On Aug 11, 2009, at 10:10 AM, steve lu wrote: > I am running PHP 5.2.9 with pre-packaged PCRE installation. > > I ran "configure" to build PHP which results in a Makefile, > within the Makefile, I noticed that it uses a compiler define > "-DEBCDIC=0" to > compile pcrelib, which led to a wrong char table used in the build.
I can't reproduce this behavior with 5.2.9. I can only assume that something else is defining the flag, possibly an external library you're specifying on the configure line. -- Gwynne > Gwynne Raskind wrote: >> On Aug 10, 2009, at 10:56 AM, steve lu wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Soon after I posted this email, I found the cause. >>> >>> PHP 5.2.9's Makefile script has this compiler define, -DEBCDIC=0. >>> But in PCRE source, it uses '#ifdef EBCDIC #else #endif' to >>> conditionally include >>> a character table. >>> >>> This inconsistency led to EBCDIC always defined and thereby a wrong >>> character table used in the final build. >> >> Can you be more specific about which PHP you're seeing this problem >> with? None of our released versions should be doing this by default. >> In fact, I don't think we ever do it at all. >> >> Off the top of my head I'd guess you're running into a problem with a >> distribution-specific version, but I also don't believe that even >> Apple's insane hacks (rant snipped) would have this specific effect. -- ## List details at http://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/pcre-dev
