readline not found error

[Robert Kern]

David Bear wrote:

> okay. Since I grabbed the python tar file from python.org, do I then assume
> that readline is not included in the python source distribution? if so,
> where would I find it. If not, what different build instructions do I need
> to follow to make it build with readline?

Oops. Sorry, I missed that part of what you said. Use

   $ ./configure --enable-readline

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Robert Kern

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