Christian Maeder
1. a _new_ readline package that only contains the interface that can be implemented using libeditline _or_ libreadline. If this package is call "readline" (with a new version number) most libraries i.e. like Shellac would not need modifications.
I totally agree. Backwards compatibility for all the programs out there that already use the readline package (but really don't care whether it is actually readline or editline) is vital. I would hate to see all client code forced to use CPP macros and cabal magic to select the right package and module imports. We can avoid such a retrograde step by explicitly making 'readline' the backend-agnostic package, which re-exports functionality from either the real readline or editline, depending on which is available. Regards, Malcolm