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author | Elena Zannoni <ezannoni@kwikemart.cygnus.com> | 2002-12-08 22:31:39 +0000 |
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committer | Elena Zannoni <ezannoni@kwikemart.cygnus.com> | 2002-12-08 22:31:39 +0000 |
commit | 711a125cd3c4a70294cd96615120cb61b64ef88e (patch) | |
tree | cd5afad1dcbda8ecd4316225edaed77fc3174ee6 /readline/README | |
parent | 726941b1ecf998b928ad0e0f84d637849f6c3e63 (diff) | |
download | gdb-711a125cd3c4a70294cd96615120cb61b64ef88e.tar.gz |
Import of readline 4.3.
Non-readline modified files:
src/gdb/ChangeLog src/gdb/defs.h src/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
src/gdb/cli/cli-setshow.c src/gdb/tui/ChangeLog
src/gdb/tui/tuiWin.c
In readline directory:
* compat.c, mbutil.c, misc.c, rlmbutil.h, rltypedefs.h,
text.c, doc/history.0, doc/history.3, support/wcwidth.c,
examples/readlinebuf.h, examples/rlcat.c: New files.
* CHANGELOG, CHANGES, INSTALL, MANIFEST, Makefile.in, README,
aclocal.m4, ansi_stdlib.h, bind.c, callback.c, chardefs.h,
complete.c, config.h.in, configure, configure.in, display.c,
emacs_keymap.c, funmap.c, histexpand.c, histfile.c, histlib.h,
history.c, history.h, histsearch.c, input.c, isearch.c,
keymaps.c, keymaps.h, kill.c, macro.c, nls.c, parens.c,
posixdir.h, readline.c, readline.h, rlconf.h, rldefs.h,
rlprivate.h, rlshell.h, rlstdc.h, rltty.c, savestring.c,
search.c, shell.c, signals.c, terminal.c, tilde.c, tilde.h,
undo.c, util.c, vi_keymap.c, vi_mode.c, xmalloc.c, xmalloc.h,
doc/Makefile.in, doc/hist.texinfo, doc/hstech.texinfo,
doc/hsuser.texinfo, doc/manvers.texinfo, doc/readline.3,
doc/rlman.texinfo, doc/rltech.texinfo, doc/rluser.texinfo
doc/rluserman.texinfo, doc/texi2dvi, doc/texi2html,
shlib/Makefile.in, support/install.sh, support/mkdirs,
support/mkdist, support/shlib-install, support/shobj-conf,
examples/Inputrc, examples/Makefile.in, examples/fileman.c,
examples/histexamp.c, examples/manexamp.c, examples/rl.c,
examples/rlfe.c, examples/rltest.c, examples/rlversion.c:
Modified files.
Diffstat (limited to 'readline/README')
-rw-r--r-- | readline/README | 37 |
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/readline/README b/readline/README index 41a5d0c82d6..7aa939452fb 100644 --- a/readline/README +++ b/readline/README @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Introduction ============ -This is the Gnu Readline library, version 4.1. +This is the Gnu Readline library, version 4.3. 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 @@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ may be used without Readline in applications which desire its capabilities. The Readline library is free software, distributed under the terms of -the GNU Public License, version 2. For more information, see the file -COPYING. +the [GNU] General Public License, version 2. For more information, see +the file COPYING. To build the library, try typing `./configure', then `make'. The configuration process is automated, so no further intervention should @@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ to customize and control the build process. The file rlconf.h contains C preprocessor defines that enable and disable certain Readline features. +The special make target `everything' will build the static and shared +libraries (if the target platform supports them) and the examples. + Examples ======== @@ -54,6 +57,9 @@ a Makefile in the `shlib' subdirectory, and typing `make shared' will cause shared versions of the Readline and History libraries to be built on supported platforms. +If `configure' is given the `--enable-shared' option, it will attempt +to build the shared libraries by default on supported platforms. + Configure calls the script support/shobj-conf to test whether or not shared library creation is supported and to generate the values of variables that are substituted into shlib/Makefile. If you @@ -64,8 +70,8 @@ your platform. If you need to update support/shobj-conf, you will need to create a `stanza' for your operating system and compiler. The script uses the value of host_os and ${CC} as determined by configure. For -instance, FreeBSD 2.2.5 with any version of gcc is identified as -`freebsd2.2.5-gcc*'. +instance, FreeBSD 4.2 with any version of gcc is identified as +`freebsd4.2-gcc*'. In the stanza for your operating system-compiler pair, you will need to define several variables. They are: @@ -122,18 +128,21 @@ Once you have updated support/shobj-conf, re-run configure and type `make shared'. The shared libraries will be created in the shlib subdirectory. -Since shared libraries are not created on all platforms, `make install' -will not automatically install the shared libraries. To install them, -change the current directory to shlib and type `make install'. Running -`make install-shared' from the top-level build directory will also work. +If shared libraries are created, `make install' will install them. +You may install only the shared libraries by running `make +install-shared' from the top-level build directory. Running `make +install' in the shlib subdirectory will also work. If you don't want +to install any created shared libraries, run `make install-static'. Documentation ============= -The documentation for the Readline and History libraries appears in the -`doc' subdirectory. There are two texinfo files and a Unix-style manual -page describing the programming facilities available in the Readline -library. The texinfo files include both user and programmer's manuals. +The documentation for the Readline and History libraries appears in +the `doc' subdirectory. There are three texinfo files and a +Unix-style manual page describing the facilities available in the +Readline library. The texinfo files include both user and +programmer's manuals. HTML versions of the manuals appear in the +`doc' subdirectory as well. Reporting Bugs ============== @@ -144,7 +153,7 @@ Bug reports for Readline should be sent to: When reporting a bug, please include the following information: - * the version number and release status of Readline (e.g., 4.0-release) + * the version number and release status of Readline (e.g., 4.2-release) * the machine and OS that it is running on * a list of the compilation flags or the contents of `config.h', if appropriate |