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readline-4.1 available for test!
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- Subject: readline-4.1 available for test!
- From: "Michael Ring" <Michael dot Ring at t-mobil dot de> (Tel +49 228/936-2621)
- Date: 22 Aug 2000 14:10:53 +0000
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readline-4.1-1 is a library for commandline-management
This is the initial port of readline based on 1.1.4 version of the cygwin dll.
This package was provided as a support-tool for the rpm-package that was also
announced today.
full support for the standard cygwin-packaging scheme will be added in the next
release, right now /usr/doc/<package>-<version> documentation is supported in
the binary tar.gz, support for the /usr/doc/cygwin directory cygwin-specific
documentation) will be added soon
The package is now available for testing at
ftp://sourceware.cygnus.com/pub/cygwin/private/cygwin-rpm-712/tar
readline-4.1-1.tar.gz
(tar.gz version)
ftp://sourceware.cygnus.com/pub/cygwin/private/cygwin-rpm-712/build-rpm/RPMS/i386
readline-4.1-1.i386-cygwin.rpm
(RPM-Version)
ftp://sourceware.cygnus.com/pub/cygwin/private/cygwin-rpm-712/build-rpm/SOURCES
readline-4.1.tar.gz
(Original Sources)
ftp://sourceware.cygnus.com/pub/cygwin/private/cygwin-rpm-712/build-rpm/SOURCES
readline.spec
(Spec-File)
Building requires gcc-2.95.2-2 and binutils-20000722-1 or later.
NOTES:
o static version available, perhaps a shared version will perhaps arive soon
o cygwin-specific doc /usr/doc/Cygwin/gettext-0.10.25.README missing at this
point
(will soon be there)
o generic docs in /usr/doc/readline-4.1/*
o source archive distributed as original source and patch-file; standard src-tar
file will follow
o cygwin-specific README and PATCH are soon stored in the source archive, under
<top>/CYGWIN-PATCHES/* (although the patch has already been applied to the
archive itself).
MAINTAINER STATUS:
Maintainer needed/unknown, if nobody volunteers Chuck Wilson or i will maintain
the package
PACKAGING STATUS:
When tested this package should go to the contrib directory
Comments and test reports welcome!
Michael Ring