Re: Patch for psql History Display on MacOSX

On Sat, Sep 06, 2014 at 11:40:02PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> I only tried this directly on Tiger, Snow Leopard, and Mavericks. I
> tested libedit-28 by compiling from source on a RHEL machine, so it's
> possible that there's some difference between what I tested and what
> Apple's really shipping. If anyone wants to try it on other platforms,
> feel free.

I ran libedit-history-fixes-v3.patch through my previous libedit-28 test.
Now, patched psql writes ^A for newlines in any command. Here's the new
matrix of behaviors when recalling history:

master using master-written history:
oldest command: ok
rest: ok
v3-patched using master-written history:
oldest command: ok
rest: ok
master using v3-patched-written history
oldest command: ok
rest: each broken if it contained a newline
v3-patched using v3-patched-written history
oldest command: ok
rest: ok

That's probably the same result you saw. How does it compare to the
compatibility effects for other libedit versions you tested?

> [ wanders away wondering how it is that libedit has any following
> whatsoever ... ]

Quite so.

Thanks,
nm