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src/regex.h

@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@
 #ifndef __REGEXP_LIBRARY_H__
 #define __REGEXP_LIBRARY_H__
 
+/* POSIX says that <sys/types.h> must be included (by the caller) before
+   <regex.h>.  */
+
 #ifdef VMS
-/* POSIX says that size_t should be in stddef.h.  */
+/* VMS doesn't have `size_t' in <sys/types.h>, even though POSIX says it
+   should be there.  */
 #include <stddef.h>
 #endif
 
-/* POSIX says that <sys/types.h> must be included before <regex.h>.  */
 
 /* The following bits are used to determine the regexp syntax we
    recognize.  The set/not-set meanings are chosen so that Emacs syntax
@@ -162,6 +165,9 @@ extern reg_syntax_t re_syntax_options;
 #define RE_SYNTAX_POSIX_EGREP						\
   (RE_SYNTAX_EGREP | RE_INTERVALS | RE_NO_BK_BRACES)
 
+/* P1003.2/D11.2, section 4.20.7.1, lines 5078ff.  */
+#define RE_SYNTAX_ED RE_SYNTAX_POSIX_BASIC
+
 #define RE_SYNTAX_SED RE_SYNTAX_POSIX_BASIC
 
 /* Syntax bits common to both basic and extended POSIX regex syntax.  */
@@ -316,12 +322,12 @@ struct re_pattern_buffer
 #define REGS_FIXED 2
   unsigned regs_allocated : 2;
 
-        /* Set to zero when regex_compile compiles a pattern; set to one
-           by re_compile_fastmap when it updates the fastmap, if any.  */
+        /* Set to zero when `regex_compile' compiles a pattern; set to one
+           by `re_compile_fastmap' if it updates the fastmap.  */
   unsigned fastmap_accurate : 1;
 
-        /* If set, regexec reports only success or failure and does not
-           return anything in pmatch.  */
+        /* If set, `re_match_2' does not return information about
+           subexpressions.  */
   unsigned no_sub : 1;
 
         /* If set, a beginning-of-line anchor doesn't match at the
@@ -383,17 +389,17 @@ typedef struct
    unfortunately clutters up the declarations a bit, but I think it's
    worth it.
    
-   We also have to undo `const' if we are not ANSI and if it hasn't
-   previously being taken care of.  */
+   We may also have to undo `const' if we are not ANSI -- but if it has
+   already been defined, as by Autoconf's AC_CONST, don't do anything.  */
 
 #if __STDC__
 #define _RE_ARGS(args) args
-#else
+#else /* not __STDC__ */
 #define _RE_ARGS(args) ()
-#ifndef const
+#if !const && !HAVE_CONST
 #define const
 #endif
-#endif
+#endif /* not __STDC__ */
 
 /* Sets the current default syntax to SYNTAX, and return the old syntax.
    You can also simply assign to the `re_syntax_options' variable.  */