README: Advise on lack of readline

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diff --git a/src/client/README b/src/client/README
index 72839c0d9d1ac1e67e26f0b7beebb1a673d11d96..8a36fca9dd1d3b2a977d7d3646eae6c6efe77a4b 100644 (file)
--- a/src/client/README
+++ b/src/client/README
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ instructions.  Quick guide for the impatient: run configure; make;
 make install.  The last step is optional; everything runs fine right
 from the build tree.
 
+If configure reports "readline: no" in its configuration summary,
+fancy line editing doesn't work in the client.  Commonly caused by not
+having development libraries installed.  On Linux, try installing
+readline-devel.
+
 If configure reports "terminfo: no" in its configuration summary,
 highlighting doesn't work.  Commonly caused by not having development
 libraries installed.  On Linux, try installing ncurses-devel.