Re: psql shell problem

From: Patrick Welche <prlw1(at)newn(dot)cam(dot)ac(dot)uk>
To: Frank Bax <fbax(at)sympatico(dot)ca>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: psql shell problem
Date: 2001-05-21 15:45:49
Message-ID: 20010521164549.H29578@quartz.newn.cam.ac.uk
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On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 10:32:37AM -0400, Frank Bax wrote:
> I have a machine with OpenBSD 2.6 and PSQL 6.5.3 that allows the use of
> up-arrow to retreive/edit previous commands.
>
> I recently built a new machine with OpenBSD 2.8 and PSQL 7.0.2 (from
> package) and this feature is GONE!
>
> Is there some way to get this functionality back (hopefully without
> changing a compile-time option and compiling from source)?

Did you install GNU readline on one and not the other?
Does OpenBSD 2.8 come with /usr/include/readline/readline.h and
/usr/lib/libedit.* ?

Cheers,

Patrick

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