Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 6.3

Chapter 15. Text Web Browsers

W3m-0.5.2

Introduction to W3m

w3m is primarily a pager but it can also be used as a text-mode WWW browser.

Package Information

W3m Dependencies

Required

GC-6.8

Optional

pkg-config-0.22, GPM-1.20.1, OpenSSL-0.9.8g, Imlib2-1.4.0, GTK+-2.10.13, Imlib (not recommended: obsolete, abandoned upstream, buggy, and gives no additional functionality as compared to other image loading libraries), GDK Pixbuf-0.22, Compface-1.5.2, nkf, a Mail User Agent and an External Browser

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/W3M

Installation of W3m

Install w3m by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --libexecdir=/usr/lib \
            --sysconfdir=/etc &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install &&
install -v -m644 -D doc/keymap.default /etc/w3m/keymap &&
install -v -m644    doc/menu.default /etc/w3m/menu &&
install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/w3m-0.5.2 &&
install -v -m644    doc/{HISTORY,READ*,keymap.*,menu.*,*.html} \
                    /usr/share/doc/w3m-0.5.2

Configuring W3m

Config Files

/etc/w3m/* and ~/.w3m/*

Contents

Installed Programs: w3m and w3mman
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/lib/w3m, /usr/share/w3m and usr/share/doc/w3m-0.5.2

Short Descriptions

w3m

is a text based web browser and pager.

w3mman

is an interface to the on-line reference manuals in w3m.

Last updated on 2007-12-17 10:49:08 -0600