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Re: Readline support
- To: Keith Wright <kwright at tiac dot net>
- Subject: Re: Readline support
- From: Jim Blandy <jimb at red-bean dot com>
- Date: 25 Sep 1999 13:32:34 -0500
- Cc: guile at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- References: <87671xay1w.fsf@naoma.uniandes.edu.co> <199909040639.CAA00465@kwright.tiac.net>
> > I'm having some trouble with the support for GNU readline in
> > guile-1.3.3c from ftp.nada.kth.se. I followed the instructions in the
> > NEWS file to activate readline, ...
>
> NEWS is a strange place to look for directions. Probably the next
> release should have a note in the README or INSTALL files indicating
> that you need to setup readline by hand, and where to get it.
I always thought the NEWS file was just a place to hear about new
features. But the Project GNU meaning is that NEWS should not only
mention all new features, but contain complete information on how to
use them.
So in the absence of a manual...