Re: readline and libguile

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On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 07:46:35AM +0000, Neil Jerram wrote:
> 
> Hi Jose,
> 
> Depends exactly what you mean by `seems not to be available'.
> Normally one enables readline by typing
> 
>   (use-modules (ice-9 readline))
>   (activate-readline)
> 

Hi Neil,


> into the REPL.  Or you can add these lines to your .guile file, but in
> that case make sure that you also add
> 
>   (define-module (guile-user))

Hmm, i just checked my old .guile file. It seems that guile 1.7.0 doesn't
need this (which is not what the FAQ says).

A related question: what is needed to get the readline support built.
I recall a '--with-gnu-readline' option of 'configure' but didn't find
it in recent CVS version of 'configure'. Is this now autodeteced (and if
so, how does one _disable_ readline support even if the library is 
present)? 

  Ralf

> 
> first.
> 
>     Jose> i've been playing with guile-gtk a little, and have look for
>     Jose> guile bindings for (the excellent) libglade, without luck:
>     Jose> do they exist? or is anyone working on them? if not, i would
>     Jose> be willing to try my hand at them. i'm fluent in c/c++, and
>     Jose> have used guile a little (i'm the maintainer and developer
>     Jose> of GNU MDK [0], which uses guile as its extension language;
>     Jose> so, i know how to embed a guile interpreter in a c app, and
>     Jose> how to write little extensions). so:
> 
> I believe libglade bindings are included in Ariel Rios's gnome-guile
> package, recently announced on one of these lists (probably guile-user
> or guile-sources).
> 
> Caveat...  There's an ongoing rumbling as to whether things in
> gnome-guile are unnecessarily dependent on the whole GNOME platform,
> though, so it's possible that these bindings might not exactly meet
> your needs in their current form.
> 
>     Jose> - i've read the HACKING file. are there any other
>     Jose> recommended readings before starting to hack in guile?
> 
> The reference manual in Guile CVS is somewhat improved over the one on
> the GNU web site.
> 
>     Jose> - would you find interesting having libglade bindings?
> 
>     Jose> - i would really appreciate any guideline/advice on where to
>     Jose> start if i want to write the above mentioned bindings; also
>     Jose> if you think that this task is not really adequate for a
>     Jose> newcomer (too complex, too big or whatever), i will be glad
>     Jose> to hear your admonitions! :-)
> 
> As mentioned above, you probably don't need to write these from
> scratch.  Possibly the most beneficial approach would be to offer
> Ariel a hand in sorting out the issues with unnecessary GNOME
> dependence.  (Also, note that the C code for the gtk and libglade
> bindings is to a large extent autogenerated from a description of the
> interfaces.)
> 
> Best regards,
>         Neil
> 
> 
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