Re^2: EU::MM (again)

Use the source ... App::Info::Handler::Prompt, which just does a straightforward <STDIN>.

Hm. Can that be so? Given that if a simple <STDIN> is used, I get the full power of cmd.exe's command line editing--history etc.--but none of that seems to be available for that (or any other) makefile prompt?

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

"Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."

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Re^3: EU::MM (again) by Anonymous Monk on Apr 15, 2009 at 11:16 UTC
http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/MSCHWERN/ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.50/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm sub prompt ($;$) { ## no critic my($mess, $def) = @_; Carp::confess("prompt function called without an argument") unless defined $mess; my $isa_tty = -t STDIN && (-t STDOUT \|\| !(-f STDOUT \|\| -c STDOUT)) + ; my $dispdef = defined $def ? "[$def] " : " "; $def = defined $def ? $def : ""; local $\|=1; local $\; print "$mess $dispdef"; my $ans; if ($ENV{PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT} \|\| (!$isa_tty && eof STDIN)) { print "$def\n"; } else { $ans = <STDIN>; if( defined $ans ) { chomp $ans; } else { # user hit ctrl-D print "\n"; } } return (!defined $ans \|\| $ans eq '') ? $def : $ans; } [download] Simple test, each exe appears to get its own history `perl -e"warn scalar readline(STDIN)" perl5.8.7 -e"warn scalar readline(STDIN)"` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: EU::MM (again) by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Apr 15, 2009 at 11:27 UTC
The number (and size) of command history buffers is configurable. From 1 to 999 and indexed by the image name. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply]
Re^3: EU::MM (again) by JavaFan (Canon) on Apr 15, 2009 at 10:15 UTC
Why do you expect to get the cmd.exe's features if it isn't cmd.exe that processes your input, but App::Info::Handler::Prompt?	[reply]
Re^4: EU::MM (again) by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Apr 15, 2009 at 11:24 UTC
For the same reason I expect--and get--cmd.exe's CLE features when I use <STDIN> within my Perl programs. Cos that's the way the system works! Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply]