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Date:      Fri, 17 Mar 1995 17:47:16 +0300
From:      "Andrey A. Chernov, Black Mage" <ache@astral.msk.su>
To:        Satoshi Asami/=?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCQHUbKEI=?= =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCOCsbKEIgGyRCOC0bKEI=?= <asami@cs.berkeley.edu>, nate@trout.sri.MT.net
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.org, ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: What programs use libreadline?
Message-ID:  <HKq3QQlib2@astral.msk.su>
In-Reply-To: <199503171046.CAA04032@silvia.HIP.Berkeley.EDU>; from Satoshi Asami/=?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCQHUbKEI=?= =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCOCsbKEIgGyRCOC0bKEI=?= at Fri, 17 Mar 1995 02:46:55 -0800
References:  <199503171046.CAA04032@silvia.HIP.Berkeley.EDU>

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In message <199503171046.CAA04032@silvia.HIP.Berkeley.EDU> Satoshi
    Asami/=?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCQHUbKEI=?=
    =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCOCsbKEIgGyRCOC0bKEI=?= writes:

> * Aside from gdb in the source tree, which programs use libreadline?  I'm
> * assuming bash does, but I'm not aware of any other program that uses it
> * that runs (or might run) under FreeBSD.  If you know of a program, can
> * you send me private email and let me know so I can test out a change I
> * would like to make to the readline library to make it easier to upgrade
> * to newer versions of gdb when they are released.

>Actually bash doesn't, since there has been a version mismatch and
>Andrew made it compile with its own readline.  I don't know what
>happens with the latest upgrade though.

1) Bash and system libreadline versions is identical with
local patches added to both of them.
2) Bash use bad programming style and compile readline with -DSHELL,
so it is impossible to use system one for it.


-- 
Andrey A. Chernov        : And I rest so composedly,  /Now, in my bed,
ache@astral.msk.su       : That any beholder  /Might fancy me dead -
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RELCOM Team,FreeBSD Team :         E.A.Poe         From "For Annie" 1849



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