3 dnl Initially derived from code in GNU grep.
4 dnl Mostly written by Jim Meyering.
8 jm_INCLUDED_REGEX([lib/regex.c])
11 dnl Usage: jm_INCLUDED_REGEX([lib/regex.c])
13 AC_DEFUN([jm_INCLUDED_REGEX],
15 dnl Even packages that don't use regex.c can use this macro.
16 dnl Of course, for them it doesn't do anything.
18 # Assume we'll default to using the included regex.c.
19 ac_use_included_regex=yes
21 # However, if the system regex support is good enough that it passes the
22 # the following run test, then default to *not* using the included regex.c.
23 # If cross compiling, assume the test would fail and use the included
24 # regex.c. The first failing regular expression is from `Spencer ere
25 # test #75' in grep-2.3.
26 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for working re_compile_pattern],
27 jm_cv_func_working_re_compile_pattern,
35 static struct re_pattern_buffer regex;
37 struct re_registers regs;
38 re_set_syntax (RE_SYNTAX_POSIX_EGREP);
39 memset (®ex, 0, sizeof (regex));
40 [s = re_compile_pattern ("a[[:@:>@:]]b\n", 9, ®ex);]
41 /* This should fail with _Invalid character class name_ error. */
45 /* This should succeed, but doesn't for e.g. glibc-2.1.3. */
46 memset (®ex, 0, sizeof (regex));
47 s = re_compile_pattern ("{1", 2, ®ex);
52 /* The following example is derived from a problem report
53 against gawk from Jorge Stolfi <stolfi@ic.unicamp.br>. */
54 memset (®ex, 0, sizeof (regex));
55 s = re_compile_pattern ("[[an\371]]*n", 7, ®ex);
59 /* This should match, but doesn't for e.g. glibc-2.2.1. */
60 if (re_match (®ex, "an", 2, 0, ®s) != 2)
63 memset (®ex, 0, sizeof (regex));
64 s = re_compile_pattern ("x", 1, ®ex);
68 /* The version of regex.c in e.g. GNU libc-2.2.93 didn't
69 work with a negative RANGE argument. */
70 if (re_search (®ex, "wxy", 3, 2, -2, ®s) != 1)
76 jm_cv_func_working_re_compile_pattern=yes,
77 jm_cv_func_working_re_compile_pattern=no,
78 dnl When crosscompiling, assume it's broken.
79 jm_cv_func_working_re_compile_pattern=no))
80 if test $jm_cv_func_working_re_compile_pattern = yes; then
81 ac_use_included_regex=no
84 test -n "$1" || AC_MSG_ERROR([missing argument])
85 m4_syscmd([test -f $1])
88 AC_ARG_WITH(included-regex,
89 [ --without-included-regex don't compile regex; this is the default on
90 systems with version 2 of the GNU C library
91 (use with caution on other system)],
92 jm_with_regex=$withval,
93 jm_with_regex=$ac_use_included_regex)
94 if test "$jm_with_regex" = yes; then
103 # Prerequisites of lib/regex.c.
104 AC_DEFUN([jm_PREREQ_REGEX],
106 dnl FIXME: Maybe provide a btowc replacement someday: Solaris 2.5.1 lacks it.
107 dnl FIXME: Check for wctype and iswctype, and and add -lw if necessary
110 dnl Persuade glibc <string.h> to declare mempcpy().
111 AC_REQUIRE([AC_GNU_SOURCE])
113 AC_REQUIRE([gl_C_RESTRICT])
114 AC_REQUIRE([AC_FUNC_ALLOCA])
115 AC_REQUIRE([AC_HEADER_STDC])
116 AC_CHECK_HEADERS_ONCE(wchar.h wctype.h)
117 AC_CHECK_FUNCS_ONCE(isascii mempcpy)
118 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(btowc)