REPL dependency check for Readline about rakudo-pkg

[nxadm]

Thanks, @ToddAndMargo, I'll leave the issue open while I think about it. Your input is of course welcome.

The only problem I have is that both readline and linenoise integration have been rather spotty with their binary dependencies, so If we do it, we have to make sure we do it on a maintainable way.

[ToddAndMargo]

On 2020-01-26 03:48, nxadm wrote: Thanks, @ToddAndMargo <https://github.com/ToddAndMargo>, I'll leave the issue open while I think about it. Your input is of course welcome. The only problem I have is that both readline and linenoise integration have been rather spotty with their binary dependencies, so If we do it, we have to make sure we do it on a maintainable way.

That is the best that can be expected. Thank you!

[tbrowder]

I just installed the package (on Debian) and when I went into the REPL the first time I got a message about installing either Readline or Linenoise with zef.

At first I blindly tried that inside the REPL. I should have known better, but a person new to Raku may not know that. After I left the REPL, installed Readline, and re-entered the REPL, there was no more message.

Great packaging, @nxadm! Thanks so much. I now have my four active servers set up so keeping up with future releases will be a breeze thanks to your efforts. Previously I was installing from source, a bit of a pain for my old, home-grown solution, so I hadn't upgraded since early last year!

[nxadm]

I had a look at the REPL "wrappers" and they don't look stable enough to be added as a dependency. So for now, I will leave it to the users.