LYNX-DEV Windows ports (was Re: lynx win3.1)

[Klaus Weide]

On Mon, 25 Nov 1996, Paulo JS Rodrigues wrote:

> On Sat, 23 Nov 1996, Master of Puppets wrote:
> 
> > Any chance I'll see a Lynx for Window (3.1x/95) ?
> 
> I don't know about others trying that.  I managed to compile lynx2.6 to
> win32 a week ago and the exe file is about 1MB! It still does nothing
                                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> usefull, and since I don't have much time, I don't know if it will ever
  ^^^^^^^
> do... Maybe on the next holidays :)

I don't understand what is meant by that.  Does it crash, or did you
have to take all useful function out in order to have it compiled? :)

> I had to use some functions of Win32, so I don't see a straight way to 
> have it working on win3.1/3.11...

I found a hint that another person has successfully compiled Lynx
(version 2.5) for Win32, with the gnu-win32 tools.  The address is
given on <URL: http://www.cygnus.com/misc/gnu-win32/ported.html>,
maybe somebody wants to contact that person and ask for more details.

Some other links relevant to this topic are available from Subir's
"Platforms Lynx will run on" page at 
<URL: http://www.crl.com/~subir/lynx/platforms.html>.

   Klaus

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