Re: [Lynx-dev] file://localhost/usr/share/doc/packages/lynx/lynx_help/lynx-dev.html

[Thomas Dickey]

On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 10:38:12PM +0100, address@hidden wrote:
> The Lynx help page [1] contains a broken hyperlink "about lynx.cfg" [2].  
> This can easily be fixed on the server side; 
> in the future, do not include metadata in URL paths for crucial resources.
> 
> Also, trying to download the recent release.bz2 
> results in the contents of the release being dumped onto the terminal.  
> Not nice.
> 
> Please fix,

well, first I have to see what you're referring to.  The original
source (which is the subject of this mailing list) doesn't contain

        file://localhost/usr/share/doc/packages/lynx/lynx_help/lynx-dev.html
        file:///usr/share/doc/packages/lynx/lynx_help/lynx_help_main.html

easily checked by looking for "packages" in the html files.

You may be referring to a given package (Linux or *BSD).

However, you may be specifically referring to the part of the url that
has the version number (because that corresponds to a directory name). 
I suppose if you're attempting to review old configuration details, it
can be a nuisance trying to use the "release" url.  I added a symbolic
link to smooth that out.

The issue with ".bz2" also depends on whether support for
bzip2 is compiled in, or configured with an external program - or neither.
For instance, it works "here".

> Chris
> 
> ___
> [1] <URL: file:///usr/share/doc/packages/lynx/lynx_help/lynx_help_main.html >

2.8.6 is the previous release (October 2006).

> [2] <URL: http://lynx.isc.org/release/lynx2-8-6/lynx_help/cattoc.html >

2.8.7 is current (July 2009).
This url works:

  [2] <URL: http://lynx.isc.org/release/lynx2-8-7/lynx_help/cattoc.html >

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Thomas E. Dickey <address@hidden>
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