bug#63016: closed (make it easier to build with development versions of PCRE2)

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--- Begin Message --- Subject: make it easier to build with development versions of PCRE2 Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2023 09:06:55 -0700

Building against a different version of PCRE2 that the one that is provided
with the system is complicated by the fact that unlike what is advertised,
if a pkg-config module for libpcre2-8 is found, it will override the values
that were provided with PCRE_CFLAGS and PCRE_LIBS.

Carlo

0001-build-prevent-pkg-config-from-overriding-user-provid.patch
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> On Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 6:08 PM Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
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> > Building against a different version of PCRE2 that the one that is provided
> > with the system is complicated by the fact that unlike what is advertised,
> > if a pkg-config module for libpcre2-8 is found, it will override the values
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> Thank you. Pushed.
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