2 files changed, 55 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/src/GF/System/Arch.hs b/src/GF/System/Arch.hs
index d9f3e855c..c0dac3644 100644
--- a/src/GF/System/Arch.hs
+++ b/src/GF/System/Arch.hs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 -- Stability   : (stable)
 -- Portability : (portable)
 --
--- > CVS $Date: 2005/04/21 16:46:14 $ 
+-- > CVS $Date: 2005/05/10 14:55:01 $ 
 -- > CVS $Author: bringert $
--- > CVS $Revision: 1.7 $
+-- > CVS $Revision: 1.8 $
 --
 -- architecture\/compiler dependent definitions for unix\/hbc
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ import System.Random
 import System.CPUTime
 import Control.Monad (filterM)
 import System.Directory
-import System.Console.Readline
+
+import GF.System.Readline (fetchCommand)
 
 ---- import qualified UnicodeF as U --(fudlogueWrite)
 
@@ -44,14 +45,6 @@ prCPU cpu = do
 welcomeArch :: String
 welcomeArch = "This is the system compiled with ghc."
 
-fetchCommand :: String -> IO (String)
-fetchCommand s = do
-  res <- readline s
-  case res of
-   Nothing -> return "q"
-   Just s -> do addHistory s
-                return s
-
 -- | selects the one with the later modification time of two
 selectLater :: FilePath -> FilePath -> IO FilePath
 selectLater x y = do
diff --git a/src/GF/System/Readline.hs b/src/GF/System/Readline.hs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..588b277d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GF/System/Readline.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+{-# OPTIONS -cpp #-}
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- |
+-- Module      : GF.System.Readline
+-- Maintainer  : BB
+-- Stability   : (stable)
+-- Portability : (portable)
+--
+-- > CVS $Date: 2005/05/10 14:55:01 $ 
+-- > CVS $Author: bringert $
+-- > CVS $Revision: 1.1 $
+--
+-- Uses the right readline library to read user input.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+module GF.System.Readline (fetchCommand) where
+
+#ifdef USE_READLINE
+
+import System.Console.Readline (readline, addHistory)
+
+#else
+
+import System.IO.Error (try)
+import System.IO (stdout,hFlush)
+
+#endif
+
+#ifdef USE_READLINE
+
+fetchCommand :: String -> IO (String)
+fetchCommand s = do
+  res <- readline s
+  case res of
+   Nothing -> return "q"
+   Just s -> do addHistory s
+                return s
+
+#else
+
+fetchCommand :: String -> IO (String)
+fetchCommand s = do
+  putStr s
+  hFlush stdout
+  res <- try getLine
+  case res of
+   Left e -> return "q"
+   Right l -> return l
+
+#endif