| From: | "Magnus Hagander" <mha(at)sollentuna(dot)net> |
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| To: | "Bruce Momjian" <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: psql & readline & win32 |
| Date: | 2006-02-13 11:56:20 |
| Message-ID: | 6BCB9D8A16AC4241919521715F4D8BCE6C7FE7@algol.sollentuna.se |
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> 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.
> 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.
> 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 :)
//Magnus
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