tag 318083 wontfix thanks On Wed, Jul 13, 2005 at 11:50:52AM +0100, Dominic Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Subject: libxml2-utils: Add history to xmllint --shell. > Package: libxml2-utils > Version: 2.6.16-7 > Severity: wishlist > > *** Please type your report below this line *** > > Would it be possible to add "--with-history" when compiling libxml2? > This would make "xmllint --shell" a lot nicer to work with.
That would be nice, unfortunately, it is impossible for licensing reasons. libreadline, which is used to make this functionnality, in licensed under the GPL, while libxml2 is not, making the binary, AFAIK, undistributable. Sorry. Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
