diff --git a/auto.def b/auto.def
index 806b10e780..7e3ff26f83 100644
--- a/auto.def
+++ b/auto.def
@@ -165,9 +165,12 @@ set flags {
   readline=1           => {Disable readline support}
   largefile=1          => {Disable large file support}
   shared=1             => {Disable build of shared libary}
-  with-readline-ldflags:LDFLAGS  => {Readline LDFLAGS, e.g. -lreadline -lncurses}
-  with-readline-cflags:CFLAGS    => {Readline CFLAGS, e.g. -I/path/to/includes}
-  with-readline-header:PATH      => {Full path to readline.h, from which --with-readline-cflags will be derived.}
+  with-readline-lib:LDFLAGS
+                       => {Readline LDFLAGS, e.g. -lreadline -lncurses}
+  with-readline-inc:CFLAGS
+                       => {Readline CFLAGS, e.g. -I/path/to/includes}
+  with-readline-header:PATH
+                       => {Full path to readline.h, from which --with-readline-inc will be derived.}
   with-linenoise:DIR   => {Source directory for linenoise.c and linenoise.h}
   amalgamation=1       => {Disable the amalgamation and instead build all files separately}
   load-extension=1     => {Disable loading of external extensions}
@@ -793,14 +796,14 @@ proc hwaci-check-line-editing {} {
     user-notice "Readline support explicitly disabled with --disable-readline."
     return "none"
   }
-  set check [opt-val with-readline-ldflags][opt-val with-readline-cflags][opt-val with-readline-header]
+  set check [opt-val with-readline-lib][opt-val with-readline-inc]
   if {"" ne $check} {
-    # If any one of --with-readline-(ldflags|cflags|header) are provided,
+    # If any one of --with-readline-(lib|inc|header) are provided,
     # those trump any automated searching.
-    set fL [join [opt-val with-readline-ldflags]]
+    set fL [join [opt-val with-readline-lib]]
     set v [opt-val with-readline-header]
     if {"" eq $v} {
-      set fC [join [opt-val with-readline-cflags]]
+      set fC [join [opt-val with-readline-inc]]
     } else {
       # Derive CFLAGS from header file name
       set v [file dirname $v]
@@ -828,9 +831,6 @@ proc hwaci-check-line-editing {} {
   if {$v} { return "readline" }
   # TODO: reimplement:
   #  --enable-editline
-  #  --with-readline-lib     specify readline library
-  #  --with-readline-inc     specify readline include paths
-  #  --with-linenoise=DIR    source directory for linenoise library
   return "none"
 }; # hwaci-check-line-editing
 msg-checking "Line-editing support for the sqlite3 shell: "
diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index 3cc43cec3c..f1d605b04c 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-C Correct\ssqlite3.pc\sto\srepresent\sthe\slibrary,\snot\sthe\sCLI\sshell.\sRemove\sthe\shalf-baked\san\sunused\sREADLINE_H\sconfig\sdefine.\sInternal\stcl\sdoc\sfixes.
-D 2024-10-27T02:08:38.424
+C Rename\s--with-readline-ldflags/cflags\sto\s--with-readline-lib/inc\sbecause\sit\sturns\sout\sthat\sldflags/cflags\shave\s(when\spassed\san\sexplicit\svalue)\sthe\ssame\ssemantics\sthe\slegacy\slib/inc\sflags.\sStill\sto-fix\sis\sthat\sthe\sno-flag-given\sreadline\ssearch\sbehavior\sdiffers,\sand\sis\smuch\smore\slimited,\sfrom\sthe\slegacy\sconfigure\sbehavior.
+D 2024-10-27T02:27:07.440
 F .fossil-settings/empty-dirs dbb81e8fc0401ac46a1491ab34a7f2c7c0452f2f06b54ebb845d024ca8283ef1
 F .fossil-settings/ignore-glob 35175cdfcf539b2318cb04a9901442804be81cd677d8b889fcc9149c21f239ea
 F LICENSE.md b6e6c1baf38e4339bd3f1e0e5e5bfd0a9a93d133360691b2785c2d4b2f2dcec2
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ F art/icon-80x90.gif 65509ce3e5f86a9cd64fe7fca2d23954199f31fe44c1e09e208c80fb83d
 F art/sqlite370.eps aa97a671332b432a54e1d74ff5e8775be34200c2
 F art/sqlite370.ico af56c1d00fee7cd4753e8631ed60703ed0fc6e90
 F art/sqlite370.jpg d512473dae7e378a67e28ff96a34da7cb331def2
-F auto.def a19e0ba4bfdbbf81dbe1fce66929cbc8e9e7d5da6267a7d8e6e4b3ad3c39c160
+F auto.def 7846fe16d52eb941504bf7335a876c5a3c6e35f9eef2330e3137cf65b8cac3c2
 F autoconf/INSTALL 83e4a25da9fd053c7b3665eaaaf7919707915903
 F autoconf/Makefile.am adedc1324b6a87fdd1265ddd336d2fb7d4f36a0e77b86ea553ae7cc4ea239347
 F autoconf/Makefile.fallback 22fe523eb36dfce31e0f6349f782eb084e86a5620b2b0b4f84a2d6133f53f5ac
@@ -2237,8 +2237,8 @@ F vsixtest/vsixtest.tcl 6195aba1f12a5e10efc2b8c0009532167be5e301abe5b31385638080
 F vsixtest/vsixtest.vcxproj.data 2ed517e100c66dc455b492e1a33350c1b20fbcdc
 F vsixtest/vsixtest.vcxproj.filters 37e51ffedcdb064aad6ff33b6148725226cd608e
 F vsixtest/vsixtest_TemporaryKey.pfx e5b1b036facdb453873e7084e1cae9102ccc67a0
-P 66ce47e5de21c607d2ef1f1e6e639f3c6da132ff3db582e12bd174f7d89d8150
-R 0e289bbefd4920bbc9b70aa875271ce3
+P c8c70353bbdcee20487766f5f03f1638a1c35022bb5f1249141b86d561f1b613
+R aee97201b742768a8a881df4101db095
 U stephan
-Z 899f1a2fde401493358ac6e1ddbf0e16
+Z c7373ae669f742e7f6e85074f4e952ce
 # Remove this line to create a well-formed Fossil manifest.
diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index 85f85a473a..155d7ae947 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-c8c70353bbdcee20487766f5f03f1638a1c35022bb5f1249141b86d561f1b613
+8f6897b92c6a059f1c658ccce5bdc9ff3d29b41eec8298c6d46c7aeabace1d89