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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (Royal Institute
+ * of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden).
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * 
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * 
+ * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
+ *    must display the following acknowledgement:
+ *      This product includes software developed by the Kungliga Tekniska
+ *      Högskolan and its contributors.
+ * 
+ * 4. Neither the name of the Institute nor the names of its contributors
+ *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+ *    without specific prior written permission.
+ * 
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE INSTITUTE AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE INSTITUTE OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+ * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+ * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+ * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#include <config.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <histedit.h>
+
+RCSID("$Id$");
+
+void
+rl_reset_terminal(char *p)
+{
+}
+
+void
+rl_initialize()
+{
+}
+
+static const char *pr;
+static const char* ret_prompt(EditLine *e)
+{
+    return pr;
+}
+
+static History *h;
+
+char *
+readline(const char* prompt)
+{
+    static EditLine *e;
+    int count;
+    if(e == NULL){
+	e = el_init("", stdin, stdout);
+	el_set(e, EL_PROMPT, ret_prompt);
+	h = history_init();
+	history(h, H_EVENT, 25);
+	el_set(e, EL_HIST, history, h);
+	el_set(e, EL_EDITOR, "emacs"); /* XXX? */
+    }
+    pr = prompt ? prompt : "";
+    return (char*)el_gets(e, &count);
+}
+
+void
+add_history(char *p)
+{
+    history(h, H_ENTER, p);
+}