"Grant Rhodes" <grhodes(at)networkroads(dot)com> writes:
> but ./configure (even with a --with-readline) still gives
> <snip>
> checking for readline... no
> </snip>
> Maybe my assumption that readline 4.1 works with postgresql-7.2 is incorrect.
AFAIK it should work. Could you look into the section of config.log
where this check occurs, and find out exactly why it's failing? You may
need to try the test program by hand to see the error message(s).
regards, tom lane