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On Thu, 27 Mar 2008, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

> Thank you very much for help.
>
> > links 0.95 and 0.98 use the same links.cfg
> > If you install links2 package it will overwrite that cfg with one from
> > links2 and then links 0.95 will complain of unknown options but still
> > work.
>
> I installed links 0.98 on bl2 (where I have installed a C compiler) and it
> overwrote links 0.95.
> To have ssl support I would have also installed openssl.

I added ssl support to links2 during compilation.  If links 0.98 does not 
come with ssl support compiled into it, and ldd does not indicate that it 
requires openssl.so*, you probably cannot add it.  My minimal openssl 
package contains ONLY the static libraries and headers (/include/*.h) 
needed to compile links2, and the perl package contains only the files 
needed to compile openssl (which you don't need to do since I did it 
already to get the static libraries and headers).

Apparently links can be compiled with ssl support but Steven either chose 
not to include it (to keep it smaller) or it would not compile with libc 
(like it would not for links2).  Maybe he can compile a version with ssl 
for glibc.

Elinks can be compiled with ssl support.  I wish someone more experienced 
than me would compile it for BL (with ssl support, even if that requires 
glibc). If not, I will eventually try but when I write in here for help 
generally nobody can help with the more complicated details.  Elinks would 
be a great improvement over having to use Opera to read text with 
javascript.

> It would be possible at this point to "add" ssl support using your minimal
> openssl package (and perl minimal package) in bl2?
Only during compilation.

> I suppose that to have openssl installed I need a C compiler and Perl.
> Is there any packages for a C compiler and Perl (or openssl) in bl3?

A recent thread listed the packages needed to compile in BL3.  They take 
up about 35MB but you can delete documentation (doc man info).  Four or 
five packages.  First you will need to compile openssl (static library and 
headers are needed) using perl (you can just install the pieces that I 
used - see my posting or my package) all compiled against libc, but Steven 
said he tried hard to compile links2 with ssl support and gave up.  So I 
suggest you add a few libraries from libc6 (some of which you need for 
Opera anyway) and use my links2 with ssl support, if you have the space 
and memory.  Or the delilinux links2 with ssl support and X support, in 
nongraphical mode.

sourceforge lists several minilinuxes with precompiled links, including 
basiclinux.  You need 0.94r4 or later for ssl.

elinks binaries are available for some recent linuxes.



> Regards,
> Giuseppe
>
>
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> From: <baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> To: <baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 6:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [BL] bl3: ftpd and links
>
>
> > On Thu, 27 Mar 2008, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:
> >
> > > Salve,
> > >
> > > I installed bl3 on a 486DX with 12 Mb RAM.
> > > I downloaded (from www.ausreg.com/bl/bl3/) and I installed (pkg)
> pure-ftpd.
> > > When I run ftpd (/usr/sbin/pure-ftpd &) I receive this message:
> > > "Unable to start a standalone server: address already in use".
> > > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Before you run pure-ftpd, type ps or top to see if it is already running.
> > My guess is that you started it twice.  I don't know how to stop it except
> > by killing the process number, or kill `pidof pure-ftpd`.
> >
> > > Another question.
> > > I installed Karolis Lynx (lynx-2.8.6rel4-2_2.4 uclibc-static): it
> complains
> > > when connecting to gmail but finally it works.
> > You probably are told to go to a non-javascript page.  Lynx has no
> > javascript.
> >
> > > Links 0.95 in bl3 is nice and fast: I downloaded links 0.98 (with ssl
> > > support) in a slackware package.
> > ldd links-0.95 will tell you if you have the required libraries (libc.so.6
> > is glibc)
> >
> > > My question is:
> > > installing this version will produce any conflicts with existing links
> 0.95
> > > in bl3?
> >
> > links 0.95 and 0.98 use the same links.cfg
> > If you install links2 package it will overwrite that cfg with one from
> > links2 and then links 0.95 will complain of unknown options but still
> > work.
> >
> > > BTW when I install a package with pkg how can I uninstall?
> >
> > tar -ztvf filename.tgz
> > lists where all the files went from the package.
> >
> > Remove them all with rm but you need to be careful not to remove files
> > that are used by other packages.  Is there an installpkg and removepkg for
> > Slackware 4.0?  This keeps a list of files used by all packages and
> > removes only unused ones.
> > Sindi
> >
> > > Thank you for help.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Giuseppe
> > >
> > >
> > >
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