Re: lynx-dev comments on "compile time settings"

[dickey]

> 
> Tom Dickey wrote: 
>  
> [about using "about:" or other internal URLs]: 
>  
> > > Well, yes, since the INFO page, as currently created, has URLs in it  
> > > that refer to temp files!  If it was created with "about:compile", the  
> > > handler for that would do whatever it did.  e.g. if you GOTO  
> > > "LYNXKEYMAP:", it does the right thing without having pre-created the  
> > > data for that.  
> > yes - I've seen things like that in the code (it didn't make the proper 
> > impression - mostly I've noticed those because there's inconsistencies 
> > since the various lists are inline and there should be utility routines 
> > to cover common code). 
> >  
> > but I suppose we can decide if it's a small enough change to put into 
> > pre.9 or pre.10 (this _is_ dragging on ;-). 
>  
> No, absolutely not.  Any such changes should be for 2.8.2 or beyond.  I 
> was just commenting -- throwing it out to the list when I thought of it, 
> to ensure that it would be archived in our collective memories both 
> organic and electronic... 

ok - I'm really just interested in getting feedback for your NSL-fork
fix, making some minor documentation fixes & freezing it for about a week.
  
> >Bela< 


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