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Description

• Platform information (e.g. Ubuntu Linux 16.04): FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE-p3
• OS architecture (e.g. amd64): amd64
• pyenv version: pyenv 2.3.9
• Python version: Python 3.9.16 (installed via pkg)
• C Compiler information (e.g. gcc 7.3): FreeBSD clang version 13.0.0
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Recently provisioned a remote VPS on FreeBSD 13.1 and wanted to give pyenv a whirl. Seems I'm hit with readline issues. I attempted to install readline libs, but what I believe to be happening is that pyenv make cannot resolve readline. Here is what I performed:

1. installed pyenv via bash script
2. Ran:

pyenv install 3.11.1

Errors reported:

pyenv: /home/blogger/.pyenv/versions/3.11.1 already exists
continue with installation? (y/N) y
Downloading Python-3.11.1.tar.xz...
-> https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.11.1/Python-3.11.1.tar.xz
Installing Python-3.11.1...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'readline'
WARNING: The Python readline extension was not compiled. Missing the GNU readline lib?
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/home/blogger/.pyenv/versions/3.11.1/lib/python3.11/sqlite3/__init__.py", line 57, in <module>
    from sqlite3.dbapi2 import *
  File "/home/blogger/.pyenv/versions/3.11.1/lib/python3.11/sqlite3/dbapi2.py", line 27, in <module>
    from _sqlite3 import *
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_sqlite3'
WARNING: The Python sqlite3 extension was not compiled. Missing the SQLite3 lib?
Installed Python-3.11.1 to /home/blogger/.pyenv/versions/3.11.1

Packages installed:

# pkg info | grep -i read
readline-8.2.0                 Library for editing command lines as they are typed
tclreadline-2.3.8              GNU readline for TCL

What I believe is happening is that GNU readline requirement is not being read properly as the output shows:

checking how to link readline libs... none

Debug log attached.

trace.log