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 Readline-&readline-version; Readline <para>The Readline package is a set of libraries that offer command-line editing and history capabilities.</para> <segmentedlist> <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> <seglistitem> <seg>&readline-fin-sbu;</seg> <seg>&readline-fin-du;</seg> </seglistitem> </segmentedlist> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of Readline Reinstalling Readline will cause the old libraries to be moved to <libraryname>.old. While this is normally not a problem, in some cases it can trigger a linking bug in ldconfig. This can be avoided by issuing the following two seds: sed -i '/MV.*old/d' Makefile.in sed -i '/{OLDSUFF}/c:' support/shlib-install Now fix a problem identified upstream: patch -Np1 -i ../&readline-fixes-patch; Prepare Readline for compilation: ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --disable-static \ --with-curses \ --docdir=/usr/share/doc/readline-&readline-version; The meaning of the new configure option: --with-curses This option tells Readline that it can find the termcap library functions in the curses library, not a separate termcap library. This will generate the correct readline.pc file. Compile the package: make SHLIB_LIBS="-lncursesw" The meaning of the make option: SHLIB_LIBS="-lncursesw" This option forces Readline to link against the libncursesw library. This package does not come with a test suite. Install the package: make SHLIB_LIBS="-lncursesw" install If desired, install the documentation: install -v -m644 doc/*.{ps,pdf,html,dvi} /usr/share/doc/readline-&readline-version; Installation of Readline - 32bit Clean previous build: make distclean Prepare Readline for compilation: CC="gcc -m32" ./configure \ --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu \ --prefix=/usr \ --libdir=/usr/lib32 \ --disable-static \ --with-curses Compile the package: make SHLIB_LIBS="-lncursesw" Install the package: make SHLIB_LIBS="-lncursesw" DESTDIR=$PWD/DESTDIR install cp -Rv DESTDIR/usr/lib32/* /usr/lib32 rm -rf DESTDIR Installation of Readline - x32bit Clean previous build: make distclean Prepare Readline for compilation: CC="gcc -mx32" ./configure \ --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnux32 \ --prefix=/usr \ --libdir=/usr/libx32 \ --disable-static \ --with-curses Compile the package: make SHLIB_LIBS="-lncursesw" Install the package: make SHLIB_LIBS="-lncursesw" DESTDIR=$PWD/DESTDIR install cp -Rv DESTDIR/usr/libx32/* /usr/libx32 rm -rf DESTDIR Contents of Readline Installed libraries Installed directories libhistory.so and libreadline.so /usr/include/readline and /usr/share/doc/readline-&readline-version; Short Descriptions libhistory Provides a consistent user interface for recalling lines of history libhistory libreadline Provides a set of commands for manipulating text entered in an interactive session of a program libreadline