pathspec: create strip submodule slash helpers

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3a43b7a5b35008829f3d63df009d9bd76a62fcc8..0b15f04b1089e48f20353cf068d7d37587b8d966 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -836,9 +836,10 @@ AC_CHECK_TYPE([struct addrinfo],[
 ])
 GIT_CONF_SUBST([NO_IPV6])
 #
-# Define NO_REGEX if you have no or inferior regex support in your C library.
-AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether the platform regex can handle null bytes],
- [ac_cv_c_excellent_regex], [
+# Define NO_REGEX if your C library lacks regex support with REG_STARTEND
+# feature.
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether the platform regex supports REG_STARTEND],
+ [ac_cv_c_regex_with_reg_startend], [
 AC_EGREP_CPP(yippeeyeswehaveit,
        AC_LANG_PROGRAM([AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT
 #include <regex.h>
@@ -847,10 +848,10 @@ AC_EGREP_CPP(yippeeyeswehaveit,
 yippeeyeswehaveit
 #endif
 ]),
-       [ac_cv_c_excellent_regex=yes],
-       [ac_cv_c_excellent_regex=no])
+       [ac_cv_c_regex_with_reg_startend=yes],
+       [ac_cv_c_regex_with_reg_startend=no])
 ])
-if test $ac_cv_c_excellent_regex = yes; then
+if test $ac_cv_c_regex_with_reg_startend = yes; then
        NO_REGEX=
 else
        NO_REGEX=YesPlease