+2008-02-23 Neil Jerram <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
+
+ * FAQ: New file.
+
+ * Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Add FAQ
+
2008-02-22 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
* configure.in: Check whether `strncasecmp' is declared.
--- /dev/null
+Guile FAQ -*- outline -*-
+
+* Build problems
+
+** readline.c: error: `rl_pending_input' undeclared
+
+This occurs if the Readline library detected by Guile's configure
+script is actually the BSD Editline project's supposedly
+Readline-compatible library. The immediate fix is to uninstall
+Editline and install the real GNU Readline instead. When you do this,
+please note that it probably won't work to keep Editline in /usr and
+install GNU Readline in /usr/local (or some similar arrangement),
+because the Editline library will then still be picked up at link and
+run time; it's best (subject to other constraints) to remove Editline
+completely.
+
+For the longer term, please also report this problem to the Editline
+project, to encourage them to fix it in the next release of their
+Readline compatibility library.
# automake sometimes forgets to distribute acconfig.h,
# apparently depending on the phase of the moon.
EXTRA_DIST = LICENSE HACKING GUILE-VERSION ANON-CVS SNAPSHOTS \
- m4/ChangeLog
+ m4/ChangeLog FAQ
TESTS = check-guile
** Fixed build issue on NetBSD 1.6
** Fixed build issue on Solaris 2.10 x86_64
+* Changes to the distribution
+
+** New FAQ
+
+We've started collecting Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), and will
+distribute these (with answers!) in future Guile releases.
+
\f
Changes in 1.8.4 (since 1.8.3)