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[PATCH v3 23/30] grep: change the internal PCRE macro names to be PCRE1

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
May 20, 2017, 21:42 UTC
Message-ID
<20170520214233.7183-24-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20170520214233.7183-1-avarab@gmail.com>

Change the internal USE_LIBPCRE define, & build options flag to use a naming convention ending in PCRE1, without changing the long-standing USE_LIBPCRE Makefile flag which enables this code.

This is for preparation for libpcre2 support where having things like USE_LIBPCRE and USE_LIBPCRE2 in any more places than we absolutely need to for backwards compatibility with old Makefile arguments would be confusing.

In some ways it would be better to change everything that now uses USE_LIBPCRE to use USE_LIBPCRE1, and to make specifying USE_LIBPCRE (or --with-pcre) an error. This would impose a one-time burden on packagers of git to s/USE_LIBPCRE/USE_LIBPCRE1/ in their build scripts.

However I'd like to leave the door open to making USE_LIBPCRE=YesPlease eventually mean USE_LIBPCRE2=YesPlease, i.e. once PCRE v2 is ubiquitous enough that it makes sense to make it the default.

This code and the USE_LIBPCRE Makefile argument was added in commit 63e7e9d8b6 ("git-grep: Learn PCRE", 2011-05-09). At the time there was no indication that the PCRE project would release an entirely new & incompatible API around 3 years later.

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 Makefile      | 4 ++--
 grep.c        | 6 +++---
 grep.h        | 2 +-
 t/test-lib.sh | 2 +-
 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d1587452f1..374fbc7e58 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ ifdef NO_LIBGEN_H
 endif
 
 ifdef USE_LIBPCRE
-	BASIC_CFLAGS += -DUSE_LIBPCRE
+	BASIC_CFLAGS += -DUSE_LIBPCRE1
 	ifdef LIBPCREDIR
 		BASIC_CFLAGS += -I$(LIBPCREDIR)/include
 		EXTLIBS += -L$(LIBPCREDIR)/$(lib) $(CC_LD_DYNPATH)$(LIBPCREDIR)/$(lib)
@@ -2240,7 +2240,7 @@ GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS: FORCE
 	@echo TAR=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(TAR)))'\' >>$@+
 	@echo NO_CURL=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(NO_CURL)))'\' >>$@+
 	@echo NO_EXPAT=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(NO_EXPAT)))'\' >>$@+
-	@echo USE_LIBPCRE=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(USE_LIBPCRE)))'\' >>$@+
+	@echo USE_LIBPCRE1=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(USE_LIBPCRE)))'\' >>$@+
 	@echo NO_PERL=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(NO_PERL)))'\' >>$@+
 	@echo NO_PYTHON=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(NO_PYTHON)))'\' >>$@+
 	@echo NO_UNIX_SOCKETS=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(NO_UNIX_SOCKETS)))'\' >>$@+
diff --git a/grep.c b/grep.c
index 79eb681c6e..854f2404be 100644
--- a/grep.c
+++ b/grep.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static int has_null(const char *s, size_t len)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef USE_LIBPCRE
+#ifdef USE_LIBPCRE1
 static void compile_pcre_regexp(struct grep_pat *p, const struct grep_opt *opt)
 {
 	const char *error;
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static void free_pcre_regexp(struct grep_pat *p)
 	pcre_free(p->pcre_extra_info);
 	pcre_free((void *)p->pcre_tables);
 }
-#else /* !USE_LIBPCRE */
+#else /* !USE_LIBPCRE1 */
 static void compile_pcre_regexp(struct grep_pat *p, const struct grep_opt *opt)
 {
 	die("cannot use Perl-compatible regexes when not compiled with USE_LIBPCRE");
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static int pcrematch(struct grep_pat *p, const char *line, const char *eol,
 static void free_pcre_regexp(struct grep_pat *p)
 {
 }
-#endif /* !USE_LIBPCRE */
+#endif /* !USE_LIBPCRE1 */
 
 static int is_fixed(const char *s, size_t len)
 {
diff --git a/grep.h b/grep.h
index 267534ca24..073b0e4c92 100644
--- a/grep.h
+++ b/grep.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef GREP_H
 #define GREP_H
 #include "color.h"
-#ifdef USE_LIBPCRE
+#ifdef USE_LIBPCRE1
 #include <pcre.h>
 #else
 typedef int pcre;
diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index 04d857a42b..1d0f636cbd 100644
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ esac
 ( COLUMNS=1 && test $COLUMNS = 1 ) && test_set_prereq COLUMNS_CAN_BE_1
 test -z "$NO_PERL" && test_set_prereq PERL
 test -z "$NO_PYTHON" && test_set_prereq PYTHON
-test -n "$USE_LIBPCRE" && test_set_prereq PCRE
+test -n "$USE_LIBPCRE1" && test_set_prereq PCRE
 test -z "$NO_GETTEXT" && test_set_prereq GETTEXT
 
 # Can we rely on git's output in the C locale?
-- 
2.13.0.303.g4ebf302169
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  1. 00/30 Easy to review grep & pre-PCRE changesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  2. 01/30 Makefile & configure: reword inaccurate comment about PCREÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  3. 02/30 grep & rev-list doc: stop promising libpcre for --perl-regexpÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  4. 03/30 test-lib: rename the LIBPCRE prerequisite to PCREÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  5. 04/30 log: add exhaustive tests for pattern style options & configÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  6. 07/30 grep: add a test for backreferences in PCRE patternsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  7. 05/30 log: make --regexp-ignore-case work with --perl-regexpÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  8. Junio C HamanoMay 20, 2017
  9. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 21, 2017
  10. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2017
  11. 06/30 grep: add a test asserting that --perl-regexp dies when !PCREÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  12. 08/30 grep: change non-ASCII -i test to stop using --debugÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  13. 12/30 grep: add a test helper function for less verbose -f \0 testsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  14. 10/30 grep: amend submodule recursion test for regex engine testingÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  15. 09/30 grep: add tests for --threads=N and grep.threadsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  16. 13/30 grep: prepare for testing binary regexes containing rx metacharactersÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  17. 11/30 grep: add tests for grep pattern types being passed to submodulesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  18. 14/30 grep: add tests to fix blind spots with \0 patternsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  19. 15/30 perf: add a GIT_PERF_MAKE_COMMAND for when *_MAKE_OPTS won't doÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  20. Junio C HamanoMay 20, 2017
  21. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 21, 2017
  22. 18/30 perf: add a comparison test of grep regex engines with -FÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  23. 20/30 grep: catch a missing enum in switch statementÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  24. 17/30 perf: add a comparison test of grep regex enginesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  25. 19/30 perf: add a comparison test of log --grep regex enginesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  26. 16/30 perf: emit progress output when unpacking & buildingÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  27. 21/30 grep: remove redundant regflags assignmentsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  28. 22/30 grep: factor test for \0 in grep patterns into a functionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  29. Brandon WilliamsMay 23, 2017
  30. 25/30 grep: move is_fixed() earlier to avoid forward declarationÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  31. 23/30 grep: change the internal PCRE macro names to be PCRE1Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  32. 24/30 grep: change internal *pcre* variable & function names to be *pcre1*Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  33. 26/30 test-lib: add a PTHREADS prerequisiteÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  34. 28/30 pack-objects: fix buggy warning about threadsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  35. 30/30 grep: assert that threading is enabled when calling grep_{lock,unlock}Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  36. 29/30 grep: given --threads with NO_PTHREADS=YesPlease, warnÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  37. 27/30 pack-objects & index-pack: add test for --threads warningÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 20, 2017
  38. Junio C HamanoMay 20, 2017
  39. 0/7 PCRE v2, PCRE v1 JIT, log -P & fixesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 23, 2017
  40. 3/7 log: add -P as a synonym for --perl-regexpÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 23, 2017
  41. 5/7 grep: un-break building with PCRE < 8.32Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 23, 2017
  42. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2017
  43. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2017
  44. 6/7 grep: un-break building with PCRE < 8.20Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 23, 2017
  45. 2/7 grep: skip pthreads overhead when using one threadÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 23, 2017
  46. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2017
  47. 4/7 grep: add support for the PCRE v1 JIT APIÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 23, 2017
  48. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2017
  49. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 24, 2017
  50. 7/7 grep: add support for PCRE v2Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 23, 2017
  51. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2017
  52. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 25, 2017
  53. 1/7 grep: don't redundantly compile throwaway patterns under threadingÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 23, 2017
  54. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2017
  55. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 25, 2017
  56. Junio C HamanoMay 26, 2017
  57. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 26, 2017
  58. Junio C HamanoMay 26, 2017

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