From 549ec595d1da7693d5f7730e63f539cc8452307f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Thomas E. Dickey" Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 22:48:00 -0400 Subject: snapshot of project "lynx", label v2-7-1ac_0-60 --- README.configure | 79 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------- 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.configure') diff --git a/README.configure b/README.configure index b420e00d..f920f1d6 100644 --- a/README.configure +++ b/README.configure @@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ to replace the top-level Makefile of Lynx. To use the configure script, simply type - configure -or configure --with-screen=ncurses -or configure --with-screen=slang + ./configure +or ./configure --with-screen=ncurses +or ./configure --with-screen=slang and - make lynx + make -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Options To get a list of the configure script's options, type - configure --help + ./configure --help The form of the options is determined by the autoconf package. We can use either boolean (enable/disable) or value (with) options. @@ -64,6 +64,33 @@ Here's an alphabetical listing of the Lynx-specific options. The actual order shown by the -help option is different due to the requirements of the script: + --disable-char-trans (defines EXP_CHARTRANS) + Use this option to enable optional character-translations with + new charsets, UTF8 mode, etc. + + --disable-dired (defines DIRED_SUPPORT) + Use this option to enable or disable the optional + directory-editor. + + Lynx supports directory editing (DirEd) for local directories. + This allows users to do things like view, copy and remove files + using a tabular display of the directory and single-keystroke + commands instead of using the command line. From inside Lynx, + the keystroke sequence "g." switches Lynx to DirEd mode + on the current directory. If you're building a Lynx that is to + be used as a kind of restricted shell for users who do not have + access to the command line and should not have access to + equivalent capabilities, you must disable DirEd with this + option. You can also disable some DirEd functions while + allowing others. + + All DirEd functions that were enabled on compilation can be + disabled or modified at run time via DIRED_MENU symbols in + lynx.cfg. + + If you have disabled DirEd completely, you can ignore all the + other DirEd options. + --disable-dired-archive (define ARCHIVE_ONLY) Use this option to prevent DirEd from extracting files from an archive file, @@ -112,6 +139,10 @@ the script: --disable-parent-dir-refs (define NO_PARENT_DIR_REFERENCE) Use this option to disable "Up-to" parent-links in directory listings. + --enable-color-style (define USE_COLOR_STYLE) + Use this option to enable optional/experimental color style. + (Also defines USEHASH, UNPAINT_CACHE, LINKEDSTYLES) + --enable-debug Use this option to compile-in support for debugging. (The symbol DEBUG is always defined). @@ -122,36 +153,11 @@ the script: --enable-warnings Use this option to turn on GCC compiler warnings. - --with-char-trans (defines EXP_CHARTRANS) - Use this option to enable optional character-translations with - new charsets, UTF8 mode, etc. - - --with-color-style (define USE_COLOR_STYLE) - Use this option to enable optional/experimental color style. - (Also defines USEHASH, UNPAINT_CACHE, LINKEDSTYLES) - - --with-dired (defines DIRED_SUPPORT) - Use this option to enable or disable the optional - directory-editor. - - Lynx supports directory editing (DirEd) for local directories. - This allows users to do things like view, copy and remove files - using a tabular display of the directory and single-keystroke - commands instead of using the command line. From inside Lynx, - the keystroke sequence "g." switches Lynx to DirEd mode - on the current directory. If you're building a Lynx that is to - be used as a kind of restricted shell for users who do not have - access to the command line and should not have access to - equivalent capabilities, you must disable DirEd with this - option. You can also disable some DirEd functions while - allowing others. - - All DirEd functions that were enabled on compilation can be - disabled or modified at run time via DIRED_MENU symbols in - lynx.cfg. - - If you have disabled DirEd completely, you can ignore all the - other DirEd options. + --with-cfg-file=XXX (defines LYNX_CFG_FILE) + Use this option to override the location of the site + configuration file's pathname. It defaults to $libdir/lynx.cfg, + where $libdir is set in the configure script, e.g., to + /usr/local/lib. --with-screen=XXX Use this option to select the screen type. The option value, @@ -163,6 +169,9 @@ the script: --with-screen=ncurses (defines NCURSES) --with-screen=slang (defines USE_SLANG) + --with-zlib (defines USE_ZLIB) + Use zlib for decompression of some gzip files. + -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Environment -- cgit 1.4.1-2-gfad0