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Re: [PATCH 09/12] test-lib: rename the LIBPCRE prerequisite to PCRE

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Apr 11, 2017, 10:31 UTC
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<20170411103105.256mhk5hwwrdswzh@sigill.intra.peff.net>
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<20170408132506.5415-10-avarab@gmail.com>
On Sat, Apr 08, 2017 at 01:25:03PM +0000, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
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> Rename the LIBPCRE prerequisite to PCRE. This is for preparation for
> libpcre2 support, where having just "LIBPCRE" would be confusing as it
> implies v1 of the library.
> 
> None of these tests are incompatible between versions 1 & 2 of
> libpcre, it's less confusing to give them a more general name to make
> it clear that they work on both library versions.

OK. I don't think LIBPCRE is all that confusing, but it doesn't hurt to be on the careful side.

-Peff
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  1. 00/12 PCREv2 & moreÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 8, 2017
  2. 01/12 grep: add ability to disable threading with --threads=0 or grep.threads=0Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 8, 2017
  3. Jeff KingApr 11, 2017
  4. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 11, 2017
  5. Jeff KingApr 11, 2017
  6. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 11, 2017
  7. Jeff KingApr 14, 2017
  8. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 16, 2017
  9. 02/12 grep: remove redundant regflags assignment under PCREÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 8, 2017
  10. Jeff KingApr 11, 2017
  11. 03/12 Makefile & configure: reword outdated comment about PCREÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 8, 2017
  12. Jeff KingApr 11, 2017
  13. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 15, 2017
  14. 04/12 grep: add a test for backreferences in PCRE patternsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 8, 2017
  15. 05/12 log: add exhaustive tests for pattern style options & configÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 8, 2017
  16. Jeff KingApr 11, 2017
  17. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 11, 2017
  18. Jeff KingApr 11, 2017
  19. 06/12 log: add -P as a synonym for --perl-regexpÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 8, 2017
  20. Junio C HamanoApr 10, 2017
  21. Jeff KingApr 11, 2017
  22. 08/12 grep: make grep.patternType=[pcre|pcre1] a synonym for "perl"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 8, 2017
  23. Jeff KingApr 11, 2017
  24. 07/12 grep & rev-list doc: stop promising libpcre for --perl-regexpÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 8, 2017
  25. 09/12 test-lib: rename the LIBPCRE prerequisite to PCREÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 8, 2017
  26. Jeff KingApr 11, 2017
  27. 10/12 grep: change the internal PCRE macro names to be PCRE1Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 8, 2017
  28. Jeff KingApr 11, 2017
  29. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 11, 2017
  30. Jeff KingApr 11, 2017
  31. 12/12 grep: add support for PCRE v2Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 8, 2017
  32. Jeff KingApr 11, 2017
  33. 11/12 grep: change the internal PCRE code & header names to be PCRE1Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 8, 2017
  34. Jeff KingApr 11, 2017
  35. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 11, 2017
  36. Jeff KingApr 11, 2017
  37. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 11, 2017
  38. Jeff KingApr 11, 2017
  39. Brandon WilliamsApr 11, 2017
  40. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 11, 2017
  41. Jeff KingApr 11, 2017
  42. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2017
  43. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 15, 2017

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