From: Fabio <fabio.spelta@...>
Date: 2001-09-22T23:00:23+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:21535] irb

Hello. :) I'm new here, and I have not found an archive of the previous
messages , so I don't know if this is an already discussed topic. Sorry
to all if it's the case.

Well, the trouble is that I can't use arrow keys in irb - so I can't use 
command history, nor moving the cursor inside a command for changing it,
whitout deleting all from the change to the end of the line.
If I try to launch irb --readline
(is this right?)

i get this error message:

/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.6/irb/context.rb:64:in `initialize': uninitialized constant ReadlineInputMethod at IRB::Context (NameError)
        from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.6/irb.rb:90:in `new'
        from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.6/irb.rb:90:in `initialize'
        from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.6/irb.rb:57:in `new'
        from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.6/irb.rb:57:in `start'
        from /usr/local/bin/irb:13

I've recompiled ruby by uncommenting the ext/Setup line " #pty ",
so the extension "readline" IS compiled but I still get the same error anyway.
Does you have any suggestion ?

Thanx a lot!

Fabio Spelta