#989047 lynx: broken handling (double slashes) of relative links

Package:
lynx
Source:
lynx
Description:
classic non-graphical (text-mode) web browser
Submitter:
Thorsten Glaser
Date:
2021-05-24 19:33:06 UTC
Severity:
normal
#989047#5
Date:
2021-05-24 17:21:45 UTC
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To:
Affected: Lynx Version 2.9.0dev.6 (Debian 2.9.0dev.6-2)
Not affected: Lynx Version 2.8.8dev.16-MirOS-0AB8.1

$ lynx http://www.mirbsd.org/permalinks/wlog2020_e20210207.htm

In Advanced mode, naviate to link #68 “locale(1)” and watch the
status bar.

Affected:
-more- http://www.mirbsd.org//htman/i386/man1/locale.htm                                                         

Not affected:
-more- http://www.mirbsd.org/htman/i386/man1/locale.htm                                                          

So this is a recent regression.

Corresponding HTML source:

[…]
<p>In a next step libc will have a binary toggle between <tt>C</tt>
 and <tt>C.UTF-8</tt> (somewhat again), <a href="../htman/i386/man1/locale.htm" class="manlink">locale(1)</a> and
[…]
#989047#10
Date:
2021-05-24 19:23:23 UTC
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That's since three and a half years ago (perhaps a more recent
version is okay).

	2017-07-10 (2.8.9dev.16)
	2020-09-05 (2.9.0dev.6)
#989047#13
Date:
2021-05-24 19:23:23 UTC
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That's since three and a half years ago (perhaps a more recent
version is okay).

	2017-07-10 (2.8.9dev.16)
	2020-09-05 (2.9.0dev.6)