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1. FreeBSD 4.2 readlib issue

   PostgreSQL Bugs List <pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org> — 2000-12-05T23:29:17Z

   Branson Matheson (branson@ferguson.com) reports a bug with a severity of 1
   The lower the number the more severe it is.
   
   Short Description
   FreeBSD 4.2 readlib issue
   
   Long Description
   Compiling under freebsd gives this problem:
   gcc -I../../include -I../../backend   -O2 -m486 -pipe -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -I../../interfaces/libpq -o psql command.o common.o help.o input.o stringutils.o mainloop.o copy.o startup.o prompt.o variables.o large_obj.o print.o describe.o tab-complete.o -L../../interfaces/libpq -lpq -lcrypt -lcompat -lln -lm -lutil -lreadline -ltermcap -lncurses  -export-dynamic
   tab-complete.o: In function `psql_completion':
   tab-complete.o(.text+0x53): undefined reference to `rl_completion_append_character'
   tab-complete.o(.text+0x1496): undefined reference to `rl_completion_append_character'
   
   
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2. Re: FreeBSD 4.2 readlib issue

   Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> — 2000-12-06T00:36:06Z

   pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org writes:
   > tab-complete.o: In function `psql_completion':
   > tab-complete.o(.text+0x53): undefined reference to `rl_completion_append_character'
   > tab-complete.o(.text+0x1496): undefined reference to `rl_completion_append_character'
   
   What Postgres version are you using?  There's been a configure test for
   ancient libreadlines without rl_completion_append_character in there for
   awhile now.
   
   If you don't want to update your postgres, updating your libreadline
   would work too ;-)
   
   			regards, tom lane