Updated DRAFT, incorporating comments and corrections.
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GNU readline
1. Summary
This fast-track introduces GNU readline, version 5.2,
into the Solaris WOS.
Patch release binding is requested.
2. Discussion
GNU readline is a library used for reading lines of
text with interactive input and history editing.
It is used by a variety of open-source applications
including virsh (part of libvirt, which has recently
been submitted to ARC [1]).
Readline is delivered as two libraries, libreadline
and libhistory. The functions for editing lines are
in libreadline and the functions for saving and recalling
previous command-line history are in libhistory. Both
libraries can be used independently, if desired.
GNU readline is currently available in the Solaris
Companion CD (CCD). This proposal removes it from the
CCD and adds it to the SFW consolidation.
Further information on readline, including APIs and
user and programming guides are available at the GNU
readline website [2] and copies of the manuals are
attached.
GNU readline will be installed in /usr as per the
guidelines of PSARC/2007/047, /usr/gnu [3].
3. Interfaces
Exported Interfaces
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SUNWgnu-readline Uncommitted Package name
/usr/lib/libreadline.so.4 Uncommitted Shared object
library
/usr/lib/libreadline.so Uncommitted Symbolic link
/usr/lib/libhistory.so.4 Uncommitted Shared object
library
/usr/lib/libhistory.so Uncommitted Symbolic link
/usr/share/man/man3/readline.3 Uncommitted manpage
/usr/share/info/readline.info Uncommitted Info document
/usr/share/info/rluserman.info Uncommitted Info document
/usr/share/info/history.info Uncommitted Info document
/usr/include/readline Uncommitted Directory
/usr/include/readline/chardefs.h Uncommitted Header file
/usr/include/readline/history.h Uncommitted Header file
/usr/include/readline/keymaps.h Uncommitted Header file
/usr/include/readline/readline.h Uncommitted Header file
/usr/include/readline/rlconf.h Uncommitted Header file
/usr/include/readline/rlstdc.h Uncommitted Header file
/usr/include/readline/rltypedefs.h Uncommitted Header file
/usr/include/readline/tilde.h Uncommitted Header file
4. References
[1] Mark Johnson, PSARC/2007/157: libvirt - a LGPL library to control
guest domains
[2] http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html
[3] S. Hahn, B. Smaalders, and R. Orth, PSARC/2007/047: /usr/gnu
APPENDIX A
[ copy of http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/php/chet/readline/readline.html ]
APPENDIX B
[ copy of http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/php/chet/readline/history.html ]
APPENDIX C
[ copy of http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/php/chet/readline/rluserman.html ]
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