Installing Roku Plugin's version of Eclipse just for the console would be no better than running a Linux virtual machine for the "rlwrap" command alone. The roku-plugin seems more of a cruel practical joke (remember the Co's
April Fool's jokes?), in stark contrast with Roku platform self-sufficiency (think Lotus) which i like.
Practically speaking though, it makes no sense fixing if i am the only crank unhappy with the lack of line editing in console.
Are there other developers that wish the ability was there - simple line editing while telnet-ed to 8085/8080 ? Raise your hand...