Er..yuk. Looks like I'll have to be careful with my input. As I want to use this time to learn some postgresql (as
opposedto re-compiling), I'll wait until it's upgrade time again for the libreadline. Thanks for the explanation.
regards
/j-p.
On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, Josh Berkus wrote:
> John-Paul
>
> > Excuse this *very* beginner to postgresql & sql.
>
> No excuse necessary! The NOVICE list is for beginner questions.
>
> >The 'up-arrow' in
> > psql doesn't
> > recall my previous typed commands (like in bash) - how do I turn on
> > something
> > similar?
>
> Psql relies on the libreadline library (from the GNU project) for this
> functionality. Many Linux distributions, and Cygwin, do not include
> this package by default. Unfortunately, enabling it requires:
> 1. Install libreadline
> 2. Re-compile and re-install the psql binary (or all of postgres).
>
> -Josh Berkus
>
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