Re: win32 readline - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Magnus Hagander
Subject Re: win32 readline
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Msg-id 6BCB9D8A16AC4241919521715F4D8BCE1716E1@algol.sollentuna.se
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In response to win32 readline  ("Magnus Hagander" <mha@sollentuna.net>)
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>Magnus Hagander wrote:
>> Ok, then we're testing completely different things. I'm talking about
>> the psql client when running under CMD.EXE, *not* in the msys shell.
>> (backslash works fine in the bash shell)
>
>OK, I'll try that later.  As an additional data point, running sh.exe
>from within cmd.exe also gives a functional readline environment.  So
>either there are local difficulties with some people, or psql is not
>using readline as well as it could.  In any case, there is still hope
>for readline on Windows.

Right. sh does work for me.

Just for reference, what features are we losing without readline. Tab
completion, but what more?

//Magnus

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