Re: [bug-inetutils] Readline code

[Simon Josefsson]

Mats Erik Andersson <address@hidden> writes:

> lördag den 19 november 2011 klockan 11:42 skrev Simon Josefsson detta:
>> I added a #include of readline/history.h to make things build properly,
>> until we resolve the more long term solution.
>
> This takes care of one issue I did observe. Another one is that
> the GNUlib module "readline" is never built, and the code links
> against the system library. This is intended. Right?

Yes, if you have the system library.  The gnulib code should only kick
in if there is no system library.

> More importantly, I just pushed (and had to recalculate since
> you came in the way) a regression in "telnet/" and "telnetd/",
> migrating to HAVE_READLINE. The resulting FTP client and TELNET
> client are tested to work with history for
>
>   GNU/Linux, GNU/OpenSolaris, and OpenIndiana.

Thank you!

> The new TELNET server is verified on GNU/OpenSolaris, but still
> shows the unrelated "TERM='TERM=linux'" error!

Perhaps a getenv/setenv issue?  Is this a recent regression or just
something you noticed now?

/Simon