From f3522e6a64848da2cb7d7d0438df954f6f9bee2b 2007-05-28 12:57:35
From: vivainio
Date: 2007-05-28 12:57:35
Subject: [PATCH] only set readline startup hook if available
---

diff --git a/IPython/iplib.py b/IPython/iplib.py
index b2d7578..b4352b4 100644
--- a/IPython/iplib.py
+++ b/IPython/iplib.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Requires Python 2.3 or newer.
 
 This file contains all the classes and helper functions specific to IPython.
 
-$Id: iplib.py 2385 2007-05-24 20:18:08Z vivainio $
+$Id: iplib.py 2404 2007-05-28 12:57:35Z vivainio $
 """
 
 #*****************************************************************************
@@ -1603,8 +1603,10 @@ want to merge them back into the new files.""" % locals()
         # Mark activity in the builtins
         __builtin__.__dict__['__IPYTHON__active'] += 1
 
+        if readline.have_readline:
+            self.readline_startup_hook(self.pre_readline)
         # exit_now is set by a call to %Exit or %Quit
-        self.readline_startup_hook(self.pre_readline)
+        
         while not self.exit_now:
             if more:
                 prompt = self.hooks.generate_prompt(True)
diff --git a/exesetup.py b/exesetup.py
index 71dc3d4..0746a78 100644
--- a/exesetup.py
+++ b/exesetup.py
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 
 - install pyreadline *package dir* in ipython root directory by running:
   
+svn co http://ipython.scipy.org/svn/ipython/pyreadline/branches/maintenance_1.3/pyreadline/  
+wget http://ipython.scipy.org/svn/ipython/pyreadline/branches/maintenance_1.3/readline.py
+
+OR (if you want the latest trunk):  
+  
 svn co http://ipython.scipy.org/svn/ipython/pyreadline/trunk/pyreadline
 
 - Create the distribution in 'dist' by running "python exesetup.py py2exe"