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LYNX-DEV locating lynx.cfg (was 2-8 help: Help!)
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Philip Webb |
Subject: |
LYNX-DEV locating lynx.cfg (was 2-8 help: Help!) |
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Sat, 7 Mar 1998 07:10:32 -0500 (EST) |
980306 Nelson Henry Eric & Jonathan Sergent had a discussion:
-- lots of thoughts snipped --
> You can of course run make install and edit the installed lynx.cfg,
> or run lynx with lynx.cfg in the cwd prior to installing a config file
> at all, or any number of other things.
>
> This is the specific area that needs to be explained in INSTALLATION,
> not so much for the first time user, who would edit the lynx.cfg file
> before running configure (if they read the instructions),
> but for the longtime user who has a customized lynx.cfg file
> they have always just pointed lynx to, without copying, editing or patching.
this is the vital distinction, which i keep reminding people of.
i've been trying to imitate -- it comes easily -- the behaviour
of the average user out there, who tries to follow the instructions
with intelligence but not with religious devotion.
there IS a gap in the advice in INSTALLATION
& -- to my mind -- bad behaviour by 2-8 + configure .
Lynx should always take the location of lynx.cfg from userdefs.h
& never from config.cache; Joe out there should be told (in this order):
(1) "edit userdefs.h , which contains your compile-time options;
the most important thing Lynx will need when running is lynx.cfg ,
which will define your normal run-time options:
you need to tell Lynx where to find lynx.cfg ";
(2) "run ./configure , with whatever switches you want (see --help ),
which will create a makefile to control compilation on your system
& subsequent installation (unless you do that by hand);
if you run into a problem, remove config.cache ,
to be sure you won't pick up old incorrect values";
(3) "run make to compile;
if you run into a problem, run make clean (among other things)";
(4) "(optional) run make install to move files where you want them
& generally tidy up; you can do this manually if you prefer";
(5) "edit your lynx.cfg to give the run-time options you usually use;
you can alter this file at any time in the future,
but if you change its location you must tell Lynx
by using LYNX_CFG or -cfg ".
this is the outline; it should explain what configure & make do
& it should put the steps in the correct order for the average user.
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- Re: LYNX-DEV 2-8 help: Help!, (continued)
Re: LYNX-DEV 2-8 help: Help!, Nelson Henry Eric, 1998/03/04
Re: LYNX-DEV 2-8 help: Help!, Nelson Henry Eric, 1998/03/05
Re: LYNX-DEV 2-8 help: Help!, Nelson Henry Eric, 1998/03/06
Re: LYNX-DEV 2-8 help: Help!, Jonathan Sergent, 1998/03/06
Re: LYNX-DEV 2-8 help: Help!, Nelson Henry Eric, 1998/03/07