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Date:      Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:23:03 +0100
From:      Gabor Kovesdan <gabor@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Lucius Windschuh <lwindschuh@googlemail.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: HEADSUP: BSDL bc/dc in head [Was: svn commit: r202719 - in head: . gnu/usr.bin usr.bin usr.bin/bc usr.bin/bc/USD.doc usr.bin/dc usr.bin/dc/USD.doc]
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El 2010. 02. 04. 11:31, Lucius Windschuh escribió:
> Hi Gabor,
> is there any chance that the BSD-licensed bc will get readline support
> or that you add a switch in math/gnubc to re-enable readline support?
> This i a huge enhancement if you use bc interactively.
> I know that libreadline is GPL-licensed. But maybe, there is an alternative.
>    
Hi Lucius,

I've just committed a change to compile math/gnubc with libedit. It 
gives you the same and it is part of the base system. When I have sorted 
out some of my another TODOs, I'll check how complicated it would be to 
add libedit support to base bc.

Cheers,

-- 
Gabor Kovesdan
FreeBSD Volunteer

EMAIL: gabor@FreeBSD.org .:|:. gabor@kovesdan.org
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