Re: Bug#23929: pdksh: Debian build of pdksh has broken multi-line command editing

[Mark Baker <mnb20@aziraphale.pet.cam.ac.uk>]

On Fri, Jun 26, 1998 at 12:04:06PM +0100, ashcroft wrote:

> When editing multiple line commands the debian build of ksh does not allow
> them to be editied as one line but splits them up.
> 
> A build from the orignal source works. Only change I can see is that
> debian version has COMPLEX_HISTORY defined which would seem to break the
> editing.

Yes, that's exactly what it's meant to do.

> Why do we have COMPLEX_HISTORY?

Good question. I've no idea. I don't use pdksh much, so I'd like to hear
from people who use it a lot what they would prefer.


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