From: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 21:52:14 GMT
Subject: Re: [Wishlist Bug] git-shell: Support libreadline
Message-ID: <Zmd1joZIqo217TBh@tapette.crustytoothpaste.net>
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On 2024-06-10 at 13:42:42, Marc-Jano Knopp wrote:
> Hi all!
> 
> 
> I would like git-shell to support libreadline:
> 
>   https://tiswww.cwru.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html

Unfortunately, I don't think we can do that.  libreadline is GPLv3+, and
Git is GPLv2, so it would violate the license to distribute a binary
linked that way.

It's possible that libeditline could be used instead to provide similar
features, though.  If it's important to you that this be implemented,
you can send a patch, or you can see if someone else is interested
enough to do so.
-- 
brian m. carlson (they/them or he/him)
Toronto, Ontario, CA