Re: [Gcl-devel] Information about the gcl development status

[Camm Maguire]

Stefano Ferri <address@hidden> writes:

>> You might be running in a non-readline-capable environment.  Try
>> (si::readline-on) to check it out.  If not, try running under an
>> xterm.
>>
>> (readline capability should be autodetected on startup, based on the
>> TERM environment variable and the return status of isatty().  If the
>> environment is not supportive, readline is disabled.
>> (si::readline-on) will try to enable it and complain if it cannot).
>>
>>>
>
> This is what I get:
>
>>(si::readline-on)
>
> Error in EVAL [or a callee]: The function SYSTEM::READLINE-ON is undefined.
>
> Fast links are on: do (use-fast-links nil) for debugging
> Broken at EVAL.  Type :H for Help.
>  1 (Abort) Return to top level.
> dbl:>>
>
> I'm on xterm. It souns strange that I'm on a non-readline capable
> environment... Clisp works perfectly (and Maxima, compiled with Clisp,
> too). Maybe I am doing something wrong when compiling?
>

Greetings!  Yes this is now most likely.  Please post your configure
command and output.  Somehow I suspect you've disabled readline at
this stage.

Take care,

> Stefano
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Camm Maguire                                        address@hidden
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