readline: Command line editing library¶
Description¶
The GNU Readline library provides a set of functions for use by applications that allow users to edit command lines as they are typed in. Both Emacs and vi editing modes are available. The Readline library includes additional functions to maintain a list of previously-entered command lines, to recall and perhaps reedit those lines, and perform csh-like history expansion on previous commands.
Website: http://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html
License¶
GPL V3+
Upstream Contact¶
Chet Ramey at http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/~chet
Dependencies¶
ncurses
Special Update/Build Instructions¶
We build readline using ncurses. Readline needs to be told to link with libtinfo (part of ncurses), this is what the patch 0002-ltinfo.patch does.
Patches¶
0001-macports.patch: Changes to shobj.conf for OS/X, from macports:
https://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports/devel/readline/files/patch-shobj-conf.diff
0002-ltinfo.patch: We build readline using ncurses, and for that it needs to be told to link with libtinfo (part of ncurses).
Type¶
standard
Equivalent System Packages¶
arch:
$ sudo pacman -S readline-devel
conda:
$ conda install readline-devel
cygwin:
$ apt-cyg install readline-devel
Debian/Ubuntu:
$ sudo apt-get install readline-devel
Fedora/Redhat/CentOS:
$ sudo yum install readline-devel
freebsd:
$ sudo pkg install readline-devel
homebrew:
$ brew install readline-devel
nix:
$ nix-env --install readline-devel
opensuse:
$ sudo zypper install readline-devel
slackware:
$ sudo slackpkg install readline-devel
void:
$ sudo xbps-install readline-devel
See https://repology.org/project/readline-devel/versions
If the system package is installed, ./configure will check whether it can be used.