lynx-dev Slow startup due to mailcap processing [patch]

[Marc Huber]

On startup, lynx evaluates the test commands specified in
the mailcap file. There are some optimizations for specific
test command strings in HTInit.c:PassesTest(), but there's
still a high chance for a system() call being placed.

On my machine (Debian Linux/Slink), a vanilla lynx calls
system() 74 times. However, a closer inspection of the
mailcap file reveales that there are just a few distinct
test commands.

It's rather trivial to execute each test only once and to
remember its result. The patch attached to this mail adds
this facility to HTInit.c (reducing the number of system()
calls on my machine to 5 :-). The diff is against 2.8.1
but should apply cleanly against 2.8.2dev9.

Kind regards,

  Marc

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