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> i think that the postgres build should check more thoroughly that
> /usr/include/readline/*.h exists and not let you make with out it, as pgsql
> is quite unusable without arrow and del keys.

Yes, they help a lot. But we support over two dozen platforms, and not
all have readline/history installed. Just like yours, until you put in
another rpm ;)

                    - Thomas

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Thomas Lockhart				lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu
South Pasadena, California