readline 4.2 update

readline 4.2 update

[David O'Brien]

Would it be possible for src/readline to be updated to 4.2 before the
next major GDB release?  At the moment it is impossible to build stock
sources with the latest stock libreadline (which is installed as a
separate lib in FreeBSD) due to conflicting definitions of `tilde_expand'
in gdb/defs.h.

-- 
-- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)

Re: readline 4.2 update

[Albert Chin]

On Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 06:18:45PM -0700, David O'Brien wrote:
> Would it be possible for src/readline to be updated to 4.2 before the
> next major GDB release?  At the moment it is impossible to build stock
> sources with the latest stock libreadline (which is installed as a
> separate lib in FreeBSD) due to conflicting definitions of `tilde_expand'
> in gdb/defs.h.

Latest readline version is 4.2a.

-- 
albert chin (china@thewrittenword.com)

Re: readline 4.2 update

[David O'Brien]

On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 10:49:07AM -0500, Albert Chin wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 06:18:45PM -0700, David O'Brien wrote:
> > Would it be possible for src/readline to be updated to 4.2 before the
> > next major GDB release?  At the moment it is impossible to build stock
> > sources with the latest stock libreadline (which is installed as a
> > separate lib in FreeBSD) due to conflicting definitions of `tilde_expand'
> > in gdb/defs.h.
> 
> Latest readline version is 4.2a.

Works for me too. :-)
But I haven't heard any opinion about updating readline.

Re: readline 4.2 update

[Christopher Faylor]

On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 09:02:35AM -0700, David O'Brien wrote:
>On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 10:49:07AM -0500, Albert Chin wrote:
>> On Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 06:18:45PM -0700, David O'Brien wrote:
>> > Would it be possible for src/readline to be updated to 4.2 before the
>> > next major GDB release?  At the moment it is impossible to build stock
>> > sources with the latest stock libreadline (which is installed as a
>> > separate lib in FreeBSD) due to conflicting definitions of `tilde_expand'
>> > in gdb/defs.h.
>> 
>> Latest readline version is 4.2a.
>
>Works for me too. :-)
>But I haven't heard any opinion about updating readline.

I'm sure it's just a matter of tuit cycles for the person responsible for
importing readline.

cgf

Re: readline 4.2 update

[Elena Zannoni]

Christopher Faylor writes:
 > On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 09:02:35AM -0700, David O'Brien wrote:
 > >On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 10:49:07AM -0500, Albert Chin wrote:
 > >> On Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 06:18:45PM -0700, David O'Brien wrote:
 > >> > Would it be possible for src/readline to be updated to 4.2 before the
 > >> > next major GDB release?  At the moment it is impossible to build stock
 > >> > sources with the latest stock libreadline (which is installed as a
 > >> > separate lib in FreeBSD) due to conflicting definitions of `tilde_expand'
 > >> > in gdb/defs.h.
 > >> 
 > >> Latest readline version is 4.2a.
 > >
 > >Works for me too. :-)
 > >But I haven't heard any opinion about updating readline.
 > 
 > I'm sure it's just a matter of tuit cycles for the person responsible for
 > importing readline.
 > 
 > cgf

Yes, that would be me. I'll bump up the priority of the task.

Elena

Re: readline 4.2 update

[Elena Zannoni]

Elena Zannoni writes:
 > Christopher Faylor writes:
 >  > On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 09:02:35AM -0700, David O'Brien wrote:
 >  > >On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 10:49:07AM -0500, Albert Chin wrote:
 >  > >> On Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 06:18:45PM -0700, David O'Brien wrote:
 >  > >> > Would it be possible for src/readline to be updated to 4.2 before the
 >  > >> > next major GDB release?  At the moment it is impossible to build stock
 >  > >> > sources with the latest stock libreadline (which is installed as a
 >  > >> > separate lib in FreeBSD) due to conflicting definitions of `tilde_expand'
 >  > >> > in gdb/defs.h.
 >  > >> 
 >  > >> Latest readline version is 4.2a.
 >  > >
 >  > >Works for me too. :-)
 >  > >But I haven't heard any opinion about updating readline.
 >  > 
 >  > I'm sure it's just a matter of tuit cycles for the person responsible for
 >  > importing readline.
 >  > 
 >  > cgf
 > 
 > Yes, that would be me. I'll bump up the priority of the task.
 > 
 > Elena


Ah, readline4.3 just came out....

Elena

Re: readline 4.2 update

[David O'Brien]

Its been _over_ am month now since your responce.  And 2 months since my
request to do this, and over a year since you said you would import 4.2
when you got "a spare moment".  Please either do it, or give me
permission to do it.  FreeBSD needs this, SuSE needs this as we both link
gdb with a system libreadline.

-- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)


On Thu, Jul 18, 2002 at 09:45:08AM -0400, Elena Zannoni wrote:
> Elena Zannoni writes:
>  > Christopher Faylor writes:
>  >  > On Fri, Jul 05, 2002@09:02:35AM -0700, David O'Brien wrote:
>  >  > >On Fri, Jul 05, 2002@10:49:07AM -0500, Albert Chin wrote:
>  >  > >> On Thu, Jun 27, 2002@06:18:45PM -0700, David O'Brien wrote:
>  >  > >> > Would it be possible for src/readline to be updated to 4.2 before the
>  >  > >> > next major GDB release?  At the moment it is impossible to build stock
>  >  > >> > sources with the latest stock libreadline (which is installed as a
>  >  > >> > separate lib in FreeBSD) due to conflicting definitions of `tilde_expand'
>  >  > >> > in gdb/defs.h.
>  >  > >> 
>  >  > >> Latest readline version is 4.2a.
>  >  > >
>  >  > >Works for me too. :-)
>  >  > >But I haven't heard any opinion about updating readline.
>  >  > 
>  >  > I'm sure it's just a matter of tuit cycles for the person responsible for
>  >  > importing readline.
>  >  > cgf
>  > 
>  > Yes, that would be me. I'll bump up the priority of the task.
>  > Elena
> 
> Ah, readline4.3 just came out....
> Elena

Re: readline 4.2 update

[Andrew Cagney]

> Its been _over_ am month now since your responce.  And 2 months since my
> request to do this, and over a year since you said you would import 4.2
> when you got "a spare moment".  Please either do it, or give me
> permission to do it.  FreeBSD needs this, SuSE needs this as we both link
> gdb with a system libreadline.

Just FYI,

GDB 5.3 branches in ~< two weeks, so I don't know that doing an import 
now is a good idea :-/

Hmm, given that a GDB distro already needs to be bundled in with its own 
private version of BFD and OPCODES, I can't see why READLINE should be 
treated differently.

enjoy,
Andrew

Re: readline 4.2 update

[David O'Brien]

On Thu, Aug 22, 2002 at 04:06:57PM -0400, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> >Its been _over_ am month now since your responce.  And 2 months since my
> >request to do this, and over a year since you said you would import 4.2
> >when you got "a spare moment".  Please either do it, or give me
> >permission to do it.  FreeBSD needs this, SuSE needs this as we both link
> >gdb with a system libreadline.
> 
> Just FYI,
> 
> GDB 5.3 branches in ~< two weeks, so I don't know that doing an import 
> now is a good idea :-/

*sigh* that's why I asked about this a while back.  Can I get permission
to upgrade to readline 4.3 in HEAD after the branch?

> Hmm, given that a GDB distro already needs to be bundled in with its own 
> private version of BFD and OPCODES, I can't see why READLINE should be 
> treated differently.

People do it anyway. :-)
 
-- 
-- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)

Re: readline 4.2 update

[Elena Zannoni]

David O'Brien writes:
 > Its been _over_ am month now since your responce.  And 2 months since my
 > request to do this, and over a year since you said you would import 4.2
 > when you got "a spare moment".  Please either do it, or give me
 > permission to do it.  FreeBSD needs this, SuSE needs this as we both link
 > gdb with a system libreadline.
 > 
 > -- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)

sorry. Gdb is supposed to branch on the 4th of September, how about
right after that? Alternatively, would making a branch and importing
readline there help?  Are you linking with 4.2 or 4.3?

Elena




 > 
 > 
 > On Thu, Jul 18, 2002 at 09:45:08AM -0400, Elena Zannoni wrote:
 > > Elena Zannoni writes:
 > >  > Christopher Faylor writes:
 > >  >  > On Fri, Jul 05, 2002@09:02:35AM -0700, David O'Brien wrote:
 > >  >  > >On Fri, Jul 05, 2002@10:49:07AM -0500, Albert Chin wrote:
 > >  >  > >> On Thu, Jun 27, 2002@06:18:45PM -0700, David O'Brien wrote:
 > >  >  > >> > Would it be possible for src/readline to be updated to 4.2 before the
 > >  >  > >> > next major GDB release?  At the moment it is impossible to build stock
 > >  >  > >> > sources with the latest stock libreadline (which is installed as a
 > >  >  > >> > separate lib in FreeBSD) due to conflicting definitions of `tilde_expand'
 > >  >  > >> > in gdb/defs.h.
 > >  >  > >> 
 > >  >  > >> Latest readline version is 4.2a.
 > >  >  > >
 > >  >  > >Works for me too. :-)
 > >  >  > >But I haven't heard any opinion about updating readline.
 > >  >  > 
 > >  >  > I'm sure it's just a matter of tuit cycles for the person responsible for
 > >  >  > importing readline.
 > >  >  > cgf
 > >  > 
 > >  > Yes, that would be me. I'll bump up the priority of the task.
 > >  > Elena
 > > 
 > > Ah, readline4.3 just came out....
 > > Elena

Re: readline 4.2 update

[Daniel Jacobowitz]

On Thu, Aug 22, 2002 at 04:13:58PM -0400, Elena Zannoni wrote:
> David O'Brien writes:
>  > Its been _over_ am month now since your responce.  And 2 months since my
>  > request to do this, and over a year since you said you would import 4.2
>  > when you got "a spare moment".  Please either do it, or give me
>  > permission to do it.  FreeBSD needs this, SuSE needs this as we both link
>  > gdb with a system libreadline.
>  > 
>  > -- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
> 
> sorry. Gdb is supposed to branch on the 4th of September, how about
> right after that? Alternatively, would making a branch and importing
> readline there help?  Are you linking with 4.2 or 4.3?

FYI, the Debian package contains patches to use a system libreadline
4.3; I want to integrate them but I haven't been able to think of a
clean way to do it, so I'm just holding onto them.  Let me know if you
want a copy.

The nice thing is, 4.3 fixes longstanding problems with Home/End...

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software                         Debian GNU/Linux Developer