Re: pkg/51593: nginx configure error the HTTP rewrite module requires the PCRE library

[Thomas Klausner <wiz%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/51593; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Thomas Klausner <wiz%NetBSD.org@localhost>
To: NetBSD bugtracking <gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost>
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/51593: nginx configure error the HTTP rewrite module
 requires the PCRE library
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2016 12:40:33 +0100

 On Thu, Nov 03, 2016 at 06:30:00AM +0000, mutek%riseup.net@localhost wrote:
 > >Number:         51593
 > >Category:       pkg
 > >Synopsis:       nginx configure error the HTTP rewrite module requires the PCRE library
 
 nginx is not using the proper method of pcre detection, but hardcodes
 a couple of paths in auto/lib/pcre/conf.
 
 Please raise an upstream bug report that they should use pkg-config
 (or at least pcre-config) instead.
  Thomas