Re: lynx-dev Argh! FTP problems...

[Bela Lubkin]

Paul D. Smith wrote:

> Also, I should point out that I'm using Lynx from a "global" install,
> where hundreds of people are using the same installation.  It's quite
> annoying that so much of Lynx's configuration is not user-customizable:
> there are many things in lynx.cfg that I wish I could change in
> .lynxrc.  And recompiling to change userdefs.h is right out.

Several people replied to your other points, but nobody addressed this.
You can use a command-line argument (-cfg /where/is/lynx.cfg) or an
environment variable (LYNX_CFG=/where/is/lynx.cfg).  Also, starting with
Lynx 2.8.1dev.1, the lynx.cfg file has a crude "include" facility.  This
means that you can take advantage of the global lynx.cfg while also
supplying your own tweaks.

For instance, put in your .profile or .login:

  LYNX_CFG=~/lynx.cfg; export LYNX_CFG   # in .profile for sh/ksh/bash/etc.
  setenv LYNX_CFG ~/lynx.cfg             # in .login for [t]csh

Then in ~/lynx.cfg:

  INCLUDE:/usr/local/lib/lynx.cfg
  #       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ or whatever's appropriate on your system
  PARTIAL:true

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