2.3beta on linux line editing

[Bernard Delmée]

> I installed the 2.3 beta on my suse 8.2 linux system.  I am no
> missing line editing (if I have the terminology right): up arrow no
> longer recalls the previous line, etc.  I can't find any relevant
> configure option to restore it.  Does anyone know what to do?

I'd guess you need the readline or readline-dev package,
which configure will then pick...