--- /dev/null
+################################################################################
+#
+# readline
+#
+################################################################################
+
+READLINE_VERSION = 6.3
+READLINE_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/readline
+READLINE_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+READLINE_DEPENDENCIES = ncurses
+HOST_READLINE_DEPENDENCIES = host-ncurses
+READLINE_CONF_ENV = bash_cv_func_sigsetjmp=yes \
+ bash_cv_wcwidth_broken=no
+READLINE_LICENSE = GPLv3+
+READLINE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+
+define READLINE_PURGE_EXAMPLES
+ rm -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/readline
+endef
+
+READLINE_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += READLINE_PURGE_EXAMPLES
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))
+$(eval $(host-autotools-package))