--- js-1.8.5/js/src/configure.in 2011-03-31 22:08:36.000000000 +0300 +++ js-1.8.5/js/src/configure.in~ 2012-11-10 17:59:02.222497367 +0200 @@ -5615,8 +5615,8 @@ esac if test -z "$SKIP_LIBRARY_CHECKS" -a -z "$NO_EDITLINE"; then if test -n "$JS_WANT_READLINE"; then - AC_CHECK_LIB(readline, readline, - EDITLINE_LIBS="-lreadline", + AC_CHECK_LIB(edit, readline, + EDITLINE_LIBS="$(pkg-config --libs libedit)", AC_MSG_ERROR([No system readline library found.])) else dnl By default, we use editline