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regex.m4: correct the reversed range endpoint ([b-a]) test * m4/regex.m4: When requiring that [b-a] evoke failure, use RE_NO_EMPTY_RANGES. This makes this entire configure-time test pass once again for x86-based systems.
author Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
date Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:43:30 +0100
parents 98d47593c330
children 6240e99d3e0c
files ChangeLog m4/regex.m4
diffstat 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2010-03-19  Jim Meyering  <meyering@redhat.com>
+
+	regex.m4: correct the reversed range endpoint ([b-a]) test
+	* m4/regex.m4: When requiring that [b-a] evoke failure,
+	use RE_NO_EMPTY_RANGES.  This makes this entire configure-time
+	test pass once again for x86-based systems.
+
 2010-03-19  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
 
 	scandir: Fix link error on Solaris 8.
--- a/m4/regex.m4
+++ b/m4/regex.m4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# serial 55
+# serial 56
 
 # Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
 # 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@
             if (!s)
               return 1;
 
-            /* Ensure that [b-a] is diagnosed as invalid. */
-            re_set_syntax (RE_SYNTAX_POSIX_EGREP);
+            /* Ensure that [b-a] is diagnosed as invalid, when
+               using RE_NO_EMPTY_RANGES. */
+            re_set_syntax (RE_SYNTAX_POSIX_EGREP | RE_NO_EMPTY_RANGES);
             memset (&regex, 0, sizeof regex);
             s = re_compile_pattern ("a[b-a]", 6, &regex);
             if (s == 0)