Re: --with-libedit as default

[Paul Gilmartin <PaulGBoulder@xxxxxxx>]

On 2013-08-04, at 10:21, Maurício Antunes wrote:

>>> I would like to use dash as an interactive shell.
> 
>> The problem is that enabling the libedit support does not provide you
>> with auto-completion, AFAIK.
> 
> You're right, just tested it.
> 
> What would it take to have auto-completion in dash
> (even if disabled by default)?
>  
Here, I'll be a POSIX fanatic.  I believe POSIX requires
command line editing; not auto-completion.  POSIX provides
a usually clear although not satisfactory to all line of
demarcation between standard function and bloat.

    http://aleksan.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/the-camels-nose-fable-a-favourite-for-teaching-about-setting-limits/

-- gil

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