Public bug reported: php5-cli have a Readline extension. http://php.net/readline
PHP on Ubuntu is compiled using the libedit library instead of GNU Readline. readline() wont accept some characters such as åäö. Test case: $ php -r "readline('>');" ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: php5-cli 5.3.5-1ubuntu7.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: amd64 CheckboxSubmission: 8b5778459c1f0a1989b8d1d888befce0 CheckboxSystem: 4ed15c40009aa6f7770f606350a390a2 Date: Wed Jul 27 03:18:24 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en LANG=en_US.UTF-8 LC_MESSAGES=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: php5 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-03-28 (120 days ago) ** Affects: php5 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug natty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to php5 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/816758 Title: Cant type some characters in readline() To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/+bug/816758/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs