'lynx' doesn't support 64bit architecture!

[nancym]

I just installed scoop on an up-to-date Windows 10 device and ran this:

scoop install lynx

which produced this:

Installing '7zip' (18.06) [64bit]
7z1806-x64.msi (1.7 MB) [==========================================================================================================================================================] 100%
Checking hash of 7z1806-x64.msi ... ok.
Extracting 7z1806-x64.msi ... done.
Linking ~\scoop\apps\7zip\current => ~\scoop\apps\7zip\18.06
Creating shim for '7z'.
Creating shortcut for 7-Zip (7zFM.exe)
'7zip' (18.06) was installed successfully!
Installing 'innounp' (0.47) [64bit]
innounp047.rar (137.0 KB) [========================================================================================================================================================] 100%
Checking hash of innounp047.rar ... ok.
Extracting innounp047.rar ... done.
Linking ~\scoop\apps\innounp\current => ~\scoop\apps\innounp\0.47
Creating shim for 'innounp'.
'innounp' (0.47) was installed successfully!
Installing 'cacert' (2019-01-23) [64bit]
cacert-2019-01-23.pem (214.4 KB) [=================================================================================================================================================] 100%
Checking hash of cacert-2019-01-23.pem ... ok.
Linking ~\scoop\apps\cacert\current => ~\scoop\apps\cacert\2019-01-23
Running post-install script...
'cacert' (2019-01-23) was installed successfully!
Installing 'openssl' (1.1.1a) [64bit]
Win64OpenSSL-1_1_1a.exe (60.9 MB) [================================================================================================================================================] 100%
Checking hash of Win64OpenSSL-1_1_1a.exe ... ok.
Unpacking innosetup... done.
Linking ~\scoop\apps\openssl\current => ~\scoop\apps\openssl\1.1.1a
Creating shim for 'openssl'.
'openssl' (1.1.1a) was installed successfully!
'lynx' doesn't support 64bit architecture!

and then this happened:

PS > lynx
lynx : The term 'lynx' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the
path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:1
+ lynx
+ ~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (lynx:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

Do you have any tips for how to run this lynx on my system, e.g., maybe launch PowerShell in 32-bit mode? Is that possible?

Thanks for any tips!

[Calinou]

Try installing lynx using scoop install -a 32bit lynx to force installing in 32-bit mode. The lynx.json manifest only specifies a download for 32-bit since one of its dependencies (OpenSSL) must be installed in 32-bit mode, and installing lynx in 64-bit mode would install the 64-bit version of OpenSSL, which cannot be used with a 32-bit executable.

[nancym]

I discovered and launched Windows PowerShell (x86) and installed lynx - yay 👏. But when I try to run lynx, it says:

lynx requires the 32-bit version of openssl to be installed

I'm going to keep trying things and am optimistic I'll get this to work, but it would be nice if scoop gave a message at the very beginning of this process (when I typed scoop install lynx at a 64-bit PowerShell prompt) that said something like "it's best if you install this from a 32-bit PowerShell prompt".

[nancym]

Thanks for your quick reply @Calinou - I got it to work, thanks to your suggestion! If anyone else has this issue, I did the following to get it to work:

scoop uninstall lynx
scoop uninstall openssl
scoop install -a 32bit lynx

Next question: After the above it said 'lynx' suggests installing 'extras/vcredist2012'. How important is this? I did scoop bucket add extras and got this:

Git is required for buckets. Run 'scoop install git'.

I'd rather not install Git if I can help it.

Thank you.

[Calinou]

After the above it said 'lynx' suggests installing 'extras/vcredist2012'. How important is this?

Some Windows programs require specific versions of the Visual C++ redistributable to run, but it's possible that you already have it installed thanks to another program which depends on the same version.

Perhaps the manifest file is wrongly suggesting it too — that should be tested in a fresh Windows installation by installing the package and trying to run it.