Revert patchset for c++/16253: it causes a large performance regression.

[deliverable/binutils-gdb.git] / readline / README

diff --git a/readline/README b/readline/README
index 7aa939452fbc983a1f777478899066f7a8e8f7aa..bc89f460711d2ee7bb797a071ffab74d9b99dcc7 100644 (file)
--- a/readline/README
+++ b/readline/README
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Introduction
 ============
 
 Introduction
 ============
 

-This is the Gnu Readline library, version 4.3.
+This is the Gnu Readline library, version 6.2.

 
 The Readline library provides a set of functions for use by applications
 that allow users to edit command lines as they are typed in.  Both
 
 The Readline library provides a set of functions for use by applications
 that allow users to edit command lines as they are typed in.  Both


@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ may be used without Readline in applications which desire its
 capabilities.
 
 The Readline library is free software, distributed under the terms of
 capabilities.
 
 The Readline library is free software, distributed under the terms of

-the [GNU] General Public License, version 2.  For more information, see
-the file COPYING.
+the [GNU] General Public License as published by the Free Software
+Foundation, version 3 of the License.  For more information, see the
+file COPYING.

 
 To build the library, try typing `./configure', then `make'.  The
 configuration process is automated, so no further intervention should
 
 To build the library, try typing `./configure', then `make'.  The
 configuration process is automated, so no further intervention should


@@ -102,6 +103,9 @@ SHLIB_XLDFLAGS      Additional flags to pass to SHOBJ_LD for shared library
 SHLIB_LIBS     Any additional libraries that shared libraries should be
                linked against when they are created.
 
 SHLIB_LIBS     Any additional libraries that shared libraries should be
                linked against when they are created.
 

+SHLIB_LIBPREF  The prefix to use when generating the filename of the shared
+               library.  The default is `lib'; Cygwin uses `cyg'.
+

 SHLIB_LIBSUFF  The suffix to add to `libreadline' and `libhistory' when
                generating the filename of the shared library.  Many systems
                use `so'; HP-UX uses `sl'.
 SHLIB_LIBSUFF  The suffix to add to `libreadline' and `libhistory' when
                generating the filename of the shared library.  Many systems
                use `so'; HP-UX uses `sl'.


@@ -118,6 +122,17 @@ SHLIB_LIBVERSION The string to append to the filename to indicate the version
                numbers; use `$(SHLIB_LIBSUFF).$(SHLIB_MAJOR)' on those systems.
                Other Unix versions use different schemes.
 
                numbers; use `$(SHLIB_LIBSUFF).$(SHLIB_MAJOR)' on those systems.
                Other Unix versions use different schemes.
 

+SHLIB_DLLVERSION The version number for shared libraries that determines API
+               compatibility between readline versions and the underlying
+               system.  Used only on Cygwin.  Defaults to $SHLIB_MAJOR, but
+               can be overridden at configuration time by defining DLLVERSION
+               in the environment.
+
+SHLIB_DOT      The character used to separate the name of the shared library
+               from the suffix and version information.  The default is `.';
+               systems like Cygwin which don't separate version information
+               from the library name should set this to the empty string.
+

 SHLIB_STATUS   Set this to `supported' when you have defined the other
                necessary variables.  Make uses this to determine whether
                or not shared library creation should be attempted.
 SHLIB_STATUS   Set this to `supported' when you have defined the other
                necessary variables.  Make uses this to determine whether
                or not shared library creation should be attempted.


@@ -169,4 +184,4 @@ list (mirrored to the Usenet newsgroup gnu.bash.bug) often contains
 Readline bug reports and fixes. 
 
 Chet Ramey
 Readline bug reports and fixes. 
 
 Chet Ramey

-chet@po.cwru.edu
+chet.ramey@case.edu