Re: For gnuplot 4.2 rc3

[Petr M. <mi...@ph...>]

> > I wish rc3 appears soon. There, I propose the following changes:
> > 
> > 1. Apply [ gnuplot-Bugs-1612995 ] Flag 'interactive' not reset to FALSE
> >    after '-' plot script
> 
> As per the comments attached to the bug report, I don't think that
> patch is the correct fix for the problem.  The problem is not the
> interactive flag; it is a failure to distinguish between a typed
> "load" command  and an additional input file.

If the input file does not exist, or there is an error in it, gnuplot should 
exit. Instead, it loops forever. So there is a bug... (but I don't know a 
better fix).


> > 2. I propose to set
> > 	--with-readline=gnu
> >    to be the default, instead of the built-in readline.
> >    People (except for some distributors) always use this option,
> >    and setting this to default will save us time to answer those
> >    permanent emails "tabulator does not work in the new version".
> 
> Fine with me.  Do you have a patch?

It is enclosed. I think it is OK; I will commit it unless some other 
comments.

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