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lynx-dev IRIX/EBCDIC
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Philip Webb |
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lynx-dev IRIX/EBCDIC |
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Tue, 23 Feb 1999 00:41:49 -0500 (EST) |
990222 Kim DeVaughn wrote:
> I've (thankfully) forgotten most IRIX weirdness
> I used to have to work around -- friendly suggestions snipped --
>> so why is configure assuming i have EBCDIC on this IRIX 5.3 ?!
> Heh. It's a conspiracy by the Blue Crew at Armonk ... :-) ...!
i thought they were now Good Guys, promoting Linux'n'all ...
> Seriously, IRIX is/was a Royal PITA
> to get many "freely available" packages to work properly with.
i've never had a serious problem, eg with Lynx, Screen, Strace.
CHASS bought the SGI machine some years ago for speed
& system load is rarely noticeable to a user,
tho' whether a maximum of c 160 users is hi/lo, i don't know.
> I'm sure Tom can come up with a configure rule of some kind
> to avoid the problem define.
something is needed, surely. this little episode is slightly disturbing
in that no-one else seemed to have a clue while TD has been busy:
it's not healthy to rely too much on any one person, however capable & willing.
it's been good for me to build a bit of confidence, of course ...
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- lynx-dev dev3/4 problem (progress!), Philip Webb, 1999/02/22
- lynx-dev Re: dev3/4 problem (progress!), Kim DeVaughn, 1999/02/22
- lynx-dev IRIX/EBCDIC,
Philip Webb <=
- Re: lynx-dev dev3/4 problem (progress!), pg, 1999/02/22
- lynx-dev dev17 problem: heureka (almost)!, Philip Webb, 1999/02/22
- Re: lynx-dev dev17 problem: heureka (almost)!, pg, 1999/02/23
- lynx-dev EBCDIC events, Philip Webb, 1999/02/23
- Re: lynx-dev EBCDIC events, pg, 1999/02/23
- Re: lynx-dev EBCDIC events, Philip Webb, 1999/02/23
- Re: lynx-dev EBCDIC events, pg, 1999/02/23
- Re: lynx-dev EBCDIC events, David Combs, 1999/02/24
- Re: lynx-dev dev17 problem: nirvana (DV), Philip Webb, 1999/02/23