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diff --git a/readline/README b/readline/README index 7aa939452fb..8dd09cc5373 100644 --- a/readline/README +++ b/readline/README @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Introduction ============ -This is the Gnu Readline library, version 4.3. +This is the Gnu Readline library, version 5.1. The Readline library provides a set of functions for use by applications that allow users to edit command lines as they are typed in. Both @@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ SHLIB_XLDFLAGS Additional flags to pass to SHOBJ_LD for shared library SHLIB_LIBS Any additional libraries that shared libraries should be linked against when they are created. +SHLIB_LIBPREF The prefix to use when generating the filename of the shared + library. The default is `lib'; Cygwin uses `cyg'. + SHLIB_LIBSUFF The suffix to add to `libreadline' and `libhistory' when generating the filename of the shared library. Many systems use `so'; HP-UX uses `sl'. @@ -118,6 +121,17 @@ SHLIB_LIBVERSION The string to append to the filename to indicate the version numbers; use `$(SHLIB_LIBSUFF).$(SHLIB_MAJOR)' on those systems. Other Unix versions use different schemes. +SHLIB_DLLVERSION The version number for shared libraries that determines API + compatibility between readline versions and the underlying + system. Used only on Cygwin. Defaults to $SHLIB_MAJOR, but + can be overridden at configuration time by defining DLLVERSION + in the environment. + +SHLIB_DOT The character used to separate the name of the shared library + from the suffix and version information. The default is `.'; + systems like Cygwin which don't separate version information + from the library name should set this to the empty string. + SHLIB_STATUS Set this to `supported' when you have defined the other necessary variables. Make uses this to determine whether or not shared library creation should be attempted. |