Added AC_MSG_NOTICE macros to pcre2.m4 to enhance debugging output. This change aims to identify the cause of build failures on macOS runners in GitHub Actions, which do not occur locally or on other platforms (Linux, Windows).
The added verbosity will help trace the build process and inspect variable values for inconsistencies in the macOS runner environment.
Identified an issue where the macOS GitHub runner no longer includes the libpcre2 library by default. Updated the workflow configuration to explicitly add libpcre2 as a dependency, ensuring successful builds and compatibility with the updated build system.
This change prevents build failures on macOS environments and aligns the runner's setup with project requirements.
Updated the build system and related source files to use libpcre2 as the
default regex library instead of the deprecated libpcre. This change
ensures future compatibility and aligns with the library's maintenance status.
To build with the old libpcre, the `--with-pcre` configuration parameter
can be specified.
- Replaced WITHOUT_XXX build options with WITH_XXX to make it easier to
understand and configure.
- Updated GitHub workflow to align with these changes and include a
build 'with lmdb' (again, analogous to non-Windows configurations)
- This configuration flag was introduced in commit d47185d in the
context of PR #3207.
- Moved to the configure step's 'run' command in order to be shared
across configurations.
- For the sake of reference, matrix.platform.configure should be used
for configuration flags that are needed for a specific
platform/architecture (which was the reason it was introduced in
commit d9255d8, PR #3144).
Implemented a new configuration option --enable-assertions=[yes|no] within config.ac, enabling controlled inclusion of -DNDEBUG in CPPFLAGS. The default setting suppresses assertions (by adding -DNDEBUG to CPPFLAGS), preserving the original behavior. This enhancement allows for the optional enabling of assertions during development or debugging by setting --enable-assertions=yes, thereby excluding -DNDEBUG from CPPFLAGS.
- Added support to build 32-bit versions of libModSecurity on Linux
- Added support to build libModSecurity using clang on Linux (both
64-bit and 32-bit versions)
- Fixed macOS dependencies to include yajl, not only because it is
a required dependency, but because tests were not being run on
macOS builds without it.
- Added build 'without libxml' to Linux & macOS configurations.
- Added build 'without ssdeep' to Linux configurations (already in macOS
configuration)
- Added build 'with lmdb' to Linux & macOS configurations, replacing the
existing one 'without lmdb' because by default LMDB is disabled if not
explicitly turn on in configure.
- Removed 'without yajl' build because it's a required 3rd party
dependency.
- Added bison & flex dependencies to enable parser generation.
- By default, all the 3rd party dependencies are enabled.
- A dependency can be turned off by adding the "-DWITHOUT_xxx=ON" to
the call of vcbuild.bat
- List of 3rd party dependencies and associated option to turn them off:
- LMDB: WITHOUT_LMDB
- LUA: WITHOUT_LUA
- LibXML2: WITHOUT_LIBXML2
- MaxMind: WITHOUT_MAXMIND
- cURL: WITHOUT_CURL
