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Subject: Re: djgpp/libreadline bug? (cannot use backspace)
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> From: RayeR <glaux AT centrum DOT cz>
> Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:26:10 -0700 (PDT)
> Bytes: 2330
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> I'm trying to recompile readline (under djgpp 2.04, winxp) but with no
> success.
> When I run bash, ./configure it locks in endless loop of creating and
> deleting file "configure.lineno"
> I also found there's config.bat in djgpp subdir but when run it some
> error:
> 
> C:\readline.51>djgpp\config.bat
> Configuring GNU Readline for DJGPP v2.x...
> Updating configuration scripts...
> Cannot open src file
> c:/djgpp/bin/sed.exe: can't read configure.orig: No such file or
> directory (ENO
> NT)
> ./configure script editing failed!
> 
> but configure.orig is there...

Do you have the latest v2.04 ports of Bash, Sed, and related
utilities?  If not, please upgrade and try again.

Also, isn't there some kind of DJGPP-specific README file there,
telling how to build with DJGPP?  If there is such a file, I suggest
to follow its instructions.