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authordgaudet <dgaudet@unknown>1997-10-28 06:47:25 +0000
committerdgaudet <dgaudet@unknown>1997-10-28 06:47:25 +0000
commit1638d03ddd5d2984a5185fd26cc4098d09c55007 (patch)
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Document the WANTHSREGEX change.
git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/1.3.x@79481 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
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@@ -116,8 +116,13 @@ for. You will also note that 'CFLAGS' defines "-DAUX". In this case,
below]) to handle OS-specific code. Each code that has and requires
such OS-specific code will require a unique "system cookie" defined
in 'CFLAGS'. You will also note that Configure also goes ahead and
-predefines the LIBS and LDFLAGS Makefile variables (DEF_WANTHSREGEX is
-explained below).
+predefines the LIBS and LDFLAGS Makefile variables.
+
+DEF_WANTHSREGEX indicates the "default" setting of the WANTHSREGEX rule.
+If left undefined it'll default to yes. Yes means the src/regex/
+directory, containing Henry Spencer's regex library will be used rather
+than any system supplied regex. It's been our experience that system
+supplied regex libraries are generally buggy, and to be avoided.
conf.h:
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