Re: lynx-dev Lynx2-8-2rel.1 (Execute Problems Under AIX 4.3.1.0)

[dickey]

> 
>  
> First off, the addition of #undef h_errno just before extern int h_errno 
> in the HTTCP.c module fixed the compile and link problem under AIX. 
> Thanks. 

ok (bandaids stop bleeding too)
  
> I also see what is going on with what I described as a "lock up" condition 
> when trying select the "Advertisement" URL at the Salt Lake Tribune 
> (http://www.sltrib.com). What is happening is that version 2-8-2rel.1 is 
> asking a question but, because the URL is long, the Y/N portion of the 
> question doesn't appear. Instead, all one sees at the bottom of the screen 
> is: 
>  
> Accept invalid cookie path=/ad_cookies as a prefix of 
> scripts/accipiter/adcl 
>  
> and that's it. So, from my initial perspective, Lynx did, indeed, appear 
> to "lock up" as "z" didn't recover and I had no clue that the only 
> appropriate response was either a "Y" or a "N". Today, I just "guessed" 
> that there was a question there and, sure enough, I was right. Of course 
> Lynx version 2-8-1pre.11 defaults to the "N" response so it wasn't an 
> issue with it.   
>  
> So my thought on the matter would be to have the left/right arrow keys 
> allow one to scroll back and forth so that the entire message could be 
> seen, no matter how long it is. 
or perhaps just show the prompt choices overwritten on the end of the message
line if too long (much simpler).

there's a message-history page (as well as the list of messages written
to stderr on a failed connection).
  
> OK, I think that takes care of things. Again, thanks for your quick 
> response and your fine work. 
>  
> Mike Gravitz 
> address@hidden 
>  
> On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Klaus Weide wrote: 
>  
> > > > Everything seemed to be fine until I tried, of all things, an  
> > > > advertisement URL at the Salt Lake Tribune Newspaper. The URL I tried 
> > > > is:  
> > > >   
> > > > http://209.210.181.2/scripts/accipiter/adclick.exe/AREA=SLT.HOME/ADSIZE=
> > > >   
> > > > BANNER1?1  
> >  
> > I'm sure that was supposed to be all one line.  But your trace shows that 
> > somehow the line break survived as a space.  How did you manage to do that, 
> > Tom?  It should be impossible... 
> >  
> > On Tue, 15 Jun 1999 address@hidden wrote: 
> >  
> > > I can't connect to this - need more clarification perhaps. 
> > > >   
> > > > It is the first "advertisement" URL on the Salt lake Tribunes's web 
> > > > page  
> > > > (that URL is http://www.sltrib.com).  
> >  
> > Just follow the link from there. 
> >  
> > > > This particular URL locks  
> > > > lynx2-8-2rel.1 up. By comparison, lynx2-8-1pre.11 doesn't lock up (nor  
> > > > does it have the compile/link problems). Instead, it reports the URL as 
> > > >  
> > > > "not found on this server".  
> >  
> > What exactly does "lock up" mean?  Can it be interrupted with 'z'? 
> > What does lynx -trace give? 
> >  
> > By the way, are you using a proxy by any chance? 
> >  
> > > > Now, it is possible that the game I played to  
> > > > get the HTTCP.c module to compile/link could have something to do with  
> > > > this lock up condition.  At any rate, that's what I found. Hope it's 
> > > > not  
> > > > too hard to fix. Thanks for all your good work.  
> >  
> > Can you reproduce the problem with other URLs where the hostname part is 
> > a dotted-quad IP address? 
> > > ...   
> > > > Mike Gravitz  
> > > > address@hidden  
> >  
> >     Klaus 
> >  


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