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+/*
+
+Copyright (C) 2000 John W. Eaton
+
+This file is part of Octave.
+
+Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
+later version.
+
+Octave is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#if defined (USE_READLINE)
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <readline/history.h>
+
+void
+octave_add_history (const char *line)
+{
+  return add_history (line);
+}
+
+int
+octave_where_history (void)
+{
+  return where_history ();
+}
+
+int
+octave_history_length (void)
+{
+  return history_length;
+}
+
+int
+octave_max_input_history (void)
+{
+  return max_input_history;
+}
+
+int
+octave_history_base (void)
+{
+  return history_base;
+}
+
+void
+octave_stifle_history (int n)
+{
+  return stifle_history (n);
+}
+
+int
+octave_unstifle_history (void)
+{
+  return unstifle_history ();
+}
+
+int
+octave_history_is_stifled (void)
+{
+  return history_is_stifled ();
+}
+
+int
+octave_history_set_pos (int n)
+{
+  return history_set_pos (n);
+}
+
+int
+octave_read_history (const char *f)
+{
+  return read_history (f);
+}
+
+void
+octave_using_history (void)
+{
+  return using_history ();
+}
+
+int
+octave_read_history_range (const char *f, int b, int e)
+{
+  return read_history_range (f, b, e);
+}
+
+int
+octave_write_history (const char *f)
+{
+  return write_history (f);
+}
+
+int
+octave_append_history (int n, const char *f)
+{
+  return append_history (n, f);
+}
+
+int
+octave_history_truncate_file (const char *f, int n)
+{
+  return history_truncate_file (f, n);
+}
+
+void
+octave_remove_history (int n)
+{
+  HIST_ENTRY *discard = remove_history (n);
+
+  if (discard)
+    {
+      if (discard->line)
+	free (discard->line);
+
+      free (discard);
+    }
+}
+
+char *
+octave_history_goto_mark (int n)
+{
+  HIST_ENTRY *h;
+
+  char *retval = 0;
+
+  if (history_set_pos (n))
+    {
+      h = current_history ();
+
+      if (h)
+	retval = h->line;
+    }
+
+  return retval;
+}
+
+char *
+octave_history_get (int n)
+{
+  char *retval = 0;
+
+  HIST_ENTRY *h = history_get (n);
+
+  if (h)
+    retval = h->line;
+
+  return retval;
+}
+
+char **
+octave_history_list (int limit, int number_lines)
+{
+  static char **retval = 0;
+
+  HIST_ENTRY **hlist = 0;
+
+  if (retval)
+    {
+      char **p = retval;
+
+      while (p)
+	{
+	  if (*p)
+	    free (*p++);
+	}
+
+      free (retval);
+
+      retval = 0;
+    }
+
+  hlist = history_list ();
+
+  if (hlist)
+    {
+      int i, k;
+
+      int beg = 0;
+      int end = 0;
+      while (hlist[end])
+	end++;
+
+      beg = (limit < 0 || end < limit) ? 0 : (end - limit);
+
+      retval = malloc ((end - beg + 1) * sizeof (char **));
+
+      k = 0;
+      for (i = beg; i < end; i++)
+	{
+	  char *tmp = 0;
+	  char buf[64];
+
+	  if (number_lines)
+	    sprintf (buf, "%5d%c", i + history_base,
+		     hlist[i]->data ? '*' : ' '); 
+
+	  tmp = malloc (strlen (buf) + 1);
+
+	  strcpy (tmp, buf);
+
+	  retval[k++] = tmp;
+	}
+
+      retval[k] = 0;
+    }
+
+  return retval;
+}
+
+void
+octave_replace_history_entry (int which, const char *line)
+{
+  HIST_ENTRY *discard = replace_history_entry (which, line, 0);
+
+  if (discard)
+    {
+      if (discard->line)
+	free (discard->line);
+
+      free (discard);
+    }
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/*
+;;; Local Variables: ***
+;;; mode: C++ ***
+;;; End: ***
+*/