>> So, Fink is no longer needed just for Readline if you have the >> Developer Tools installed. :) > > That has always been the case -- Fink has never been needed.
Readline 4.x did not compile straight out of the tarball. The source code needed a small modification, as documented on the SQLite Wiki. > I would suggest configuring readline to produce a static library: > > ./configure --disable-shared --enable-static > > sudo make install > > This will cause the SQLite (and anything else that links against > readline) to statically embed the readline library, thus creating one > less dependency when moving the binaries between machines. Since > libreadline is relatively small and only things you compile will use > it, the additional wasted space is minimal. Thank you for the hint! > Unfortunately, readline is GPL and, thus, Apple cannot ship the library > with the user system. There has to it than just being under the GPL. After all, Emacs and other GLPed software is included in Mac OS X. Maybe it is to prevent people from accidently mixing GPLed and non-GPLed code? -- Jeff Flowers
