Re: lynx-dev Lynx 2.8.2dev 20 for vms - bug fixes

[dickey]

> 
> There are a few problems in lynx2.8.2dev20 (17 mar 1999) which prevent a 
> succesfull build on OpenVMS, using OpenVMS 6.2, DECC and selecting the 
> socketshr network interface. I've found and fixed all those that seem to 
> matter; here's a summary: 

thanks - I'll probably be starting work on dev.21 tomorrow or sunday.

> With these changes, it builds and runs on both a VAX 4100 and an alpha 2100 
> running Open VMS 6.2 with Socketshr. There a few compilation warnings to do 
> with type mismatches but nothing that affects operation. They should be 
> removed 
> though as they make MMS and MMK bail out on the affected modules. 

I'd like to check on the type mismatches as well
  
> I hope VMS lynx developers find these changes helpful and will include them 
> in 
> the next development release. 
>  
>  
> Regards, 
>  
> Andy Harper 
> Kings College London 


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