W3m-0.5.5

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# 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

- Download: https://git.sr.ht/~rkta/w3m/archive/v0.5.5.tar.gz

### 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.

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