Add support for GNU rx library for those lacking regexp support

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c7099dc2743d5bb2a4deece7536dfaa82c48d550..bbd97b9509705457232c5dd0e02ef6d546726870 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 20001014
+ - (bal) Add support for GNU rx library for those lacking regexp support 
  - (djm) Don't accept PAM_PROMPT_ECHO_ON messages during initial auth
  - (djm) Revert SSH2 serverloop hack, will find a better way.
  - (djm) Add workaround for Linux 2.4's gratuitious errno change. Patch

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 4824ada63e3ba523356f982e87d3e79e4c5729c6..b201eccd54770c8137a153e2f2a98f82f7964aa8 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/
 OpenSSH has only been tested with GNU make. It may work with other
 'make' programs, but you are on your own.
 
+GNU rx:
+ftp:://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/rx/
+
+Most platforms do not required this.  However older 4.3 BSD do not
+have a posix regex library. 
+
+
 2. Building / Installation
 --------------------------
 

diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 93d8998b230c3aa78d9531373befc3e8526380ec..d32c5d5b06fe8e34adab7caf89e630a525628c8c 100644 (file)
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -9,6 +9,4 @@
 
 - Cleanup configure.in
 
-- utmp/wtmp logging does not work on NeXT
-
 - Complete Tru64 SIA support

diff --git a/acconfig.h b/acconfig.h
index a17cba82534ce941fe8642938966fd3230a4e9aa..3bf61ec92aa49388b5cad74586d09a931b072111 100644 (file)
--- a/acconfig.h
+++ b/acconfig.h
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
 /* Define if you are on Cygwin */
 #undef HAVE_CYGWIN
 
+/* Define if you lack native POSIX regex and you are using GNU rx library */
+#undef HAVE_LIBRX
+
 /* Define if you are on NeXT */
 #undef HAVE_NEXT
 

diff --git a/compat.c b/compat.c
index 19dc76d961667934c2bd2ce7a9f8f6875a03fea1..71d12010c15aab5f4657dbecb5f7943ef58be5b5 100644 (file)
--- a/compat.c
+++ b/compat.c
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ RCSID("$OpenBSD: compat.c,v 1.24 2000/10/10 20:20:45 markus Exp $");
 #include "packet.h"
 #include "xmalloc.h"
 #include "compat.h"
-#include <regex.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBRX
+#  include <rxposix.h>
+#else /* Use native regex libraries */
+#  include <regex.h>
+#endif /* HAVE_LIBRX */
 
 int compat13 = 0;
 int compat20 = 0;

diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 7ff324bb068d1beb2e9420f5c98e726af216c8ce..a6bed7508ea272487bed6a4791513c5655d9a168 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(libs,
 # Checks for libraries.
 AC_CHECK_LIB(z, deflate, ,AC_MSG_ERROR([*** zlib missing - please install first ***]))
 AC_CHECK_LIB(util, login, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBUTIL_LOGIN) LIBS="$LIBS -lutil")
+AC_CHECK_LIB(rx, regcomp, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBRX) LIBS="$LIBS -lrx")
 
 if test -z "$no_libsocket" ; then
        AC_CHECK_LIB(nsl, yp_match, , )