Re: psql shell problem

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: "Denis A(dot) Doroshenko" <d(dot)doroshenko(at)omnitel(dot)net>
Cc: Frank Bax <fbax(at)sympatico(dot)ca>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: psql shell problem
Date: 2001-05-21 17:17:23
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.30.0105211916140.757-100000@peter.localdomain
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Denis A. Doroshenko writes:

> On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 05:28:22PM +0200, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > Frank Bax writes:
> >
> > > I have a machine with OpenBSD 2.6 and PSQL 6.5.3 that allows the use of
> > > up-arrow to retreive/edit previous commands.
> > >
> > > I recently built a new machine with OpenBSD 2.8 and PSQL 7.0.2 (from
> > > package) and this feature is GONE!
> >
> > Install readline and rebuild.
>
> no need for that. OpenBSD has GNU readline. may be not the
> latest-coolest-super-duper-GNU-tool-that-fits-all-and-even-more, but
> normal library which _works_ if before making you move one line in
> psql's input.h. why install new if the older one works like a charm?

You must have a peculiar definition of "works" and "charm", if you read
the original poster's message.

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Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net http://funkturm.homeip.net/~peter

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