configure already preferred the system readline (AC_CHECK_LIB → -lreadline) and
only fell back to the bundled readline/ copy. Remove that fallback: a non-Tcl
interactive build now requires the *system* GNU readline -- both its header
(AC_CHECK_HEADER readline/readline.h, so configure fails cleanly instead of deep
in compilation) and the library -- and if neither Tcl nor readline is available
configure errors with a clear explanation of the three ways forward (build with
Tcl, install libreadline-dev, or --disable-readline).
Also drop the now-meaningless --enable-readline-bundled, and substitute
MAKE_READLINE=0 unconditionally so the Makefiles' bundled-readline path goes
inert. readline/ and all Makefiles are left untouched here (cleaned up and
removed in the following patches).
--disable-readline stays as the escape hatch: it just tells configure to ignore
the system readline and build the existing no-line-editing variant.
Verified: Tcl build rc=0 (readline off, 375 files, readline/ not built); non-Tcl
--disable-readline builds (serial); non-Tcl default with no readline dev package
now errors with the guidance message.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The generated header's path now depends on in-tree vs relocated builds
(database/database.h vs include/database/database.h), so instructions
that named it directly ("make database/database.h") are brittle.
Add a stable, path-independent top-level target:
.PHONY: prepare
prepare: ${DATABASE_H}
Being .PHONY the name is always valid, but its prerequisite is the real
file target ${DATABASE_H}, so the header is still regenerated only when
out of date -- same result, no exposed path.
Convert every "make database/database.h" in the docs, appimage
Dockerfiles, and CI workflows to "make prepare".
Verified: relocated `make prepare` generates include/database/database.h;
re-running is a no-op; touching database.h.in triggers regeneration.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Removes ubuntu-20.04 config (no longer available on GitHub CI)
added clang-19 and gcc-13
removed no_gc_gu, as all 'gl' (GL) options require 'gu' (GLU)
added build for --enable-readline-bundled
added X11+Cairo
Darryl L. Miles