I wrote:
> Merlin Moncure <mmoncure@gmail.com> writes:
>> See https://bugs.python.org/issue23735 for background. Apparently
>> this is expected behavior (and we are far from the only ones
>> complaining about it):
>> "And so we reach where we are. If a SIGWINCH arrives while readline is
>> not active, and the application using callback mode does not catch it and
>> tell readline about the updated screen dimensions (rl_set_screen_size()
>> exists for this purpose), readline will not know about the new size."
> Meh. At the very least, this is a serious documentation failure on their
> part, because their docs about interrupt handling look exactly the same
> as before, to wit saying exactly the opposite of this.
Hm ... actually, the claim that this is somehow new behavior in
libreadline 6.3 or thereabouts is purest bilge, because 4.2a (released
Nov 2001) acts exactly the same.
regards, tom lane