Обсуждение: psql doesn't recognize some keys

Hi,

I've got a problem with psql on my home box: it doesn't recognize the
arrow keys nor the backspace and probably other keys as well.

I've compiled it from the sources, as I did on another server, where it
works correctly. The termcaps should be the same on both the machines,
so I'm a bit clueless now (the only difference is that the working one
is using Mandrake 7.0, while my home box has 7.2)

Is there anything I could check or any switch to set?

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Simone Tellini <tellini@areabusiness.it>

Simone Tellini wrote:

> I've got a problem with psql on my home box: it doesn't recognize the
> arrow keys nor the backspace and probably other keys as well.

It was either libreadline or libhistory or both.

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Simone Tellini <tellini@areabusiness.it> writes:
> I've got a problem with psql on my home box: it doesn't recognize the
> arrow keys nor the backspace and probably other keys as well.

Install libreadline (headers too; you will need the devel RPM),
reconfigure, rebuild psql.

            regards, tom lane

Simone Tellini wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've got a problem with psql on my home box: it doesn't recognize the
> arrow keys nor the backspace and probably other keys as well.
>
> I've compiled it from the sources, as I did on another server, where it
> works correctly. The termcaps should be the same on both the machines,
> so I'm a bit clueless now (the only difference is that the working one
> is using Mandrake 7.0, while my home box has 7.2)
>
> Is there anything I could check or any switch to set?
>

this is an issue I've also experienced with Mandrake 7.2, but at some page
at postgre's website, this was listed as a known error.
Solution is to run 7.0.3, and it's easy to migrate.

Björn