# ============================================================================== # https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_check_awk_match_3parms.html # ============================================================================== # # SYNOPSIS # # AX_CHECK_AWK_MATCH_3PARMS([ACTION-IF-SUCCESS],[ACTION-IF-FAILURE]) # # DESCRIPTION # # Check if AWK supports match() function with 3 parameters (GNU # extension). If successful execute ACTION-IF-SUCCESS otherwise # ACTION-IF-FAILURE. # # This work is heavily based upon testawk.sh script by Heiner Steven. You # should find his script (and related works) at # . Thanks to # Alessandro Massignan for his suggestions and extensive nawk tests on # FreeBSD. # # LICENSE # # Copyright (c) 2009 Francesco Salvestrini # # Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are # permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice # and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any # warranty. #serial 9 AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_AWK_MATCH_3PARMS], [ AX_TRY_AWK_EXPOUT([match() with 3 parameters], [],[ match("abc", /(b)/, a) ; print a[1]],[b], [$1],[$2]) ])