configure: correct the wording when checking grep -E

The check first checks that grep -E works, and only as a fallback tries
to find and use egrep. egrep is deprecated.

This change only corrects the output wording, not the checks themselves.

Closes #9471
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Daniel Stenberg 2022-09-11 00:10:26 +02:00
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@ -85,21 +85,22 @@ if test -z "$GREP"; then
fi
AC_SUBST([GREP])
dnl EGREP is mandatory for configure process and libtool.
dnl 'grep -E' is mandatory for configure process and libtool.
dnl Set it now, allowing it to be changed later.
if test -z "$EGREP"; then
dnl allow it to be overridden
AC_MSG_CHECKING([that grep -E works])
if echo a | ($GREP -E '(a|b)') >/dev/null 2>&1; then
AC_MSG_CHECKING([for egrep])
EGREP="$GREP -E"
AC_MSG_RESULT([$EGREP])
AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
else
AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
AC_PATH_PROG([EGREP], [egrep], [not_found],
[$PATH:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin])
fi
fi
if test -z "$EGREP" || test "$EGREP" = "not_found"; then
AC_MSG_ERROR([egrep not found in PATH. Cannot continue without egrep.])
AC_MSG_ERROR([grep -E is not working and is egrep not found in PATH. Cannot continue.])
fi
AC_SUBST([EGREP])