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Tom Tromey	6999161a2a	Move readline to the readline/readline subdirectory readline turns out to be a bit of a stumbling block for the project to move gdbsupport (and then gdbserver) to the top-level. The issue is that readline headers are intended to be included with names like "readline/readline.h". To support this, gdb effectively adds a -I option pointing to the top-level source directory -- but, importantly, this option is not used when the system readline is used. For gdbsupport, a -I option like this would always be needed, but that in turn would break the system readline case. This was PR build/17077, fixed in commit `a8a5dbcab8`. Previously, we had discussed this on the gdb-patches list in terms of removing readline from the tree https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2019-09/msg00317.html However, Eli expressed some concerns, and Joel did as well (off-list). Given those concerns, and the fact that a patch-free local readline is relatively new in gdb (it was locally patched for years), I changed my mind and decided to handle this situation by moving the readline sources down a level. That is, upstream readline is now in readline/readline, and the top-level readline directory just contains the minimal configury needed to build that. This fixes the problem because, when gdb unconditionally adds a -I$(top_srcdir), this will not find readline headers. A separate -I will be needed instead, which is exactly what's needed for --with-system-readline. gdb/ChangeLog 2019-10-23 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> * Makefile.in (READLINE_DIR): Update. gdb/doc/ChangeLog 2019-10-23 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> * Makefile.in (READLINE_DIR): Update. readline/ChangeLog 2019-10-23 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> Move old contents to readline/ subdirectory. * aclocal.m4, configure, configure.ac, .gitignore, Makefile.am, Makefile.in, README: New files. Change-Id: Ice156a2ee09ea68722b48f64d97146d7428ea9e4	7 years ago
Tom Tromey	775e241e9c	Import readline 7.0 (patch 5) This imports readline 7.0 (up to patch 5) while preserving all gdb-local changes. This was done by checking out the readline git repository, making a branch based on the gdb baseline revision, applying the gdb changes to that branch, and then merging from readline 7. readline/ChangeLog.gdb 2019-08-12 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> * Imported readline 7.0 patch 5.	8 years ago

Tom Tromey

Move readline to the readline/readline subdirectory

readline turns out to be a bit of a stumbling block for the project to
move gdbsupport (and then gdbserver) to the top-level.

The issue is that readline headers are intended to be included with
names like "readline/readline.h".  To support this, gdb effectively
adds a -I option pointing to the top-level source directory -- but,
importantly, this option is not used when the system readline is used.

For gdbsupport, a -I option like this would always be needed, but that
in turn would break the system readline case.  This was PR build/17077,
fixed in commit a8a5dbcab8.

Previously, we had discussed this on the gdb-patches list in terms of
removing readline from the tree

    https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2019-09/msg00317.html

However, Eli expressed some concerns, and Joel did as well (off-list).

Given those concerns, and the fact that a patch-free local readline is
relatively new in gdb (it was locally patched for years), I changed my
mind and decided to handle this situation by moving the readline
sources down a level.

That is, upstream readline is now in readline/readline, and the
top-level readline directory just contains the minimal configury
needed to build that.

This fixes the problem because, when gdb unconditionally adds a
-I$(top_srcdir), this will not find readline headers.  A separate -I
will be needed instead, which is exactly what's needed for
--with-system-readline.

gdb/ChangeLog
2019-10-23  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>

	* Makefile.in (READLINE_DIR): Update.

gdb/doc/ChangeLog
2019-10-23  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>

	* Makefile.in (READLINE_DIR): Update.

readline/ChangeLog
2019-10-23  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>

	Move old contents to readline/ subdirectory.
	* aclocal.m4, configure, configure.ac, .gitignore, Makefile.am,
	Makefile.in, README: New files.

Change-Id: Ice156a2ee09ea68722b48f64d97146d7428ea9e4

7 years ago

Tom Tromey

775e241e9c

Import readline 7.0 (patch 5)

This imports readline 7.0 (up to patch 5) while preserving all
gdb-local changes.

This was done by checking out the readline git repository, making a
branch based on the gdb baseline revision, applying the gdb changes to
that branch, and then merging from readline 7.

readline/ChangeLog.gdb
2019-08-12  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>

	* Imported readline 7.0 patch 5.

8 years ago

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