Re: lynx-dev Compiling GZIP on an Alpha with DEC C

[dickey]

> 
> Hello, 
>  
> I am trying to install Lynx on an Alpha server running OpenVMS 7.1.  The  
> Lynx documentation indicates that I first need to download and install  
> gzip.  I tried that but found that it would not compile properly using DEC  

you don't _need_ to build gzip (for example, there's a copy on the file
server at axp1.wku.edu)

> C, even after I replaced a reference to SYS$LIBRARY:VAXCRTL.EXE with  
> SYS$LIBRARY:DECC$CRTL.EXE.  I also downloaded a copy of GNU C (gcc), but it  
> also looks for the VAX C (instead of the DEC C) run time library. 
>  
> Does Lynx absolutely require the installation of gzip, and if so, where  
> might I find a copy that will compile using DEC C? 
>  
> Debbie Kerner 
> Technology Services 
> Cleveland Municipal School District 
> 216-361-3328 


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