m4/regex.m4

   1 #serial 9
   2
   3 dnl Initially derived from code in GNU grep.
   4 dnl Mostly written by Jim Meyering.
   5
   6 dnl Usage: jm_INCLUDED_REGEX([lib/regex.c])
   7 dnl
   8 AC_DEFUN(jm_INCLUDED_REGEX,
   9   [
  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.
  12
  13     # Assume we'll default to using the included regex.c.
  14     ac_use_included_regex=yes
  15
  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 first failing regular expression is from `Spencer ere
  20     # test #75' in grep-2.3.
  21     AC_CACHE_CHECK([for working re_compile_pattern],
  22                    jm_cv_func_working_re_compile_pattern,
  23       AC_TRY_RUN(
  24 [#include <stdio.h>
  25 #include <regex.h>
  26           int
  27           main ()
  28           {
  29             static struct re_pattern_buffer regex;
  30             const char *s;
  31             struct re_registers regs;
  32             re_set_syntax (RE_SYNTAX_POSIX_EGREP);
  33             /* Add this third left square bracket, [, to balance the
  34                three right ones below.  Otherwise autoconf-2.14 chokes.  */
  35             s = re_compile_pattern ("a[[:]:]]b\n", 9, &regex);
  36             /* This should fail with _Invalid character class name_ error.  */
  37             if (!s)
  38               exit (1);
  39
  40             /* This should succeed, but doesn't for e.g. glibc-2.1.3.  */
  41             s = re_compile_pattern ("{1", 2, &regex);
  42
  43             if (s)
  44               exit (1);
  45
  46             /* The following example is derived from a problem report
  47                against gawk from Jorge Stolfi <stolfi@ic.unicamp.br>.  */
  48             s = re_compile_pattern ("[anù]*n", 7, &regex);
  49             if (s)
  50               exit (1);
  51
  52             /* This should match, but doesn't for e.g. glibc-2.2.1.  */
  53             if (re_match (&regex, "an", 2, 0, &regs) != 2)
  54               exit (1);
  55
  56             exit (0);
  57           }
  58         ],
  59                jm_cv_func_working_re_compile_pattern=yes,
  60                jm_cv_func_working_re_compile_pattern=no,
  61                dnl When crosscompiling, assume it's broken.
  62                jm_cv_func_working_re_compile_pattern=no))
  63     if test $jm_cv_func_working_re_compile_pattern = yes; then
  64       ac_use_included_regex=no
  65     fi
  66
  67     test -n "$1" || AC_MSG_ERROR([missing argument])
  68     m4_syscmd([test -f $1])
  69     ifelse(m4_sysval, 0,
  70       [
  71         AC_ARG_WITH(included-regex,
  72         [  --without-included-regex don't compile regex; this is the default on
  73                           systems with version 2 of the GNU C library
  74                           (use with caution on other system)],
  75                     jm_with_regex=$withval,
  76                     jm_with_regex=$ac_use_included_regex)
  77         if test "$jm_with_regex" = yes; then
  78           AC_LIBOBJ(regex)
  79         fi
  80       ],
  81     )
  82   ]
  83 )