Comment 26 for bug 89235

Logically, if the libreadline6 package were to put a one line text file into /etc/skel/.inputrc the issue would be resolved on all new machines (and all newly created user accounts) from that point forward. The file would contain the one line

$include /etc/inputrc

and would be automatically copied to each user's home directory just as .bashrc and friends are already so copied.

I can create a debdiff against readline6 which does this, if that would be helpful :)

This bug may be technically "invalid" against bash, as viewed by a developer taking a rather narrowly bash-centric view of the issue. However, the issue remains present in Ubuntu, affects more than just bash, and can be fixed rather simply, it would seem.

Was it really appropriate to mark this bug as "invalid" in these circumstances? Should I just open a new one against readline6 instead? Is there any downside to making $include /etc/inputrc the default behaviour in future?