Re: LYNX-DEV test for SLtt_get_screen_size

[T.E.Dickey]

> The last couple of times I've used auto-configure, I've noticed
> something that seems odd.  I would think the first place to look
> for SLtt_get_screen_size would be in libslang.a, and if it's not
> there, give up, but of course I have no idea what the logic of
> autoconf scripts is like.  Anyway, FWIW:
> 
> checking for SLtt_get_screen_size... no
It does this check first, in case you have predefined libslang in $LIBS.
That's supposed to override the default location, so it's checked first.

> checking for SLtt_get_screen_size in -lslang... yes
then, if not, it goes looking for it, first in the default location,
_where-ever_ that may be, then in the directories that are reasonable
to search.
 
> Otherwise (except for the linking twice quirk) autoconf seems to
> work well on SunOS4.1.3.  This is lynx2.7.1ac-0.74, using setenv
> to set the path to the slang and zlib library and header files,
> then the command "./configure --with-screen=slang --with-zlib".
> 
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