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--- Comment #5 from Alan Hourihane <alanh@???> 2011-12-20 14:53:42 ---
(In reply to comment #4)
> (In reply to comment #3)
> > This bug is still very valid when linking libpcre only statically.
>
> pcretest is not normally linked with -lreadline statically.
True, but when using...
--enable-pcretest-libreadline
it does, and the patch integrates into that option.
> > Attached is a patch I'm using which works around the problem, and implements
> > what the README suggests.
>
> It will not help those who link libreadline with other terminfo providers like
> -ltinfo.
> A portable way to implement this check would be actually attempting -lreadline
> linking, and, if that fails, try to link -lreadline along with other terminfo
> provideres.
True, it could be extended for other providers, but I don't have any of the
other providers installed, so unsure how to test unless you know of an easy fix
to the patch ?
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