I’m trying to build w3m on my Mac Mini. It requires pkg-config and gc. pkg-config was not a problem. I had some more issues with gc. I tried 7.1, the latest from CVS, and the latest stable version, 6.7. Only the stable version compiles without errors!
The strange part about w3m is that it comes with cookies *disabled*! To edit this wiki using w3m make sure you enable cookies in w3m! Hit `o` for options and check for the following:
Cookie Settings Enable cookie processing (*)YES ( )NO Print a message when receiving a cookie (*)YES ( )NO Accept cookies (*)YES ( )NO
Otherwise you will have to keep answering the questions!
Gah, what a waste of time. I needed to go through all this just to answer somebody’s question regarding w3m and Oddmuse. 🙁
#Software #Mac #w3m #Oddmuse
(Please contact me if you want to remove your comment.)
⁂
Unless you specifically wanted to test w3m under OSX, I’d recommend using a VM and a linux image. Vmware Fusion is pricey, but methinks there are other free vm engines.
I have fusion, and keep a linux image handy for trying out such things.
– AadityaSood 2008-10-10 06:51 UTC
---
Hm, interesting point. Then again, I feel likt it *ought* to work and I’m having this geek urge to figure out why it doesn’t work as advertized!
– Alex Schroeder 2008-10-10 11:29 UTC
---
Actually, I’m giving emacs-w3m a try now. It really looks spiffy!
– Alex Schroeder 2008-10-10 11:42 UTC
---
Ah, I think the problem is that not only is w3m not interested in remembering cookies – emacs-w3m is just as reluctant!
(setq w3m-use-cookies t)
– Alex Schroeder 2008-10-10 11:52 UTC