sha1_file: teach sha1_object_info_extended more flags

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3a43b7a5b35008829f3d63df009d9bd76a62fcc8..deeb968daa07355b729d178644c843c7a0ed62c5 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -250,8 +250,10 @@ AS_HELP_STRING([--with-openssl],[use OpenSSL library (default is YES)])
 AS_HELP_STRING([],              [ARG can be prefix for openssl library and headers]),
 GIT_PARSE_WITH([openssl]))
 
-# Define USE_LIBPCRE if you have and want to use libpcre. git-grep will be
-# able to use Perl-compatible regular expressions.
+# Define USE_LIBPCRE if you have and want to use libpcre. Various
+# commands such as log and grep offer runtime options to use
+# Perl-compatible regular expressions instead of standard or extended
+# POSIX regular expressions.
 #
 # Define LIBPCREDIR=/foo/bar if your libpcre header and library files are in
 # /foo/bar/include and /foo/bar/lib directories.
@@ -499,8 +501,10 @@ GIT_CONF_SUBST([NEEDS_SSL_WITH_CRYPTO])
 GIT_CONF_SUBST([NO_OPENSSL])
 
 #
-# Define USE_LIBPCRE if you have and want to use libpcre. git-grep will be
-# able to use Perl-compatible regular expressions.
+# Define USE_LIBPCRE if you have and want to use libpcre. Various
+# commands such as log and grep offer runtime options to use
+# Perl-compatible regular expressions instead of standard or extended
+# POSIX regular expressions.
 #
 
 if test -n "$USE_LIBPCRE"; then
@@ -836,9 +840,10 @@ 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 +852,10 @@ 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
@@ -1049,12 +1054,6 @@ GIT_CHECK_FUNC(mkdtemp,
 [NO_MKDTEMP=YesPlease])
 GIT_CONF_SUBST([NO_MKDTEMP])
 #
-# Define NO_MKSTEMPS if you don't have mkstemps in the C library.
-GIT_CHECK_FUNC(mkstemps,
-[NO_MKSTEMPS=],
-[NO_MKSTEMPS=YesPlease])
-GIT_CONF_SUBST([NO_MKSTEMPS])
-#
 # Define NO_INITGROUPS if you don't have initgroups in the C library.
 GIT_CHECK_FUNC(initgroups,
 [NO_INITGROUPS=],