Re: Lynx-dev Lynx For Mac

Re: Lynx-dev Lynxlet - a Mac OS X launcher application for Lynx From: Chuck Houpt Subject: Re: Lynx-dev Lynxlet - a Mac OS X launcher application for Lynx Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 14:55:28 -0500 is lynxlet currently: (a) a portable/static-linked app? I.e., does it require any OSX-installed libs? Can it be installed on a USB-keychain, e.g.? Lynxlet's only requirement is a default install of Mac OS X 10.2+ - no special libraries, etc.

It should be able to run from wherever regular applications can run (network drives, CDs, zips, thumb drives, etc). Note, I haven't done exhaustive testing, so there might be some issues I've missed. (b) is src available so that we can wrap the front-end around our/preferred build (e.g., diff config optins.)? I'm still figuring out how to release the source.

However, it is simple to install a new version of Lynx in Lynxlet's bundle/package. All the interesting files are in the application's resource folder: Lynxlet.app/Contents/Resources: lynx/ - lynx install directory (contains bin/lynx and lib/lynxhelp/).

Termlet - the shell script that launches lynx after setting up some env vars. Lynxlet.cfg - the config file (referenced in termlet).

Lynxlet.html - the default page (referenced in termlet). To install a new lynx, just replace the lynx install directory, and modify the termlet script and config files as desired. The one caveat is that help probably won't work, because the one small change I had to make to lynx 2.8.5 was to add support for a LYNXHELPFILE environment variable, so the help files could be located at runtime.

Cheers - Chuck reply via email to Current Thread Next in Thread., Chuck Houpt, 2006/03/12., Stef Caunter, 2006/03/12. Message not available., Chuck Houpt, 2006/03/12., OpenMacNews, 2006/03/12. Re: Lynx-dev Lynxlet - a Mac OS X launcher application for Lynx, Chuck Houpt.

Hi, On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 10:40 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: I have a former IBM engineer who builds and maintains all of my computers as I run Dos exclusively. Yes, I knew you ran MS-DOS, you've mentioned it before.:-) I'm glad somebody is willing to help.

Things like this are a bit tricky. There was a specific lynx package written by dug Kaufman that I may request be updated. I don't think he's still active, but I could be wrong. Worth it for me as presently I do all of my Internet work via ssh telnet to services like shellworld.

Yes, you've mentioned it before. I presume that Lynx may be the most useful there. Will skip the dos extender as the edition of dos I have is of the later ms dos variety. Thanks for providing an explanation though!

There's nothing to skip, it's just DPMI (usually CWSDPMI), which is similar to (but not quite) a DOS extender. So only if you're not running an OS that already has its own DPMI server, you just download CWSDPMI and put it in the same directory (or PATH somewhere), and it automatically finds and loads it for you. It will work with MS-DOS, FreeDOS, or DR-DOS, etc. (any DJGPP mirror). Csdpmi7b.zip Thread view. Many additions to this latest developers release. Hi, Just FYI.

DJGPP currently has 'Lynx 2.8.9dev.16' (since last July) under /current/v2tk/ (lx28916b.zip). (Sorry if this link doesn't work without Javascript, it's just the announcement of the above from.) 'ANNOUNCE: DJGPP port of Lynx 2.8.9dev.16 uploaded.' (7/16/17) WARNING: I haven't used it (not even under VM).;-) It sounds a bit complicated to setup!:-O On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 8:15 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: many additions to this latest developers release.

The current version of lynx is 2.8.8 It's available at 2.8.9 Development & patches:. May I ask what djgpp is exactly?

I was about to ask on the Lynx developers list about an updated DOS package. Will this if properly configured run under dos? Sorry if my question is well naive, Karen On Wed, 21 Mar 2018, Rugxulo wrote: HiJust FYI. DJGPP currently has 'Lynx 2.8.9dev.16' (since last July) under /current/v2tk/ (lx28916b.zip). (Sorry if this link doesn't work without Javascript, it's just the announcement of the above from.) 'ANNOUNCE: DJGPP port of Lynx 2.8.9dev.16 uploaded.'

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(7/16/17) WARNING: I haven't used it (not even under VM).;-) It sounds a bit complicated to setup!:-O On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 8:15 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: many additions to this latest developers release. The current version of lynx is 2.8.8 It's available at 2.8.9 Development & patches: - Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@.

Hi, On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 8:36 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: May I ask what djgpp is exactly? I was about to ask on the Lynx developers list about an updated DOS package. will this if properly configured run under dos? Sorry if my question is well naive, DJGPP is a 32-bit DOS extender / libc / runtime (requiring 386), usually for DOS ports of GNU tools (e.g.

It's been around (roughly) since 1989. It was used by Quake 1 back in the day (1996). It's somewhat unfairly considered 'obsolete' in lieu of Win32 (e.g. Win95 or NT). But tons of software used it, again primarily 'back in the day' (although it's still minimally updated and supported). Yes, Lynx will presumably run under native DOS, but it sounds very complicated to get working.

It's not impossible, but I don't recommend it for the fainthearted. I'm a little savvy, but even I think it might be more trouble than it's worth. Still, it's nice to have. I just don't quite have the energy to waste dozens of hours on it right now. I have a former IBM engineer who builds and maintains all of my computers as I run Dos exclusively. There was a specific lynx package written by dug Kaufman that I may request be updated.

Worth it for me as presently I do all of my Internet work via ssh telnet to services like shellworld. Will skip the dos extender as the edition of dos I have is of the later ms dos variety. Thanks for providing an explanation though! Kare On Wed, 21 Mar 2018, Rugxulo wrote: HiOn Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 8:36 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: May I ask what djgpp is exactly?

I was about to ask on the Lynx developers list about an updated DOS package. will this if properly configured run under dos? Sorry if my question is well naiveDJGPP is a 32-bit DOS extender / libc / runtime (requiring 386)usually for DOS ports of GNU tools (e.g.

It's been around (roughly) since 1989. It was used by Quake 1 back in the day (1996). It's somewhat unfairly considered 'obsolete' in lieu of Win32 (e.g. Win95 or NT). But tons of software used it, again primarily 'back in the day' (although it's still minimally updated and supported).

Yes, Lynx will presumably run under native DOS, but it sounds very complicated to get working. It's not impossible, but I don't recommend it for the fainthearted. I'm a little savvy, but even I think it might be more trouble than it's worth. Still, it's nice to have.

I just don't quite have the energy to waste dozens of hours on it right now. - Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@.

Hi, On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 10:40 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: I have a former IBM engineer who builds and maintains all of my computers as I run Dos exclusively. Yes, I knew you ran MS-DOS, you've mentioned it before.:-) I'm glad somebody is willing to help. Things like this are a bit tricky. There was a specific lynx package written by dug Kaufman that I may request be updated. I don't think he's still active, but I could be wrong. Worth it for me as presently I do all of my Internet work via ssh telnet to services like shellworld.

Yes, you've mentioned it before. I presume that Lynx may be the most useful there. Will skip the dos extender as the edition of dos I have is of the later ms dos variety.

Thanks for providing an explanation though! There's nothing to skip, it's just DPMI (usually CWSDPMI), which is similar to (but not quite) a DOS extender. So only if you're not running an OS that already has its own DPMI server, you just download CWSDPMI and put it in the same directory (or PATH somewhere), and it automatically finds and loads it for you. It will work with MS-DOS, FreeDOS, or DR-DOS, etc.

(any DJGPP mirror). Excerpt from Karen Lewellen and Rugxulo: There was a specific lynx package written by dug Kaufman that I may request be updated. I don't think he's still active, but I could be wrong. Doug Kaufman's web page is still up, but his Lynx is pretty old: The latest DOS port of lynx is 2.8.5rel.1. You can download it here (2463576 bytes, 18 April 2004).

Last line of that web page says: This page last updated 2 November 2006. URL is I see is still up: looks like no update since 1999. I find lynx useful, elinks may be better, but only for very limited use and not for general browsing, certainly not online banking.