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in thread Permanent prompt waiting for user command

Hi, no problem with "use Term::ReadLine;", thank you. Do you have any example code?
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Re^3: Permanent prompt waiting for user command
by haukex (Archbishop) on Dec 03, 2022 at 07:41 UTC
    Do you have any example code?

    I thought the Synopsis in the documentation would be enough - you did click the link, right? If you are having trouble with the module, please post the code you're having problems with. See SSCCE and How do I post a question effectively?

      Sure, I click the link :) Problem is that I still have issue on backspace and arrow using the example code:

      use Term::ReadLine; my $term = Term::ReadLine->new('Simple Perl calc'); my $prompt = "Enter your arithmetic expression: "; my $OUT = $term->OUT || \*STDOUT; while ( defined ($_ = $term->readline($prompt)) ) { my $res = eval($_); warn $@ if $@; print $OUT $res, "\n" unless $@; $term->addhistory($_) if /\S/; }
        Problem is that I still have issue on backspace and arrow using the example code

        In that case the machine probably doesn't have a decent backend installed, such as Term::ReadLine::Gnu or Term::ReadLine::Perl, and you'll have to install it. This is sometimes easier using OS packages like libterm-readline-gnu-perl on Debian-based systems like Ubuntu.

        I'm not aware of any other core prompting modules that offer arrow key support (though I haven't checked ExtUtils::MakeMaker, which I mention here), and getting the proper modules onto the system will be much more worth the effort than any other wheel-reinventing.

        BTW, backspace not working seems kind of strange to me and you may want to check your terminal emulator settings.

        Edit: Fixed thinko.