Re: (ITS#4706) regex.h on Solaris 10 sparc

[stew.redfield@gmail.com]

Thanks Kurt, I did try to swap in all three (alternately) directly
into the include/ac/regex.h, but all gave the same type of errors on
configure.
I'll try it on a clean system in the next week or so, to see if it may
be related to a Solaris patch...

Stew

On 10/11/06, Kurt D. Zeilenga <Kurt@openldap.org> wrote:
>At 06:31 PM 10/11/2006, stew.redfield@gmail.com wrote:
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>>Last config.log is attached.
>>Other regex.h files on box:
>>/usr/include/regex.h (Solaris 10 Base)
>>/usr/include/unicode/regex.h (Solaris 10 Base)
>>/usr/local/include/regex.h (Spencer's 11101byte standard one)
>
>The config.log indicates the latter was selected by your
>compiler and subsequently found not to be compatible.
>It would seem that this regex.h expects, contrary to
>the POSIX regex standard, some unusual header(s) to
>included first.
>
>I see no particular reason why we should attempt to
>support this old regex library so will close this report.
>
>As far as workaround this problem, I would suggest either
>altering your include/library paths to avoid use of this
>header/library, uninstalling this header/library, or
>replacing this header/library.
>
>Kurt
>
>
>>Thanks,
>>Stew
>>
>>On 10/11/06, Kurt D. Zeilenga <Kurt@openldap.org> wrote:
>>>Actually, I only silenced the regex.h warning.  I cannot
>>>tell from your message why the regex compat check failed.
>>>Please provide relevant details from config.log.
>>>
>>>At 11:18 PM 10/10/2006, stew.redfield@gmail.com wrote:
>>>>Full_Name: Stew Redfield
>>>>Version: 2.3.27
>>>>OS: Solaris 10 sparc
>>>>URL: ftp://ftp.openldap.org/incoming/
>>>>Submission from: (NULL) (65.219.72.58)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>/configure --prefix=/usr/local
>>>>--snip--
>>>>checking regex.h presence... yes
>>>>configure: WARNING: regex.h: present but cannot be compiled
>>>>configure: WARNING: regex.h:     check for missing prerequisite headers?
>>>>configure: WARNING: regex.h: see the Autoconf documentation
>>>>configure: WARNING: regex.h:     section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled"
>>>>configure: WARNING: regex.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result
>>>>configure: WARNING: regex.h: in the future, the compiler will take precedence
>>>>configure: WARNING:     ## --------------------------------------------- ##
>>>>configure: WARNING:     ## Report this to <http://www.openldap.org/its/> ##
>>>>configure: WARNING:     ## --------------------------------------------- ##
>>>>checking for regex.h... yes
>>>>checking for library containing regfree... none required
>>>>checking for compatible POSIX regex... no
>>>>configure: error: broken POSIX regex!
>>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Stew Redfield, CISA CISSP
>>Stew.Redfield@gmail.com
>>
>>Reason can be fought with reason.
>>How are you going to fight the unreasonable?
>>-A. Rand
>>
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