Re: LYNX-DEV Patch-o-matic!

[Jim Spath (Webmaster Jim)]

On Wed, 2 Apr 1997, Bela Lubkin wrote:
> Scott McGee wrote:
> > Jim, Klaus, Tom, and Wayne, the fine lads using my system to integrate all
> > the new stuff into Lynx, have been busy hacking CGI too, and have asked me
> > if I would announce thier new Patch-O-Matic page. Hit this CGI driven page
> > with your current version of Lynx, and it offers you the update patch to
> > their latest code. (Or any number of other patches)
> >   http://www.slcc.edu/cgi-bin/lynx/patch
> Agreed!
> I connected with lynx 2.7ac-0.31; it put together a nice (large) patch
> to bring me up to 2.7ac-0.37.  The patch applied with only a few
> glitches.  Two rejections due to my local edits; one due to Lynx.prj not
> existing in the 0.31 I downloaded.  Three new files that didn't get
> extracted (all makefile.in's).  I haven't yet tried to configure; make.

I think I've fixed the "new files" bug.  I had a typo in there.

We're still working on a clean way to skip the Lynx.prj file, which
you don't need to compile Lynx.

There is also a deadlock problem that came up which might cause you
to think nothing is happening.

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Marvin the Paranoid Android says:
Come on then; let's get this over with as soon as possible.

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