> Hello Chet,
>
> readline-6.2 complete.c get_y_or_n:
> /* For now, disable pager in callback mode, until we later convert to state
> driven functions. Have to wait until next major version to add new
> state definition, since it will change value of RL_STATE_DONE. */
> #if defined (READLINE_CALLBACKS)
> if (RL_ISSTATE (RL_STATE_CALLBACK))
> return 1;
> #endif
>
> this makes readline not much suitable with GDB as GDB uses it only in callback
> mode and thus any large <tab>-completion are printed without any question.
It's not easy to make the readline pager, as it's currently structured, work
in callback mode. That's a blocking read; it makes many multithreaded
programs that use callback mode not useful. (Especially window-based programs,
which can't get the input they need to satisfy the request.)
> What is the schedule for `next major version' and/or is there an approved hack
> in the meantime?
You can try to remove that part of the code, restoring the old status quo.
Chet
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Chet Ramey, ITS, CWRU [email protected] http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/~chet/
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