Re: postgresql with mac os x --success!!

From: "Josh Berkus" <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
To: John Joseph Bachir <jb(at)rice(dot)edu>, <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: postgresql with mac os x --success!!
Date: 2002-10-10 21:09:35
Message-ID: web-1780887@davinci.ethosmedia.com
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John,

> i got 7.3b2 to build with gcc2 and --no-readline (i didn't have the
> readline libraries i guess)
>
> what is readline? i don't know if i will need it.

In PSQL, readline lets you use the "up arrow" key to re-run your
previous commands, and tab to auto-complete table names. That's all
it does.

Very useful if you're a heavy PSQL user, but dispensable if you intend
to use a GUI for database interaction.

-Josh

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