On Tuesday 27 February 2007 08:51:58 Uwe Thiem wrote:
>  can't seem to build any version of mysql. Here is the error:
>
> checking HIST_ENTRY is declared in readline/readline.h...
> configure: error: Could not find system readline or libedit libraries
>           Use --with-readline or --with-libedit to use the bundled
>           versions of libedit or readline
>
> Readline is installed. If I add "readline" or "libedit" to my USE flags for
> mysql those options aren't passed on to configure, and I end up with
> exactly the same error.
>
> Same for earlier versions of mysql.
>
> I did have a look at the bugs and forums but couldn't find anything like
> this. So if nobody runs into the same problem I must assume something is
> wrong with my system.
>
> But what? Any ideas?

I guess you didn't look at closed bugs then...

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=143298

If your problem is different then I suggest you post your config.log. And 
perhaps even emerge --info.

-- 
Bo Andresen

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