Index: ReadlineConsole.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/jython/jython/org/python/util/ReadlineConsole.java,v
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -r1.4 ReadlineConsole.java
--- ReadlineConsole.java	2001/11/27 13:51:38	1.4
+++ ReadlineConsole.java	2001/12/10 18:24:51
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
     }
     public ReadlineConsole(PyObject locals, String filename) {
         super(locals,filename);
+        String backingLib = PySystemState.registry.getProperty(
+                                 "python.console.readlinelib", "Editline");
+        try {
+            Readline.load(ReadlineLibrary.byName(backingLib));
+        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+            // Silently ignore errors during load of the native library.
+            // Will use a pure java fallback.
+        }
         Readline.initReadline("jpython");
     }