[Python-Dev] Building on OS X 10.4 fails (original) (raw)

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Wed Jan 18 19:37:39 CET 2006


Anthony> It sounds like configure needs to grow a test to detect that a
Anthony> "libreadline" it finds is actually the crackful "libedit" and
Anthony> refuse to use it if so.

>> FYI: Real libreadline is GPL, ...

Didn't Python's readline module work with libedit once upon a time? I believe that's the readline semi-clone that Rich Salz quite awhile ago. I've forgotten the details of the difference (missing history capabilities perhaps). Is there some way we can make libedit palatable again?

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