune with those used by other projects.
> The "stable" version offered by Gentoo is 2.8.5 (2003 ?  2002 ? ... );
> the "testing" version is 2.8.6_pre18 (isn't that a record for "pre" ?).

no - based on what you're saying, GenToo's altering the Lynx version from 
2.8.6dev.18 to 2.8.6pre.18, which is incorrect.

> Make the next version 2.9.0 , then 2.9.1 ... 18 (or wherever it gets to),
> then 2.10.0 (instead of 2.8.7).  It might encourage distros like Gentoo
> to update their offerings more frequently.  Of course, I mix my own.
>
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