From: sdsykes <sdsykes@...>
Date: 2009-03-24T06:21:58+09:00
Subject: Re: How to build with proper readline version

On Feb 12, 12:23 am, John Stoneham <captnjamesk...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Mark Fraser wrote:
> > Well I run the configure script with '--with-readline-dir=/usr/local'
> > and I get:
>
> > configure: WARNING: unrecognized options: --with-readline-dir
>
> > --and I get this with whatever I specify as the directory (which I think
> > is because there is no such option in the configure script).
>
> > I have tried with every 1.9.x distro.
>
> I am getting this same error (and I have successfully compiled and
> installed the new readline). It seems that the people that this works
> for are running Leopard. Not sure why the configure script would not
> recognize this option under Tiger.
>
> Can anyone confirm whether the "--with-readline-dir" option works under
> Tiger?
> --

Try running autoconf before running configure.

-Stephen