now GNU readline (was Re: Subversion? )

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--- Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des at des.no> ha scritto: 

> 
> GNU readline is required by other GNU software in the tree (like gdb).
> We have our own line-editing library (editline) which should be used
> for all non-GNU software.  ISTR that Vinum is the only non-GNU
> software in our tree that uses readline instead of editline, but this
> may have changed.
>

There is an additional header in NetBSD's editline for readline compatibility
that we are not installing by default. NetBSD also has Vinum and I think they
got rid of readline a while ago too so we can probably do without it.

For those wondering why getting rid of the useful GNU readline is important or
desirable at all: it's a library but it's covered by the GPL (not the LGPL),
meaning it has the ability to "poison" everything that is linked with it.

cheers,

    Pedro. 



	

	
		
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