readline for guile

[Andrew Culver]

Here is scheme-sandbox.ly that comes with my v2.22 install:

\version "2.16.0"

#(load-user-init)

% This loads the user's .guile file for interactive sessions.

% One typical thing you might want to put there is

% (use-modules (ice-9 readline))

% (activate-readline)

% in order to activate command line editing for interactive sessions.

% You need libreadline support and the respective Guile module to be

% installed for that.  In Debian, for example, this is part of the

% guile-1.8-libs package.  Depending on your system and version, the

% requirements may be different.

#(newline)

#(cond-expand

   (guile-2

     (begin

       (use-modules (system repl repl))

       (start-repl)))

   (else (scm-style-repl)))

The comments say to “put in there” the two commands for readline functionality. 

% (use-modules (ice-9 readline))

% (activate-readline)

I have tried without success.

Where to these two lines go in the script?

Many thanks,

Andrew Culver