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[Bruce B]

Puppy version Lupu 5.20 Links Browser compile notes

Links home page: http://links.twibright.com/

Download page: http://links.twibright.com/download.php

I downloaded this file: links-2.3pre2.tar.gz

Build commands

./configure --enable-graphics --enable-javascript
make

make built one file - 4604704 2011-06-07 21:31 links

Install is manual, copy links to directory in path, such as
cp links /usr/bin

Notes

Links has some options not included with full size browsers

Check links --help for a long list of options

I recommend renaming links to links2, or links-bin or what you
choose, then make a script with your options called links to run it

For graphics mode, the command is links -g

Escape key to bring down menu and it has mouse support, if
you don't get mouse support post back. It is possible I installed
it separately from Lupu 5.20 default files

[jakfish]

Thanks much, Bruce B, for the insights.

As a quick addition, for those migrating from Windows, export your IE Favorites, then copy the Bookmark.html to Puppy. From there, with text editior, open the default Bookmarks.htm in /root/.links. Delete all entries.

Then open the imported Favorites, Bookmark.html with same text editor. Copy-n-paste its innards into links' empty Bookmark.htm.

The formatting, etc. of the two files play nice with each other, and you'll have all your bookmarks along with their directories.

Jake

[jakfish]

It occurs to me now (but not before; it's too early for me to be typing), that a user could simply rename the file Bookmark.html to Bookmark.htm, and preclude copy-n-pasting.

Though perhaps the files are slightly different in some way that I don't know.

(As an aside, for some reason, I can't edit my posts in this thread)

Jake

[DaveS]

Failed somewhere.. make did not seem to create a file

[alienjeff]

http://w3m.sourceforge.net/

[Bruce B]

[Bruce B]

[DaveS]

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