Introduction
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-This is the Gnu Readline library, version 4.3.
+This is the Gnu Readline library, version 6.2.
The Readline library provides a set of functions for use by applications
that allow users to edit command lines as they are typed in. Both
capabilities.
The Readline library is free software, distributed under the terms of
-the [GNU] General Public License, version 2. For more information, see
-the file COPYING.
+the [GNU] General Public License as published by the Free Software
+Foundation, version 3 of the License. For more information, see the
+file COPYING.
To build the library, try typing `./configure', then `make'. The
configuration process is automated, so no further intervention should
SHLIB_LIBS Any additional libraries that shared libraries should be
linked against when they are created.
+SHLIB_LIBPREF The prefix to use when generating the filename of the shared
+ library. The default is `lib'; Cygwin uses `cyg'.
+
SHLIB_LIBSUFF The suffix to add to `libreadline' and `libhistory' when
generating the filename of the shared library. Many systems
use `so'; HP-UX uses `sl'.
numbers; use `$(SHLIB_LIBSUFF).$(SHLIB_MAJOR)' on those systems.
Other Unix versions use different schemes.
+SHLIB_DLLVERSION The version number for shared libraries that determines API
+ compatibility between readline versions and the underlying
+ system. Used only on Cygwin. Defaults to $SHLIB_MAJOR, but
+ can be overridden at configuration time by defining DLLVERSION
+ in the environment.
+
+SHLIB_DOT The character used to separate the name of the shared library
+ from the suffix and version information. The default is `.';
+ systems like Cygwin which don't separate version information
+ from the library name should set this to the empty string.
+
SHLIB_STATUS Set this to `supported' when you have defined the other
necessary variables. Make uses this to determine whether
or not shared library creation should be attempted.
Readline bug reports and fixes.
Chet Ramey
-chet@po.cwru.edu
+chet.ramey@case.edu