Readline module for PythonForum: Apps Topic: Readline module for Python started by: Juanito Posted by Juanito on Aug. 28 2007,07:21
I just realised that I need the python readline module for certain hp-* functions to work in hplip (eg hp-setup).I've tried for ages to compile python-2.3.6 with the readline module without success. The readline module is not compiled by default (it has to be manually enabled after ./configure). I've compiled a full version of gnu readline in order to ensure the proper libraries/headers are available to python but this doesn't seem to help. During the compile, readline.o is created from readline.c but the python module (readline.py/pyc/pyo I suppose) does not get created - unfortunately there are no error messages that I can see and google does not have much to say on the subject. Did anyone manage to compile the python readline module for use with python/dsl? Posted by Juanito on Aug. 29 2007,09:42
I've still had no luck with compiling the readline extention but readline.so from the python2.3 deb seems to work fine - should've thought of this earlier I guess...I'll test things for a while and resubmit the python-2.3.uci extension with readline if everything looks OK. Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Aug. 31 2007,05:29
I know you have already found a solution, but in case you want to pursue it... from < http://svn.python.org/projects/python/branches/release23-maint/README >
Posted by Juanito on Aug. 31 2007,05:53
Interesting - From the readme in the source tarball, it says that readline is no longer enabled automatically and that the --enable-readline option is no longer active. As far as I can tell, you have to uncomment the readline line in ../Modules/Setup to get readline.If I do this, readline is partially compiled but readline.so is not built. |