bug#16757: [PATCH 1/2] search for pcre via pkg-config

[Jim Meyering]

On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 2:09 PM, Mike Frysinger <address@hidden> wrote:
> Since pcre ships a pkg-config module now, let's default to using that.
> If the system lacks pkg-config support, we still fall back to the old
> logic of probing the headers/libs directly.
>
> * configure.ac: Call m4_pattern_forbid on the PKG_ namespace.
> * m4/pcre.m4: Change serial to 2.
> (gl_FUNC_PCRE): Require PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG. Change LIB_PCRE to PCRE_LIBS.
> Set up PCRE_CFLAGS like PCRE_LIBS. Call PKG_CHECK_MODULES and move existing
> logic to the 4th arg.
> * src/Makefile.am (grep_LDADD): Change LIB_PCRE to PCRE_LIBS.
> (AM_CPPFLAGS): Add $(PCRE_CFLAGS).

Thanks, Mike, but when I try to build with that on debian unstable, I
get the attached, so I'd rather defer this one until after the
release.

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