3 dnl Initially derived from code in GNU grep.
4 dnl Mostly written by Jim Meyering.
6 dnl Usage: jm_INCLUDED_REGEX([lib/regex.c])
8 AC_DEFUN(jm_INCLUDED_REGEX,
10 dnl Even packages that don't use regex.c can use this macro.
11 dnl Of course, for them it doesn't do anything.
13 # Assume we'll default to using the included regex.c.
14 ac_use_included_regex=yes
16 # However, if the system regex support is good enough that it passes the
17 # the following run test, then default to *not* using the included regex.c.
18 # If cross compiling, assume the test would fail and use the included
19 # regex.c. The failing regular expression is from `Spencer ere test #75'
21 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for working re_compile_pattern],
22 jm_cv_func_working_re_compile_pattern,
24 changequote(<<, >>)dnl
31 static struct re_pattern_buffer regex;
33 re_set_syntax (RE_SYNTAX_POSIX_EGREP);
34 /* Add this third left square bracket, [, to balance the
35 three right ones below. Otherwise autoconf-2.14 chokes. */
36 s = re_compile_pattern ("a[[:]:]]b\n", 9, ®ex);
37 /* This should fail with _Invalid character class name_ error. */
43 jm_cv_func_working_re_compile_pattern=yes,
44 jm_cv_func_working_re_compile_pattern=no,
45 dnl When crosscompiling, assume it's broken.
46 jm_cv_func_working_re_compile_pattern=no))
47 if test $jm_cv_func_working_re_compile_pattern = yes; then
48 ac_use_included_regex=no
51 test -n "$1" || AC_MSG_ERROR([missing argument])
56 AC_ARG_WITH(included-regex,
57 [ --without-included-regex don't compile regex; this is the default on
58 systems with version 2 of the GNU C library
59 (use with caution on other system)],
60 jm_with_regex=$withval,
61 jm_with_regex=$ac_use_included_regex)
62 if test "$jm_with_regex" = yes; then
64 LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS regex.$ac_objext"