Re: LYNX-DEV help: Post 2.8 only!

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"T.E.Dickey" <address@hidden> writes:
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>Scott McGee wrote: 
>> Oh, one note, I did a make install, and then a make install-help, and to my
>> frustration, I noted that a sed script took my carefully crafted HELPFILE
>> URL (http://www.slcc.edu/lynx2-8/lynx_help/lynx_help_main.html) and changed
>> it to a file://localhost/usr/local/lib/... URL. The lynx2-8 directory being
>
>good (I think that moving the sed script from install-cfg to install-help
>is a good enough compromise for now).  For further changes, we should have
>a summary of the scenarios we want to support (aka 'requirement').

The first thing I feel is important is to ensure that user input is not
discarded. If we intend to overwrite a value, warn the user of it and tell
them not to modify it without good reason.

I personally want to install the help files in a convenient location for
serving via html. I do not insist that this be supported, but if I tell the
lynx.cfg where I _intend_ to have it, and do a make install-help (or some
such) to generate the help files as they should be, I shouldn't have lynx.cfg
changed. Assume that if I do this, I wanted to, for whatever reason. If I
don't change (or otherwise specify) where I want helpfiles, then the current
method seems fine.

Scott

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