The reason is: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:No_Bundled_Libraries#Needing_unreleased_features
Package '''gdb''' bundles '''readline''': {{{ * Mon May 2 2011 Jan Kratochvil jan.kratochvil@redhat.com - 7.2.90.20110429-36.fc15 - Bundle readline-6.2 with a workaround of skipped "ask" (BZ 701131). - Use --without-system-readline, disable Requires and BuildRequires of readline. }}}
Discussed between '''gdb''' and '''readline''' maintainers in: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701131
Hopefully with the next upstream release of '''readline''' (which should be 7.0) it will be unbundled from '''gdb'''.
I do not think anything is to solve here, I just assume I have to file such ticket according to the guidelines.
Please revert and see if the readline maintainer will patch the Fedora readline package. The approach you've taken is the last resort, not the first resort.
New readline maintainer has patched in an exception for GDB so readline-6.2 will no longer be bundled with gdb now.
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