Re: [Lynx-dev] file://localhost/usr/share/doc/packages/lynx/lynx_help/lynx-dev.html

[Krzysztof Żelechowski]

Użytkownik Thomas Dickey napisał:
> On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 10:38:12PM +0100, address@hidden wrote:
> > The Lynx help page [1] contains a broken hyperlink "about lynx.cfg" [2].
> > This can easily be fixed on the server side;
> > in the future, do not include metadata in URL paths for crucial resources.
> >
> > Also, trying to download the recent release.bz2
> > results in the contents of the release being dumped onto the terminal.
> > Not nice.
> >
> > Please fix,
> well, first I have to see what you're referring to.  The original
> source (which is the subject of this mailing list) doesn't contain
>
>         file://localhost/usr/share/doc/packages/lynx/lynx_help/lynx-dev.html
>         file:///usr/share/doc/packages/lynx/lynx_help/lynx_help_main.html
>
> easily checked by looking for "packages" in the html files.
>
> You may be referring to a given package (Linux or *BSD).
lynx-2.8.7-8.1.i586, "packages" is %_defaultdocdir
> However, you may be specifically referring to the part of the url that
> has the version number (because that corresponds to a directory name).
> I suppose if you're attempting to review old configuration details, it
> can be a nuisance trying to use the "release" url.  I added a symbolic
> link to smooth that out.
Actually, a "Moved permanently" redirect would be more appropriate, but 
otherwise works as prescribed, thanks a lot.
> The issue with ".bz2" also depends on whether support for
> bzip2 is compiled in, or configured with an external program - or neither.
> For instance, it works "here".
>
> > Chris
> >
> > ___
> > [1]<URL: file:///usr/share/doc/packages/lynx/lynx_help/lynx_help_main.html>
> 2.8.6 is the previous release (October 2006).
>
> > [2]<URL: http://lynx.isc.org/release/lynx2-8-6/lynx_help/cattoc.html>
> 2.8.7 is current (July 2009).
> This url works:
>
>    [2]<URL: http://lynx.isc.org/release/lynx2-8-7/lynx_help/cattoc.html>
But the problem is, the URL with 8-6 is installed in the local 
documentation for v2.8.7. The documentation on line has a relative URL 
there so it does not matter.

Chris