Re: regex cannot be compiled with g++

[Sam Steingold]

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Bruno Haible wrote:
> Sam Steingold wrote:
>> why not just apply the patch?
> 
> You can also have your patch automatically applied by gnulib-tool.
> To achieve this:
>   - create a directory, say, gnulib-local,
>   - store your regcomp.diff in gnulib-local/lib/regcomp.c.diff
>     and        regexec.diff in gnulib-local/lib/regexec.c.diff,
>   - pass the option --local-dir=gnulib-local to gnulib-tool.
> 
> The diffs may require updates every few months, when the copy in gnulib
> changes. (gnulib-tool gives an error when a .diff is stored in gnulib-local
> but it does not apply cleanly any more.)

cool! you want me to fork gnulib!
how delightful!

> But it's an alternative to weird Makefile hacks that would use gcc when the
> user specified g++.

both alternatives suck big time.


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