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how_to_rebuild_mariadb_against_readline_in_debian [2023/08/23 08:05]
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 I've been frustrated with the use of editline (libedit) instead of readline that MariaDB is now built with in Debian 11. I have found editline to be buggy: its implementation of Ctrl-R and editing of wrapped lines do not work well, plus Ctrl-W not being mapping to delete a word by default is infuriating! I've been frustrated with the use of editline (libedit) instead of readline that MariaDB is now built with in Debian 11. I have found editline to be buggy: its implementation of Ctrl-R and editing of wrapped lines do not work well, plus Ctrl-W not being mapping to delete a word by default is infuriating!
  
-As I understand it, Debian is no longer able to distribute MariaDB built against readline as the former is GPL2 and the latter GPL3, and apparently the 2 are incompatible for distribution. ​So I have written for [[how to rebuild MariaDB ​against readline ​in Debian]].+As I understand it, Debian is no longer able to distribute MariaDB built against readline as the former is GPL2 and the latter GPL3, and apparently the 2 are incompatible for distribution. 
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 +The following instructions build a new Debian packages ​against readline:
  
   apt install build-essential devscripts libreadline-dev   apt install build-essential devscripts libreadline-dev
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