Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2019 22:57:05 +0000 (UTC) From: Adam Weinberger <adamw@FreeBSD.org> To: ports-committers@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, svn-ports-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r516750 - head/www/lynx-current Message-ID: <201911042257.xA4Mv5eX016219@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: adamw Date: Mon Nov 4 22:57:04 2019 New Revision: 516750 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/516750 Log: links: Improve COMMENT and descr to be more useful Modified: head/www/lynx-current/Makefile head/www/lynx-current/pkg-descr Modified: head/www/lynx-current/Makefile ============================================================================== --- head/www/lynx-current/Makefile Mon Nov 4 22:43:07 2019 (r516749) +++ head/www/lynx-current/Makefile Mon Nov 4 22:57:04 2019 (r516750) @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ PKGNAMESUFFIX= -current DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME}${PORTVERSION:S/p/pre./:S/d/dev./} MAINTAINER= adamw@FreeBSD.org -COMMENT= Non-graphical, text-based World-Wide Web client +COMMENT= Console-based web browser (current/development version) LICENSE= GPLv2 Modified: head/www/lynx-current/pkg-descr ============================================================================== --- head/www/lynx-current/pkg-descr Mon Nov 4 22:43:07 2019 (r516749) +++ head/www/lynx-current/pkg-descr Mon Nov 4 22:57:04 2019 (r516750) @@ -1,5 +1,10 @@ -lynx is a program which allows a user to access World-Wide Web servers -and other information servers. It uses only ascii representation so -that it can be used from ascii-terminals and dialin-lines. +lynx is the oldest actively-maintained console-based web browser. It +is highly configurable and can act as a front-end for a large number +of network services. + +Although lynx is fast, small, and very stable, it makes no attempt +to handle JavaScript or CSS formatting. Other console browsers like +elinks (www/elinks) tackle those languages, with varying degrees +of success. WWW: http://lynx.invisible-island.net/current/
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