Compile Readline on Mac OS X

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# Compile readline on Mac OS X

cd /usr/local/src
curl -O ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/readline-5.2.tar.gz
tar xzvf readline-5.2.tar.gz
cd readline-5.2
curl -O http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/readline-5.2-patches/readline52-012
patch -p0 < readline52-012
./configure --prefix=/usr/local
make
sudo make install

# Now follow Dan Benjamin's instructions for installing Ruby on Mac
# http://hivelogic.com/articles/2008/02/ruby-rails-leopard