> Hmm, a better patch for this seems to be:

I installed this patch a while back:

*** ../bash-3.0-patched/lib/readline/display.c	Wed Sep  8 11:07:51 2004
--- lib/readline/display.c	Fri Nov 12 13:31:42 2004
***************
*** 336,340 ****
  
    local_prompt = local_prompt_prefix = (char *)0;
!   prompt_last_invisible = prompt_visible_length = 0;
  
    if (prompt == 0 || *prompt == 0)
--- 341,346 ----
  
    local_prompt = local_prompt_prefix = (char *)0;
!   prompt_last_invisible = prompt_invis_chars_first_line = 0;
!   prompt_visible_length = prompt_physical_chars = 0;
  
    if (prompt == 0 || *prompt == 0)

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