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Rewrote sections on GNU readline (now that I'm using 2.0), ftp, and

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@ -142,24 +142,37 @@ exec_prefix=DIRECTORY) overrides the prefix set at configuration time;
this may be more convenient than re-running the configure script if this may be more convenient than re-running the configure script if
you change your mind about the install prefix... you change your mind about the install prefix...
- You can use the GNU readline library to improve the interactive - You can use the GNU readline library to improve the interactive user
user interface: this gives you line editing and command history when interface: this gives you line editing and command history when
calling python interactively. You need to build the GNU readline calling python interactively. You need to configure build the GNU
library before running the configure script. Its sources are readline library before running the configure script. Its sources are
distributed with Python. This may involve some editing of the no longer distributed with Python; you can ftp them from any GNU
Makefile there -- I'm sorry, but I don't feel responsible for making mirror site, or from its home site:
it more portable or adapting it to autoconf... Pass the configure ftp://slc2.ins.cwru.edu/pub/dist/readline-2.0.tar.gz (or a higher
script the option --with-readline=DIRECTORY where DIRECTORY is the version number -- using version 1.x is not recommended). Pass the
absolute pathname of the directory where you've built the readline Python configure script the option --with-readline=DIRECTORY where
library. A known problem with the readline library is that it DIRECTORY is the absolute pathname of the directory where you've built
contains entry points which cause conflicts with the STDWIN and SGI GL the readline library. Some hints on building and using the readline
libraries. The stdwin conflict can be solved (and will be, in some library:
future release of stdwin) by adding a line saying '#define werase
w_erase' to the stdwin.h file (in the stdwin distribution, - On SGI IRIX 5, you may have to add the following
subdirectory H). The GL conflict may be solvable by reordering the -l to rldefs.h:
options on the final link command, but it appears unsafe... Another
hint: you may have to add -Dindex=strchr -Drindex=strrchr to #ifndef sigmask
readline's CFLAGS if your system doesn't have index and rindex. #define sigmask(sig) (1L << ((sig)-1))
#endif
- The readline library requires use of the termcap library. A
known problem with this is that it contains entry points which
cause conflicts with the STDWIN and SGI GL libraries. The stdwin
conflict can be solved (and will be, in the next release of
stdwin) by adding a line saying '#define werase w_erase' to the
stdwin.h file (in the stdwin distribution, subdirectory H). The
GL conflict has been solved in the Python configure script by a
hack that forces use of the static version of the termcap library.
- Check the newsgroup gnu.bash.bugs for specific problems with the
readline library.
- On SGI IRIX, and on Sun SOLARIS 2, you can use multiple threads. To - On SGI IRIX, and on Sun SOLARIS 2, you can use multiple threads. To
enable this, pass --with-thread. In the Modules/Setup file, enable enable this, pass --with-thread. In the Modules/Setup file, enable
@ -339,30 +352,22 @@ readline/ Source code for the GNU readline library
Ftp access Ftp access
---------- ----------
The latest Python source distribution can be ftp'ed from site The latest Python source distribution can be ftp'ed from
ftp.cwi.nl, directory /pub/python, file python<version>.tar.Z. You ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/python/python<version>.tar.gz. You can also find
can also find PostScript of the main Python documentation there, PostScript of the main Python documentation there, Macintosh and PC
Macintosh and PC binaries, and the latest STDWIN source distribution binaries, and the latest STDWIN source distribution (in directory
(in directory /pub/stdwin). Mirror sites are gatekeeper.dec.com /pub/stdwin). oFr mirror sites, see the list in the FAQ (Misc/FAQ
(/pub/plan/python/cwi), ftp.wustl.edu this directory).
(/graphics/graphics/sgi-stuff/python) and ftp.uu.net
(/languages/python) -- try these sites first if you are on the US
continent, or at least closer to it than to Europe. These mirror
sites are at most a day behind on the European archive!
If you don't have ftp access, send mail containing only the word HELP
to ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com or bitftp@pucc.princeton.edu, and the
server will send you instructions on how to make requests.
Mailing list Mailing list and Newsgroup
------------ --------------------------
There is a mailing list devoted to Python programming, design and There are a mailing list and a newsgroup devoted to Python
bugs. To subscribe, send mail containing your real name and e-mail programming, design and bugs. The newsgroup, comp.lang.python,
address in Internet form to "python-list-request@cwi.nl". If you have contains exactly the same messages as the mailing list. To subscribe
built and installed Python, you are urgently to subscribe to this to the mailing list, send mail containing your real name and e-mail
mailing list. address in Internet form to "python-list-request@cwi.nl".
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