Magnus Hagander wrote: > > Would the easiest solution be to make a patch to readline for > > Win32, and only allow Win32 to link to readline if that patch > > is in readline, and spit out a compile error if readline > > doesn't have that patch. > > What would we patch it with? I don't think anybody has found a problem > there, this is a separate file that you ship along with it.
Well, the problem is that it handles backslash incorrectly. We could patch that in the readline source rather than playing with a configuaration file. > > As far as the license, psql spits out a copyright notice as > > it starts. > > It would be a shame to have to mention GPL in there. > > Even that may not be enough. This is the GPL we're talking about. At that point, psql becomes GPL, no question. > > Can we get any companies to fund a port of libedit to Win32? > > That would be nice. Takers? > > > > What does readline have that Win32 native editing does not? > > tab completion, for one. Some editing keys, IIRC. I thought history, but > it does seem we have history workign on native :) I think what we don't have is saving history between psql uses. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
