On Mon, 30 Jun 2014 13:22:19 +0200 Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > release] > Reply-To: > In-Reply-To: <20140627124236.793bc975.robby@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Hi Robby, > > On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 12:42:36PM -0500, Robby Workman wrote: > > Hi Pablo, > > > > I get this error after configure: > > > > checking for readline in -lreadline... no > > configure: error: No suitable version of libreadline found > > > > It appears that you're depending on distro-specific enhancements to > > readline, specifically that Fedora explicitly links libtinfo, Arch > > explicitly links ncurses, etcetera, while according to upstream > > readline, this should not occur -- from INSTALL file in readline: > > > > The readline `configure' recognizes a single `--with-PACKAGE' > > option: > > > > `--with-curses' > > This tells readline that it can find the termcap library > > functions (tgetent, et al.) in the curses library, rather than a > > separate termcap library. Readline uses the termcap functions, but > > does not link with the termcap or curses library itself, allowing > > applications which link with readline the to choose an appropriate > > library. This option tells readline to link the example programs > > with the curses library rather than libtermcap. > > > > I think this will be useful: > > https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_lib_readline.html > > Thanks for the detailed report. > > Would you send us a patch that you can test in your fedora setup? I > would appreciate it. Thanks. I don't have a fedora setup, and unfortunately, I'm not comfortable enough with coding to do that anyway... Here's what NetworkManager did for the same problem: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=29297f8531e24d4df616c5c3acace9e23a695a02 -RW -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
