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
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
Dependencies#
Version Information#
package-version.txt:
8.1.2
Equivalent System Packages#
arch:
$ sudo pacman -S readline
conda:
$ conda install readline
cygwin:
$ apt-cyg install libreadline-devel
Debian/Ubuntu:
$ sudo apt-get install libreadline-dev
Fedora/Redhat/CentOS:
$ sudo yum install readline-devel
freebsd:
$ sudo pkg install devel/readline
homebrew:
$ brew install readline
macports: install the following packages: readline
nix:
$ nix-env --install readline
opensuse:
$ sudo zypper install readline-devel "pkgconfig(readline)"
slackware:
$ sudo slackpkg install readline
void:
$ sudo xbps-install readline-devel
See https://repology.org/project/readline/versions
If the system package is installed, ./configure will check whether it can be used.