diff --git a/base/readline/fix-install.patch.disabled b/base/readline/fix-install.patch.disabled
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..957658f09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/readline/fix-install.patch.disabled
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+#
+# Filename: package/.../readline/fix-install.patch.disabled
+# Copyright (C) 2016 - 2020 The OpenSDE Project
+#
+# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
+#
+# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
+# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
+# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
+# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+# version.
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+--- ./support/shlib-install.orig	2016-05-09 15:43:49.716808655 +0300
++++ ./support/shlib-install	2016-05-09 15:48:01.368808655 +0300
+@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
+ OLDSUFF=old
+ MV=mv
+ RM="rm -f"
+-LN="ln -s"
++LN="ln -sf"
+ 
+ # pre-install
+ 
+@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
+ case "$host_os" in
+ hpux*|darwin*|macosx*|linux*|solaris2*)
+ 	if [ -z "$uninstall" ]; then
+-		chmod 555 ${INSTALLDIR}/${LIBNAME}
++		chmod 644 ${INSTALLDIR}/${LIBNAME}
+ 	fi ;;
+ cygwin*|mingw*)
+ 	IMPLIBNAME=`echo ${LIBNAME} \
+@@ -120,13 +120,11 @@
+ case "$host_os-$host_vendor" in
+ *linux*|freebsd*-gentoo)
+ 	# libname.so.M -> libname.so.M.N
+-	${echo} ${RM} ${INSTALLDIR}/$LINK2
+ 	if [ -z "$uninstall" ]; then
+ 		eval $INSTALL_LINK2
+ 	fi
+ 
+ 	# libname.so -> libname.so.M
+-	${echo} ${RM} ${INSTALLDIR}/$LINK1
+ 	if [ -z "$uninstall" ]; then
+ 		${echo} cd $INSTALLDIR && ${echo} ${LN} $LINK2 $LINK1
+ 	fi
diff --git a/base/readline/readline.conf b/base/readline/readline.conf
index cdbcbf4fb..952ff00ea 100644
--- a/base/readline/readline.conf
+++ b/base/readline/readline.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../readline/readline.conf
-# Copyright (C) 2009 - 2016 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2009 - 2020 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
 #
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@
 # GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
 # --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
-var_remove confopt " " "--disable-shared"
-var_remove confopt " " "--disable-static"
-hook_add postmake 5 "cp -rv examples/ $root/$docdir"
+var_append confopt ' ' '--disable-static'
 
 if pkginstalled -f ncurses; then
-	var_append makeopt ' ' 'SHLIB_LIBS=-lncurses'
-	var_append makeinstopt ' ' 'SHLIB_LIBS=-lncurses'
+	var_append confopt ' ' '--with-curses'
+	var_append makeopt ' ' 'SHLIB_LIBS=-lncursesw'
+	var_append makeinstopt ' ' 'SHLIB_LIBS=-lncursesw'
 fi
 
 pkg_readline_preconf() {
@@ -43,3 +42,13 @@ hook_add preconf 5 "pkg_readline_preconf"
 if atstage cross; then
 	var_append configcache ' ' 'bash_cv_wcwidth_broken=no'
 fi
+
+pkg_readline_postinstall() {
+# we move libs in a nicer place
+	mv $root/usr/lib/lib{readline,history}.so.* $root//lib
+	chmod -v u+w $root/lib/lib{readline,history}.so.*
+	ln -sfv $root/lib/$(readlink $root/usr/lib/libreadline.so) $root/usr/lib/libreadline.so
+	ln -sfv $root/lib/$(readlink $root/usr/lib/libhistory.so ) $root/usr/lib/libhistory.so
+}
+
+hook_add postinstall 7 "pkg_readline_postinstall"
diff --git a/base/readline/readline.desc b/base/readline/readline.desc
index 9fc3e2ea0..ee6f77b7e 100644
--- a/base/readline/readline.desc
+++ b/base/readline/readline.desc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 [COPY] This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 [COPY]
 [COPY] Filename: package/.../readline/readline.desc
-[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 - 2016 The OpenSDE Project
+[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 - 2020 The OpenSDE Project
 [COPY] Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 [COPY] Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
 [COPY]
@@ -32,15 +32,11 @@
 
 [L] GPL
 [S] Stable
-[V] 6.3.008
+[V] 8.0.4
 [P] X -1---5---9 104.100
 
-[D] 3521982106 readline-6.3.tar.gz http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/readline/
-[D] 2184266482 readline-6.3-001.patch !http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/readline-6.3-patches/readline63-001
-[D] 1734273339 readline-6.3-002.patch !http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/readline-6.3-patches/readline63-002
-[D] 572765940 readline-6.3-003.patch !http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/readline-6.3-patches/readline63-003
-[D] 4193524951 readline-6.3-004.patch !http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/readline-6.3-patches/readline63-004
-[D] 1156979521 readline-6.3-005.patch !http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/readline-6.3-patches/readline63-005
-[D] 1194544246 readline-6.3-006.patch !http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/readline-6.3-patches/readline63-006
-[D] 1024539952 readline-6.3-007.patch !http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/readline-6.3-patches/readline63-007
-[D] 1838080251 readline-6.3-008.patch !http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/readline-6.3-patches/readline63-008
+[D] 3069858631 readline-8.0.tar.gz http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/readline/
+[D] 95990153 readline-8.0-001.patch !http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/readline-8.0-patches/readline80-001
+[D] 442497316 readline-8.0-002.patch !http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/readline-8.0-patches/readline80-002
+[D] 3853092205 readline-8.0-003.patch !http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/readline-8.0-patches/readline80-003
+[D] 997971303 readline-8.0-004.patch !http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/readline-8.0-patches/readline80-004