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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1997-08-05 21:27:50 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1997-08-05 21:27:50 (GMT)
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New mechanism for GNU readline interface, via module
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@@ -120,6 +120,16 @@ signal signalmodule.c # signal(2)
#*shared*
+# GNU readline. Unlike previous Python incarnations, GNU readline is
+# now incorporated in an optional module, configured in the Setup file
+# instead of by a configure script switch. You may have to insert a
+# -L option pointing to the directory where libreadline.* lives,
+# and you may have to change -ltermcap to -ltermlib or perhaps remove
+# it, depending on your system -- see the GNU readline instructions.
+# It's okay for this to be a shared library, too.
+
+#readline readline.c -lreadline -ltermcap
+
# Modules that should always be present (non UNIX dependent):