I have included:
#include "stdio.h"
#include <readline/readline.h>
#include <readline/history.h>
and my compiler includes the flag
-lreadline
but I am still receiving the error message:
fatal error: 'readline/readline.h' file not found
I am trying to use the function, readline();
Defined in more detail here: http://linux.die.net/man/3/readline
You reference a Linux distribution, so you need to install the readline development libraries
On Debian based platforms, like Ubuntu, you can run:
and that should install the correct headers in the correct places,.
If you use a platform with
yum
, like SUSE, then the command should be:This command helped me on linux mint when i had exact same problem
You could use alias if you compile it many times Forexample: