Re: psql & readline & win32

Magnus Hagander wrote:
> > >> 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.
> >
> > Do the readline developers agree that it's "incorrect"? I
> > could see shipping a patch as a short-term band-aid, but not
> > if the patch isn't going to be accepted upstream.
>
> I have seen no such agreement. The ability to reconfigure the keys is
> definitly a feature, so it could perhaps be argued to be that. In
> general, I don't think they care too much about win32 :-( Which is
> another thing that makes libedit a lot more encouraging - if it could be
> made working.

I would love us to use libedit more, and our configure flags for libedit
are improved in 8.2.

> > I think what we don't have is saving history between psql uses.
>
> We do keep history if the new psql is startede in the same
> commandprompt. If you start a new cmd, history gets reset. (Which is
> what happens if you start it from the start menu)

Ah, OK, I was testing from the start menu.

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