Andrew Cagney opened PR 8271 on this with the contents:

	    > The directory:
	    > 
	    > 	src/gnu/dist/readline
	    > 
	    > is empty and GDB needs this when building a cross debugger
	    > using the GNU/configure method.  I should note that GDB has
	    > its own readline to ensure that the bug fixes/mods it needs
	    > are always available.
	    >
	    > >How-To-Repeat:
	    > Try to build GDB using the GNU/configure method from the NetBSD
	    > src/gnu/dist tree.
	    >
	    > >Fix:
	    > Add readline to the source tree? :-)

	Before adding readline to the tree I though it better to check on
	this list to see if anyone had any other thoughts...
	
		David/absolute

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