Improve documentation of configure's readline/libedit switches.

diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9372e37f3685f1753cba015c961e106f1edcb153..a69e586813b52cad8ccdd92a566fabe597c4c865 100755 (executable)
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -892,8 +892,8 @@ Optional Packages:
   --with-ldap             build with LDAP support
   --with-bonjour          build with Bonjour support
   --with-openssl          build with OpenSSL support
+  --without-readline      do not use GNU Readline nor BSD Libedit for editing
   --with-libedit-preferred  prefer BSD Libedit over GNU Readline
-  --without-readline      do not use GNU Readline / BSD Libedit line editing
   --without-zlib          do not use Zlib
   --with-gnu-ld           assume the C compiler uses GNU ld [default=no]
 
@@ -4087,15 +4087,15 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}$with_openssl" >&6
 
 
 #
-# Prefer libedit
+# Readline
 #
 
 
 
 
-# Check whether --with-libedit-preferred or --without-libedit-preferred was given.
-if test "${with_libedit_preferred+set}" = set; then
-  withval="$with_libedit_preferred"
+# Check whether --with-readline or --without-readline was given.
+if test "${with_readline+set}" = set; then
+  withval="$with_readline"
 
   case $withval in
     yes)
@@ -4105,29 +4105,39 @@ if test "${with_libedit_preferred+set}" = set; then
       :
       ;;
     *)
-      { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: no argument expected for --with-libedit-preferred option" >&5
-echo "$as_me: error: no argument expected for --with-libedit-preferred option" >&2;}
+      { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: no argument expected for --with-readline option" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: no argument expected for --with-readline option" >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
       ;;
   esac
 
 else
-  with_libedit_preferred=no
+  with_readline=yes
 
 fi;
 
+# readline on MinGW has problems with backslashes in psql and other bugs.
+# This is particularly a problem with non-US code pages.
+# Therefore disable its use until we understand the cause. 2004-07-20
+if test "$PORTNAME" = "win32"; then
+  if test "$with_readline" = yes; then
+    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: *** Readline does not work on MinGW --- disabling" >&5
+echo "$as_me: WARNING: *** Readline does not work on MinGW --- disabling" >&2;}
+    with_readline=no
+  fi
+fi
 
 
 #
-# Readline
+# Prefer libedit
 #
 
 
 
 
-# Check whether --with-readline or --without-readline was given.
-if test "${with_readline+set}" = set; then
-  withval="$with_readline"
+# Check whether --with-libedit-preferred or --without-libedit-preferred was given.
+if test "${with_libedit_preferred+set}" = set; then
+  withval="$with_libedit_preferred"
 
   case $withval in
     yes)
@@ -4137,27 +4147,17 @@ if test "${with_readline+set}" = set; then
       :
       ;;
     *)
-      { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: no argument expected for --with-readline option" >&5
-echo "$as_me: error: no argument expected for --with-readline option" >&2;}
+      { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: no argument expected for --with-libedit-preferred option" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: no argument expected for --with-libedit-preferred option" >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
       ;;
   esac
 
 else
-  with_readline=yes
+  with_libedit_preferred=no
 
 fi;
 
-# readline on MinGW has problems with backslashes in psql and other bugs.
-# This is particularly a problem with non-US code pages.
-# Therefore disable its use until we understand the cause. 2004-07-20
-if test "$PORTNAME" = "win32"; then
-  if test "$with_readline" = yes; then
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: *** Readline does not work on MinGW --- disabling" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: *** Readline does not work on MinGW --- disabling" >&2;}
-    with_readline=no
-  fi
-fi
 
 
 #
@@ -22955,8 +22955,8 @@ with_pam) ;;
 with_ldap) ;;
 with_bonjour) ;;
 with_openssl) ;;
-with_libedit_preferred) ;;
 with_readline) ;;
+with_libedit_preferred) ;;
 with_zlib) ;;
 
        with_gnu_ld) ;;

diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 818a6f59fc3b6f08bf1c16c3686714eaf7142700..6b36bfea23fd46782db291cb14159b5d43851736 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-dnl $PostgreSQL: pgsql/configure.in,v 1.476 2006/09/27 16:29:45 tgl Exp $
+dnl $PostgreSQL: pgsql/configure.in,v 1.477 2006/10/01 23:47:16 tgl Exp $
 dnl
 dnl Developers, please strive to achieve this order:
 dnl
@@ -508,18 +508,11 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT([$with_openssl])
 AC_SUBST(with_openssl)
 
 
-#
-# Prefer libedit
-#
-PGAC_ARG_BOOL(with, libedit-preferred, no,
-              [  --with-libedit-preferred  prefer BSD Libedit over GNU Readline])
-
-
 #
 # Readline
 #
 PGAC_ARG_BOOL(with, readline, yes,
-              [  --without-readline      do not use GNU Readline / BSD Libedit line editing])
+              [  --without-readline      do not use GNU Readline nor BSD Libedit for editing])
 # readline on MinGW has problems with backslashes in psql and other bugs.
 # This is particularly a problem with non-US code pages.
 # Therefore disable its use until we understand the cause. 2004-07-20
@@ -531,6 +524,13 @@ if test "$PORTNAME" = "win32"; then
 fi
 
 
+#
+# Prefer libedit
+#
+PGAC_ARG_BOOL(with, libedit-preferred, no,
+              [  --with-libedit-preferred  prefer BSD Libedit over GNU Readline])
+
+
 #
 # Zlib
 #

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
index da9022396e5571a485c90c5d2c997ac8b7cc6edf..069bb20040ae07010914996aceb86f247c1e6980 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+
 
 
  <![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]></div>
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<div class="diff ctx">       <indexterm></div>
<div class="diff ctx">        <primary>readline</primary></div>
<div class="diff ctx">       </indexterm></div>
<div class="diff add">+      <indexterm></div>
<div class="diff add">+       <primary>libedit</primary></div>
<div class="diff add">+      </indexterm></div>
<div class="diff ctx"> </div>
<div class="diff ctx">       The <acronym>GNU</> <productname>Readline</> library (for</div>
<div class="diff ctx">       simple line editing and command history retrieval) is</div>
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<div class="diff ctx">       </varlistentry></div>
<div class="diff ctx"> </div>
<div class="diff ctx">       <varlistentry></div>
<div class="diff rem">-       <term><option>--with<span class="marked">-libedit-preferred</span></option></term></div>
<div class="diff add">+       <term><option>--with<span class="marked">out-readline</span></option></term></div>
<div class="diff ctx">        <listitem></div>
<div class="diff ctx">         <para></div>
<div class="diff rem">-         Favors the use of the BSD-licensed <application>libedit</> library</div>
<div class="diff rem">-         rather than GPL-licensed <application>Readline</>.</div>
<div class="diff add">+         Prevents use of the <application>Readline</> library</div>
<div class="diff add">+         (and <application>libedit</> as well).  This option disables</div>
<div class="diff add">+         command-line editing and history in</div>
<div class="diff add">+         <application>psql</application>, so it is not recommended.</div>
<div class="diff ctx">         </para></div>
<div class="diff ctx">        </listitem></div>
<div class="diff ctx">       </varlistentry></div>
<div class="diff ctx"> </div>
<div class="diff ctx">       <varlistentry></div>
<div class="diff rem">-       <term><option>--with<span class="marked">out-readline</span></option></term></div>
<div class="diff add">+       <term><option>--with<span class="marked">-libedit-preferred</span></option></term></div>
<div class="diff ctx">        <listitem></div>
<div class="diff ctx">         <para></div>
<div class="diff rem">-         Prevents use of the <application>Readline</> library.  This disables</div>
<div class="diff rem">-         command-line editing and history in</div>
<div class="diff rem">-         <application>psql</application>, so it is not recommended.</div>
<div class="diff add">+         Favors the use of the BSD-licensed <application>libedit</> library</div>
<div class="diff add">+         rather than GPL-licensed <application>Readline</>.  This option</div>
<div class="diff add">+         is significant only if you have both libraries installed; the</div>
<div class="diff add">+         default in that case is to use <application>Readline</>.</div>
<div class="diff ctx">         </para></div>
<div class="diff ctx">        </listitem></div>
<div class="diff ctx">       </varlistentry></div>
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