Re: lynx-dev Re: About w3m (Yet another text mode browser)

[Dave Eaton]

On Tue, 8 Jun 1999, Hataguchi Takeshi wrote:

> You can try it easily.
> o You can get w3m archive from
>     ftp://ei5nazha.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/w3m/

Got it, thanks.

I did have a problem with the "make install" since I was installing into
directories which did not already exist. You might want to consider adding
some mechanism to create directories for install if they are not already
there. On my copy I have installed the following patch, which worked OK
for me:

-----------------------------------
--- w3m/XMakefile.original      Wed May 19 01:38:51 1999
+++ w3m/XMakefile       Mon Jun  7 21:45:05 1999
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
        cd gc; make CC='$(CC)'

 install: $(TARGET)
+       [ ! -f $(BIN_DIR) ] && mkdir $(BIN_DIR)
+       [ ! -f $(HELP_DIR) ] && mkdir $(HELP_DIR)
        cp $(TARGET) $(BIN_DIR)
        cp w3mhelp_en.html $(HELP_DIR)
        cp w3mhelp_ja.html $(HELP_DIR)

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> o  After "make install", You can use w3m and type 'H' to see the 
>   help files in English.
>   # w3m will exit soon if there is no argument or no input from stdin.

Maybe that's what is happening to me, because all I get when I type
"bin/w3m" is a cleared window and my command line prompt back again (on a
Caldera Open Linux 2.2). Is there something else I should do to call it
up?

> # Anyway I want to recommend w3m to Lynx users.

I'd love to try it if I can get something to display. Any help would be
appreciated.

> # I'm so sory that my English is poor.

Not to worry ... your English is far better than my Japanese. ;-)

 Dave Eaton
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