Further help w/ readline needed (was:Re: Past command buffer gone in interpreter?)

[Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams]

On Wed, 17 Oct 2001, Tod Fox wrote:

> Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams <ignacio at openservices.net> wrote:
> > You'll need to install the readline-devel RPM.
>
> I made sure readline was installed on my system, and then installed the
> readline-devel RPM without any problems. I uncommented the readline
> entry in Modules/Setup, but when I run make I get the following error:
>
> ar cr libpython2.1.a Modules/gcmodule.o  Modules/threadmodule.o
> Modules/signalmodule.o  Modules/posixmodule.o  Modules/_sre.o
> Modules/readline.o  Modules/arraymodule.o  Modules/mathmodule.o
> Modules/timemodule.o  Modules/operator.o  Modules/_testcapimodule.o
> Modules/pwdmodule.o  Modules/grpmodule.o  Modules/audioop.o
> Modules/imageop.o
> ranlib libpython2.1.a
> gcc  -Xlinker -export-dynamic -o python \
>                 Modules/python.o \
>                 libpython2.1.a -lpthread -ldl  -lutil -lreadline
> -ltermcap           -lm
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ltermcap
>
> The commented text in Setup suggests replacing -ltermcap with -ltermlib,
> and this results in the error:
> gcc  -Xlinker -export-dynamic -o python \
>                 Modules/python.o \
>                 libpython2.1.a -lpthread -ldl  -lutil -lreadline
> -ltermlib           -lm
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ltermlib
>
> if I delete that -lterm* entirely, it results in:
> ar cr libpython2.1.a Modules/gcmodule.o  Modules/threadmodule.o
> Modules/signalmodule.o  Modules/posixmodule.o  Modules/_sre.o
> Modules/readline.o  Modules/arraymodule.o  Modules/mathmodule.o
> Modules/timemodule.o  Modules/operator.o  Modules/_testcapimodule.o
> Modules/pwdmodule.o  Modules/grpmodule.o  Modules/audioop.o
> Modules/imageop.o
> ranlib libpython2.1.a
> gcc  -Xlinker -export-dynamic -o python \
>                 Modules/python.o \
>                 libpython2.1.a -lpthread -ldl  -lutil -lreadline
> -lm
> libpython2.1.a(posixmodule.o): In function `posix_tmpnam':
> /home/vulpine/Python-2.1.1/./Modules/posixmodule.c:4212: the use of
> `tmpnam_r' is dangerous, better use `mkstemp'
> libpython2.1.a(posixmodule.o): In function `posix_tempnam':
> /home/vulpine/Python-2.1.1/./Modules/posixmodule.c:4168: the use of
> `tempnam' is dangerous, better use `mkstemp'
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.96/../../../libreadline.so:
> undefined reference to `tgetnum'
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.96/../../../libreadline.so:
> undefined reference to `tgoto'
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.96/../../../libreadline.so:
> undefined reference to `tgetflag'
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.96/../../../libreadline.so:
> undefined reference to `BC'
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.96/../../../libreadline.so:
> undefined reference to `tputs'
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.96/../../../libreadline.so:
> undefined reference to `PC'
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.96/../../../libreadline.so:
> undefined reference to `tgetent'
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.96/../../../libreadline.so:
> undefined reference to `UP'
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.96/../../../libreadline.so:
> undefined reference to `tgetstr'
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>
> Can anyone provide further guidance about this issue?

It looks like you'll also have to install the libtermcap RPM.

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Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams  <ignacio at openservices.net>

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