Re: another merge from 1.8

[Neil Jerram]

Kevin Ryde <address@hidden> writes:

> * Are the hpux ia64 bits meant to be in 1.8?  If it's a portability
>   matter then it ought to be applicable.

Yes, they should be in 1.8.  From some outstanding reports, I'm not
sure this area is fully correct yet, but it makes sense to do it in
1.8 and then merge to head, so I'll make sure I do that from now on.

Have you already done the merge of these changes to 1.8, or should I
do that?

> * Is the readline "new-input-prompt" bit meant to be in 1.8?

That one's debatable.  It seems on reflection that the change wasn't
directly related to the reported (by Jon Wilson) problem.  So it
should probably be considered an enhancement, not a bugfix - hence not
for 1.8.

> * Notes about being subscribed to bug-guile would go in 1.8, if
>   it's true now.

The report that prompted me to add all these notes was very recent, so
I'd be surprised if it's no longer true that you need to be subscribed.

I guess it would be better for these notes to be in 1.8 too.

Regards,
     Neil