Re: Debian readline/libedit breakage

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Debian readline/libedit breakage
Date: 2011-02-10 22:55:55
Message-ID: 4D546CFB.5000702@dunslane.net
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On 02/10/2011 05:34 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Per:
>
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=607109
>
> It seems we may have a problem to consider. As far as I know, we are the
> only major platform that supports libedit but our default is readline.
> Unfortunately readline is not compatible with OpenSSL (apparently?)
> licensing.
>
> This seems that it may be a problem for us considering the pre-package
> builds we do.
>
> What does everyone think? Should we work on getting libedit up to snuff?

I'll be happy if you do, but why haven't I haven't noticed, say, RedHat
taking this line?

cheers

andrew

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