[Jython-dev] Re: ReadlineConsole and java readline 0.6

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[John Dickson on jython-users]

>Folks
>
>I recently installed the java readline library to get good console 
>support on jython under Linux.  I installed the latest version of the 
>library (version 0.6), and discovered that it needs the following change 
>to run.

Thanks for the patch, I recently added something similar:

> http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/jython/jython/org/python/util/ReadlineConsole.java.diff?r1=1.4&r2=1.5

In my version you would have to set a registry property to use the GNU
version since the default will use Editline. I also silently ignore
errors and depend on the pure java fallback.

I'm wide open to changes and suggestions. I don't use readline myself
and depend completely on user feedback.

regards,
finn