bzr win32 installer should include pyreadline

On #bzr IRC I was suggested to install a separate "PyReadline" library for Windows, which solved my problem (http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/PyReadline/Intro).

I am leaving this bug open because I think Bazaar should mention this issue somewhere in it's documentation.

The 'shell' command is part of bzrtools, and not bzr core. I'm a bit surprised it has a hard dependency, rather than just failing to install autocompletion if readline cannot be installed.

The readline (containing PyReadline) directory is present in the lib/library.zip file in the Bazaar install directory when installed with http://launchpad.net/bzr/1.5/1.5/+download/bzr-setup-1.5.exe but not when installing with http://launchpad.net/bzr/1.6/1.6.1/+download/bzr-setup-1.6.1-1.exe. So installing 1.5, and then manually installing the bzrtools plugin works.

Also, patching the lib/library.zip file installed by 1.6.1: adding the readline directory from the 1.5 version seems to work.

I think it would be reasonable to ship pyreadline in the bzr exe. We'll see what Mark thinks.

I use bzr shell extensively. This bug hits me every time I install bazaar on a new machine _and_ every time I update bazaar. Please do update the bzr installers.

I agree with Robert, I think it would be reasonable to ship if someone will add it into the packaging recipe.

Same here with bzr 1.17. If the bzrtools plugins is shipped with the installer, every command should run out of the box.

This behaviour confirmed to be still present in bzr-1.18rc1-1-setup.exe

Year passed but the issue still remains.

John, you're building installers now on kerguelen. John, can you install on kerguelen pyreadline package from IPython team?
So, it will be bundled into standalone bzr.exe.

http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/PyReadline/Intro

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Alexander Belchenko wrote:
> Year passed but the issue still remains.
>
> John, you're building installers now on kerguelen. John, can you install on kerguelen pyreadline package from IPython team?
> So, it will be bundled into standalone bzr.exe.
>
> http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/PyReadline/Intro
>

I've installed it. Albeit from "lp:pyreadline", but should be good
enough :).

I did a basic test with 'bzr shell' from the command line, and things
seem to work. So the only test remaining is whether it will get put into
the installer.

John
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Was fixed in 1.18, but re-appeared in 2.1.0b4

See John's note in #11: "I've installed it. Albeit from "lp:pyreadline", but should be good enough :). "

But his comment in #2 is also pertinent: " I'm a bit surprised it has a hard dependency, rather than just failing to install autocompletion if readline cannot be installed. "

Corrected in Win32 installer for 2.1.0b4-3.