1 files changed, 38 insertions, 33 deletions

diff --git a/lua.c b/lua.c
index b611cbca..dfb98e38 100644
--- a/lua.c
+++ b/lua.c
@@ -432,32 +432,30 @@ static int handle_luainit (lua_State *L) {
 
 
 /*
-** lua_readline defines how to show a prompt and then read a line from
-** the standard input.
-** lua_saveline defines how to "save" a read line in a "history".
-** lua_freeline defines how to free a line read by lua_readline.
+** * lua_initreadline initializes the readline system.
+** * lua_readline defines how to show a prompt and then read a line from
+**   the standard input.
+** * lua_saveline defines how to "save" a read line in a "history".
+** * lua_freeline defines how to free a line read by lua_readline.
+**
+** If lua_readline is defined, all of them should be defined.
 */
 
-#if defined(LUA_USE_READLINE)
-
-#include <readline/readline.h>
-#include <readline/history.h>
-#define lua_initreadline(L)     ((void)L, rl_readline_name="lua")
-#define lua_readline(b,p)       ((void)b, readline(p))
-#define lua_saveline(line)      add_history(line)
-#define lua_freeline(b)         free(b)
+#if !defined(lua_readline)      /* { */
 
-#endif
+/* Code to use the readline library, either statically or dynamically linked */
 
+/* pointer to 'readline' function (if any) */
+typedef char *(*l_readlineT) (const char *prompt);
+static l_readlineT l_readline = NULL;
 
-#if !defined(lua_readline)      /* { */
+/* pointer to 'add_history' function (if any) */
+typedef void (*l_addhistT) (const char *string);
+static l_addhistT l_addhist = NULL;
 
-/* pointer to dynamically loaded 'readline' function (if any) */
-typedef char *(*l_readline_t) (const char *prompt);
-static l_readline_t l_readline = NULL;
 
 static char *lua_readline (char *buff, const char *prompt) {
-  if (l_readline != NULL)  /* is there a dynamic 'readline'? */
+  if (l_readline != NULL)  /* is there a 'readline'? */
     return (*l_readline)(prompt);  /* use it */
   else {  /* emulate 'readline' over 'buff' */
     fputs(prompt, stdout);
@@ -467,33 +465,38 @@ static char *lua_readline (char *buff, const char *prompt) {
 }
 
 
-/* pointer to dynamically loaded 'add_history' function (if any) */
-typedef void (*l_addhist_t) (const char *string);
-static l_addhist_t l_addhist = NULL;
-
 static void lua_saveline (const char *line) {
-  if (l_addhist != NULL)  /* is there a dynamic 'add_history'? */
+  if (l_addhist != NULL)  /* is there an 'add_history'? */
     (*l_addhist)(line);  /* use it */
   /* else nothing to be done */
 }
 
 
 static void lua_freeline (char *line) {
-  if (l_readline != NULL)  /* is there a dynamic 'readline'? */
+  if (l_readline != NULL)  /* is there a 'readline'? */
     free(line);  /* free line created by it */
   /* else 'lua_readline' used an automatic buffer; nothing to free */
 }
 
 
-#if !defined(LUA_USE_DLOPEN) || !defined(LUA_READLINELIB)
+#if defined(LUA_USE_READLINE)   /* { */
 
-#define lua_initreadline(L)  ((void)L)
+/* assume Lua will be linked with '-lreadline' */
+#include <readline/readline.h>
+#include <readline/history.h>
+
+static void lua_initreadline(lua_State *L) {
+  UNUSED(L);
+  rl_readline_name = "lua";
+  l_readline = readline;
+  l_addhist = add_history;
+}
 
-#else /* { */
+#elif defined(LUA_USE_DLOPEN) && defined(LUA_READLINELIB)       /* }{ */
 
+/* try to load 'readline' dynamically */
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 
-
 static void lua_initreadline (lua_State *L) {
   void *lib = dlopen(LUA_READLINELIB, RTLD_NOW | RTLD_LOCAL);
   if (lib == NULL)
@@ -502,14 +505,16 @@ static void lua_initreadline (lua_State *L) {
     const char **name = cast(const char**, dlsym(lib, "rl_readline_name"));
     if (name != NULL)
       *name = "Lua";
-    l_readline = cast(l_readline_t, cast_func(dlsym(lib, "readline")));
-    if (l_readline == NULL)
-      lua_warning(L, "unable to load 'readline'", 0);
-    else
-      l_addhist = cast(l_addhist_t, cast_func(dlsym(lib, "add_history")));
+    l_readline = cast(l_readlineT, cast_func(dlsym(lib, "readline")));
+    l_addhist = cast(l_addhistT, cast_func(dlsym(lib, "add_history")));
   }
 }
 
+#else   /* }{ */
+
+/* no readline; leave function pointers as NULL */
+#define lua_initreadline(L)     cast(void, L)
+
 #endif  /* } */
 
 #endif                          /* } */