Supplemental Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version #f128

Chapter 3. General Utilities

W3m-0.5.5

Introduction to W3m

w3m is both a pager and a text-mode WWW browser. It can be used as a replacement for the BLFS TUI WWW browsers with support for images and other tags and divs.

Package Information

W3m Dependencies

Required

GC

Recommended

imlib2 and Xorg Libraries

Optional

gdk-pixbuf, GPM, and m17n-1.8.6

Installation of W3m

Install w3m by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr          \
            --sysconfdir=/etc      \
            --enable-image=fb,x11  \
            --with-imagelib=imlib2 &&
make

Now, as the root user: 

make install &&
install -vDm644  doc/{HISTORY,READ*,keymap.*,menu.*,*.html} \
             -t  /usr/share/doc/w3m-0.5.5

Command Explanations

--sysconfdir=/etc: This parameter puts the configuration files in /etc.

--enable-image=fb,x11: This parameter enables image support for the framebuffer and X11.

--with-imagelib=imlib2: This parameter builds against the Imlib2 image library for image support.

Contents

Installed Programs: w3m and w3mman
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/libexec/w3m, /usr/share/w3m, and /usr/share/doc/w3m-0.5.5

Short Descriptions

w3m

is a text based web browser and pager.

w3mman

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