Imported Upstream version 1.4.19
[platform/upstream/m4.git] / maint.mk
index c1b786f..ae3a817 100644 (file)
--- a/maint.mk
+++ b/maint.mk
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This Makefile fragment tries to be general-purpose enough to be
 # used by many projects via the gnulib maintainer-makefile module.
 
-## Copyright (C) 2001-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+## Copyright (C) 2001-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 ##
 ## This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 ## it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 ## GNU General Public License for more details.
 ##
 ## You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-## along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+## along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 # This is reported not to work with make-3.79.1
 # ME := $(word $(words $(MAKEFILE_LIST)),$(MAKEFILE_LIST))
 ME := maint.mk
 
-# Diagnostic for continued use of deprecated variable.
-# Remove in 2013
-ifneq ($(build_aux),)
- $(error "$(ME): \
-set $$(_build-aux) relative to $$(srcdir) instead of $$(build_aux)")
-endif
+# These variables ought to be defined through the configure.ac section
+# of the module description. But some packages import this file directly,
+# ignoring the module description.
+AWK ?= awk
+GREP ?= grep
+SED ?= sed
 
 # Helper variables.
 _empty =
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ member-check =                                                                \
 # Do not save the original name or timestamp in the .tar.gz file.
 # Use --rsyncable if available.
 gzip_rsyncable := \
-  $(shell gzip --help 2>/dev/null|grep rsyncable >/dev/null \
+  $(shell gzip --help 2>/dev/null|$(GREP) rsyncable >/dev/null \
     && printf %s --rsyncable)
 GZIP_ENV = '--no-name --best $(gzip_rsyncable)'
 
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ VC = $(GIT)
 
 VC_LIST = $(srcdir)/$(_build-aux)/vc-list-files -C $(srcdir)
 
+# You can override this variable in cfg.mk if your gnulib submodule lives
+# in a different location.
+gnulib_dir ?= $(shell if test -d $(srcdir)/gnulib; then \
+                       echo $(srcdir)/gnulib; \
+               else \
+                       echo ${GNULIB_SRCDIR}; \
+               fi)
+
 # You can override this variable in cfg.mk to set your own regexp
 # matching files to ignore.
 VC_LIST_ALWAYS_EXCLUDE_REGEX ?= ^$$
@@ -76,7 +84,7 @@ _dot_escaped_srcdir = $(subst .,\.,$(srcdir))
 ifeq ($(srcdir),.)
   _prepend_srcdir_prefix =
 else
-  _prepend_srcdir_prefix = | sed 's|^|$(srcdir)/|'
+  _prepend_srcdir_prefix = | $(SED) 's|^|$(srcdir)/|'
 endif
 
 # In order to be able to consistently filter "."-relative names,
@@ -85,10 +93,10 @@ endif
 _sc_excl = \
   $(or $(exclude_file_name_regexp--$@),^$$)
 VC_LIST_EXCEPT = \
-  $(VC_LIST) | sed 's|^$(_dot_escaped_srcdir)/||' \
-       | if test -f $(srcdir)/.x-$@; then grep -vEf $(srcdir)/.x-$@; \
-         else grep -Ev -e "$${VC_LIST_EXCEPT_DEFAULT-ChangeLog}"; fi \
-       | grep -Ev -e '($(VC_LIST_ALWAYS_EXCLUDE_REGEX)|$(_sc_excl))' \
+  $(VC_LIST) | $(SED) 's|^$(_dot_escaped_srcdir)/||' \
+       | if test -f $(srcdir)/.x-$@; then $(GREP) -vEf $(srcdir)/.x-$@; \
+         else $(GREP) -Ev -e "$${VC_LIST_EXCEPT_DEFAULT-ChangeLog}"; fi \
+       | $(GREP) -Ev -e '($(VC_LIST_ALWAYS_EXCLUDE_REGEX)|$(_sc_excl))' \
        $(_prepend_srcdir_prefix)
 
 ifeq ($(origin prev_version_file), undefined)
@@ -133,8 +141,8 @@ gnu_ftp_host-stable = ftp.gnu.org
 gnu_rel_host ?= $(gnu_ftp_host-$(release-type))
 
 url_dir_list ?= $(if $(call _equal,$(gnu_rel_host),ftp.gnu.org),       \
-                     http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/$(PACKAGE),              \
-                     ftp://$(gnu_rel_host)/gnu/$(PACKAGE))
+                     https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/$(PACKAGE),             \
+                     https://$(gnu_rel_host)/gnu/$(PACKAGE))
 
 # Override this in cfg.mk if you are using a different format in your
 # NEWS file.
@@ -155,11 +163,12 @@ export LC_ALL = C
 ## Sanity checks.  ##
 ## --------------- ##
 
+ifneq ($(_gl-Makefile),)
 _cfg_mk := $(wildcard $(srcdir)/cfg.mk)
 
 # Collect the names of rules starting with 'sc_'.
-syntax-check-rules := $(sort $(shell sed -n 's/^\(sc_[a-zA-Z0-9_-]*\):.*/\1/p' \
-                       $(srcdir)/$(ME) $(_cfg_mk)))
+syntax-check-rules := $(sort $(shell env LC_ALL=C $(SED) -n \
+   's/^\(sc_[a-zA-Z0-9_-]*\):.*/\1/p' $(srcdir)/$(ME) $(_cfg_mk)))
 .PHONY: $(syntax-check-rules)
 
 ifeq ($(shell $(VC_LIST) >/dev/null 2>&1; echo $$?),0)
@@ -186,7 +195,7 @@ $(sc_z_rules_): %.z: %
        @end=$$(date +%s.%N);                                           \
        start=$$(cat .sc-start-$*);                                     \
        rm -f .sc-start-$*;                                             \
-       awk -v s=$$start -v e=$$end                                     \
+       $(AWK) -v s=$$start -v e=$$end                                  \
          'END {printf "%.2f $(patsubst sc_%,%,$*)\n", e - s}' < /dev/null
 
 # The patsubst here is to replace each sc_% rule with its sc_%.z wrapper
@@ -196,6 +205,7 @@ local-check :=                                                              \
     $(filter-out $(local-checks-to-skip), $(local-checks-available)))
 
 syntax-check: $(local-check)
+endif
 
 # _sc_search_regexp
 #
@@ -293,42 +303,56 @@ define _sc_search_regexp
                                                                        \
    : Filter by file name;                                              \
    if test -n "$$in_files"; then                                       \
-     files=$$(find $(srcdir) | grep -E "$$in_files"                    \
-              | grep -Ev '$(_sc_excl)');                               \
+     files=$$(find $(srcdir) | $(GREP) -E "$$in_files"                 \
+              | $(GREP) -Ev '$(_sc_excl)');                            \
    else                                                                        \
      files=$$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT));                                      \
      if test -n "$$in_vc_files"; then                                  \
-       files=$$(echo "$$files" | grep -E "$$in_vc_files");             \
+       files=$$(echo "$$files" | $(GREP) -E "$$in_vc_files");          \
      fi;                                                               \
    fi;                                                                 \
                                                                        \
    : Filter by content;                                                        \
-   test -n "$$files" && test -n "$$containing"                         \
-     && { files=$$(grep -l "$$containing" $$files); } || :;            \
-   test -n "$$files" && test -n "$$non_containing"                     \
-     && { files=$$(grep -vl "$$non_containing" $$files); } || :;       \
+   test -n "$$files"                                                   \
+     && test -n "$$containing"                                         \
+     && { files=$$(echo "$$files" | xargs $(GREP) -l "$$containing"); }        \
+     || :;                                                             \
+   test -n "$$files"                                                   \
+     && test -n "$$non_containing"                                     \
+     && { files=$$(echo "$$files" | xargs $(GREP) -vl "$$non_containing"); } \
+     || :;                                                             \
                                                                        \
    : Check for the construct;                                          \
    if test -n "$$files"; then                                          \
      if test -n "$$prohibit"; then                                     \
-       grep $$with_grep_options $(_ignore_case) -nE "$$prohibit" $$files \
-         | grep -vE "$${exclude:-^$$}"                                 \
-         && { msg="$$halt" $(_sc_say_and_exit) } || :;                 \
+       echo "$$files"                                                  \
+         | xargs $(GREP) $$with_grep_options $(_ignore_case) -nE       \
+               "$$prohibit" /dev/null                                  \
+         | $(GREP) -vE "$${exclude:-^$$}"                              \
+         && { msg="$$halt" $(_sc_say_and_exit) }                       \
+         || :;                                                         \
      else                                                              \
-       grep $$with_grep_options $(_ignore_case) -LE "$$require" $$files \
-           | grep .                                                    \
-         && { msg="$$halt" $(_sc_say_and_exit) } || :;                 \
+       echo "$$files"                                                  \
+         | xargs                                                       \
+             $(GREP) $$with_grep_options $(_ignore_case) -LE "$$require" \
+         | $(GREP) .                                                   \
+         && { msg="$$halt" $(_sc_say_and_exit) }                       \
+         || :;                                                         \
      fi                                                                        \
    else :;                                                             \
    fi || :;
 endef
 
 sc_avoid_if_before_free:
-       @$(srcdir)/$(_build-aux)/useless-if-before-free                 \
-               $(useless_free_options)                                 \
-           $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT) | grep -v useless-if-before-free) &&   \
-         { echo '$(ME): found useless "if" before "free" above' 1>&2;  \
-           exit 1; } || :
+       @$(VC_LIST_EXCEPT)                                              \
+         | $(GREP) -v useless-if-before-free                           \
+         | xargs                                                       \
+             $(srcdir)/$(_build-aux)/useless-if-before-free            \
+             $(useless_free_options)                                   \
+         && { printf '$(ME): found useless "if"'                       \
+                     ' before "free" above\n' 1>&2;                    \
+              exit 1; }                                                \
+         || :
 
 sc_cast_of_argument_to_free:
        @prohibit='\<free *\( *\(' halt="don't cast free argument"      \
@@ -389,6 +413,43 @@ sc_prohibit_magic_number_exit:
        halt='use EXIT_* values rather than magic number'               \
          $(_sc_search_regexp)
 
+# Check that we don't use $< in non-implicit Makefile rules.
+#
+# To find the Makefiles, trace AC_CONFIG_FILES.  Using VC_LIST would
+# miss the Makefiles that are not under VC control (e.g., symlinks
+# installed for gettext).  "Parsing" (recursive) uses of SUBDIRS seems
+# too delicate.
+#
+# Use GNU Make's --print-data-base to normalize the rules into some
+# easy to parse format: they are separated by two \n.  Look for the
+# "section" about non-pattern rules (marked with "# Files") inside
+# which there are still the POSIX Make like implicit rules (".c.o").
+sc_prohibit_gnu_make_extensions_awk_ =                                 \
+  BEGIN {                                                              \
+      RS = "\n\n";                                                     \
+      in_rules = 0;                                                    \
+  }                                                                    \
+  /^\# Files/ {                                                                \
+      in_rules = 1;                                                    \
+  }                                                                    \
+  /\$$</ && in_rules && $$0 !~ /^(.*\n)*\.\w+(\.\w+)?:/ {              \
+      print "Error: " file ": $$< in a non implicit rule\n" $$0;       \
+      status = 1;                                                      \
+  }                                                                    \
+  END {                                                                        \
+     exit status;                                                      \
+  }
+sc_prohibit_gnu_make_extensions:
+       @if $(AWK) --version | grep GNU >/dev/null 2>&1; then           \
+         (cd $(srcdir) && autoconf --trace AC_CONFIG_FILES:'$$1') |    \
+           tr ' ' '\n' |                                               \
+           $(SED) -ne '/Makefile/{s/\.in$$//;p;}' |                    \
+           while read m; do                                            \
+             $(MAKE) -qp -f $$m .DUMMY-TARGET 2>/dev/null |            \
+               $(AWK) -v file=$$m -e '$($@_awk_)' || exit 1;           \
+           done;                                                       \
+       fi
+
 # Using EXIT_SUCCESS as the first argument to error is misleading,
 # since when that parameter is 0, error does not exit.  Use '0' instead.
 sc_error_exit_success:
@@ -400,28 +461,35 @@ sc_error_exit_success:
 # "FATAL:" should be fully upper-cased in error messages
 # "WARNING:" should be fully upper-cased, or fully lower-cased
 sc_error_message_warn_fatal:
-       @grep -nEA2 '[^rp]error *\(' $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT))              \
-           | grep -E '"Warning|"Fatal|"fatal' &&                       \
-         { echo '$(ME): use FATAL, WARNING or warning' 1>&2;           \
-           exit 1; } || :
+       @$(VC_LIST_EXCEPT)                                              \
+         | xargs $(GREP) -nEA2 '[^rp]error *\(' /dev/null              \
+         | $(GREP) -E '"Warning|"Fatal|"fatal'                         \
+         && { echo '$(ME): use FATAL, WARNING or warning' 1>&2;        \
+              exit 1; }                                                \
+         || :
 
 # Error messages should not start with a capital letter
 sc_error_message_uppercase:
-       @grep -nEA2 '[^rp]error *\(' $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT))              \
-           | grep -E '"[A-Z]'                                          \
-           | grep -vE '"FATAL|"WARNING|"Java|"C#|PRIuMAX' &&           \
-         { echo '$(ME): found capitalized error message' 1>&2;         \
-           exit 1; } || :
+       @$(VC_LIST_EXCEPT)                                              \
+         | xargs $(GREP) -nEA2 '[^rp]error *\(' /dev/null              \
+         | $(GREP) -E '"[A-Z]'                                         \
+         | $(GREP) -vE '"FATAL|"WARNING|"Java|"C#|PRIuMAX'             \
+         && { echo '$(ME): found capitalized error message' 1>&2;      \
+              exit 1; }                                                \
+         || :
 
 # Error messages should not end with a period
 sc_error_message_period:
-       @grep -nEA2 '[^rp]error *\(' $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT))              \
-           | grep -E '[^."]\."' &&                                     \
-         { echo '$(ME): found error message ending in period' 1>&2;    \
-           exit 1; } || :
+       @$(VC_LIST_EXCEPT)                                              \
+         | xargs $(GREP) -nEA2 '[^rp]error *\(' /dev/null              \
+         | $(GREP) -E '[^."]\."'                                       \
+         && { echo '$(ME): found error message ending in period' 1>&2; \
+              exit 1; }                                                \
+         || :
 
 sc_file_system:
        @prohibit=file''system                                          \
+       exclude='/proc/filesystems'                                     \
        ignore_case=1                                                   \
        halt='found use of "file''system"; spell it "file system"'      \
          $(_sc_search_regexp)
@@ -442,17 +510,26 @@ sc_require_config_h:
        halt='the above files do not include <config.h>'                \
          $(_sc_search_regexp)
 
+# Print each file name for which the first #include does not match
+# $(config_h_header).  Like grep -m 1, this only looks at the first match.
+perl_config_h_first_ =                                                 \
+  -e 'BEGIN {$$ret = 0}'                                               \
+  -e 'if (/^\# *include\b/) {'                                         \
+  -e '  if (not m{^\# *include $(config_h_header)}) {'                 \
+  -e '    print "$$ARGV\n";'                                           \
+  -e '    $$ret = 1;'                                                  \
+  -e '  }'                                                             \
+  -e '  \# Move on to next file after first include'                   \
+  -e '  close ARGV;'                                                   \
+  -e '}'                                                               \
+  -e 'END {exit $$ret}'
+
 # You must include <config.h> before including any other header file.
 # This can possibly be via a package-specific header, if given by cfg.mk.
 sc_require_config_h_first:
-       @if $(VC_LIST_EXCEPT) | grep -l '\.c$$' > /dev/null; then       \
-         fail=0;                                                       \
-         for i in $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT) | grep '\.c$$'); do             \
-           grep '^# *include\>' $$i | sed 1q                           \
-               | grep -E '^# *include $(config_h_header)' > /dev/null  \
-             || { echo $$i; fail=1; };                                 \
-         done;                                                         \
-         test $$fail = 1 &&                                            \
+       @if $(VC_LIST_EXCEPT) | $(GREP) '\.c$$' > /dev/null; then       \
+         files=$$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT) | $(GREP) '\.c$$') &&              \
+         perl -n $(perl_config_h_first_) $$files ||                    \
            { echo '$(ME): the above files include some other header'   \
                'before <config.h>' 1>&2; exit 1; } || :;               \
        else :;                                                         \
@@ -468,11 +545,11 @@ sc_prohibit_HAVE_MBRTOWC:
 # re: a regular expression that matches IFF something provided by $h is used.
 define _sc_header_without_use
   dummy=; : so we do not need a semicolon before each use;             \
-  h_esc=`echo '[<"]'"$$h"'[">]'|sed 's/\./\\\\./g'`;                   \
-  if $(VC_LIST_EXCEPT) | grep -l '\.c$$' > /dev/null; then             \
-    files=$$(grep -l '^# *include '"$$h_esc"                           \
-            $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT) | grep '\.c$$')) &&                   \
-    grep -LE "$$re" $$files | grep . &&                                        \
+  h_esc=`echo '[<"]'"$$h"'[">]'|$(SED) 's/\./\\\\./g'`;                        \
+  if $(VC_LIST_EXCEPT) | $(GREP) '\.c$$' > /dev/null; then             \
+    files=$$($(GREP) -l '^# *include '"$$h_esc"                                \
+            $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT) | $(GREP) '\.c$$')) &&                \
+    $(GREP) -LE "$$re" $$files | $(GREP) . &&                          \
       { echo "$(ME): the above files include $$h but don't use it"     \
        1>&2; exit 1; } || :;                                           \
   else :;                                                              \
@@ -502,7 +579,7 @@ sc_prohibit_quote_without_use:
 
 # Don't include this header unless you use one of its functions.
 sc_prohibit_long_options_without_use:
-       @h='long-options.h' re='\<parse_long_options *\(' \
+       @h='long-options.h' re='\<parse_(long_options|gnu_standard_options_only) *\(' \
          $(_sc_header_without_use)
 
 # Don't include this header unless you use one of its functions.
@@ -563,7 +640,7 @@ sc_prohibit_posixver_without_use:
        @h='posixver.h' re='\<posix2_version *\(' $(_sc_header_without_use)
 
 sc_prohibit_same_without_use:
-       @h='same.h' re='\<same_name *\(' $(_sc_header_without_use)
+       @h='same.h' re='\<same_name(at)? *\(' $(_sc_header_without_use)
 
 sc_prohibit_hash_pjw_without_use:
        @h='hash-pjw.h' \
@@ -576,7 +653,7 @@ sc_prohibit_safe_read_without_use:
 
 sc_prohibit_argmatch_without_use:
        @h='argmatch.h' \
-       re='(\<(ARRAY_CARDINALITY|X?ARGMATCH(|_TO_ARGUMENT|_VERIFY))\>|\<(invalid_arg|argmatch(_exit_fn|_(in)?valid)?) *\()' \
+       re='(\<(ARGMATCH_DEFINE_GROUP|ARRAY_CARDINALITY|X?ARGMATCH(|_TO_ARGUMENT|_VERIFY))\>|\<(invalid_arg|argmatch(_exit_fn|_(in)?valid)?) *\()' \
          $(_sc_header_without_use)
 
 sc_prohibit_canonicalize_without_use:
@@ -591,7 +668,7 @@ sc_prohibit_root_dev_ino_without_use:
 
 sc_prohibit_openat_without_use:
        @h='openat.h' \
-       re='\<(openat_(permissive|needs_fchdir|(save|restore)_fail)|l?(stat|ch(own|mod))at|(euid)?accessat)\>' \
+       re='\<(openat_(permissive|needs_fchdir|(save|restore)_fail)|l?(stat|ch(own|mod))at|(euid)?accessat|(FCHMOD|FCHOWN|STAT)AT_INLINE)\>' \
          $(_sc_header_without_use)
 
 # Prohibit the inclusion of c-ctype.h without an actual use.
@@ -653,18 +730,14 @@ sc_prohibit_strings_without_use:
        re='\<(strn?casecmp|ffs(ll)?)\>'                                \
          $(_sc_header_without_use)
 
-# Get the list of symbol names with this:
-# perl -lne '/^# *define ([A-Z]\w+)\(/ and print $1' lib/intprops.h|fmt
-_intprops_names =                                                      \
-  TYPE_IS_INTEGER TYPE_TWOS_COMPLEMENT TYPE_ONES_COMPLEMENT            \
-  TYPE_SIGNED_MAGNITUDE TYPE_SIGNED TYPE_MINIMUM TYPE_MAXIMUM          \
-  INT_BITS_STRLEN_BOUND INT_STRLEN_BOUND INT_BUFSIZE_BOUND             \
-  INT_ADD_RANGE_OVERFLOW INT_SUBTRACT_RANGE_OVERFLOW                   \
-  INT_NEGATE_RANGE_OVERFLOW INT_MULTIPLY_RANGE_OVERFLOW                        \
-  INT_DIVIDE_RANGE_OVERFLOW INT_REMAINDER_RANGE_OVERFLOW               \
-  INT_LEFT_SHIFT_RANGE_OVERFLOW INT_ADD_OVERFLOW INT_SUBTRACT_OVERFLOW \
-  INT_NEGATE_OVERFLOW INT_MULTIPLY_OVERFLOW INT_DIVIDE_OVERFLOW                \
-  INT_REMAINDER_OVERFLOW INT_LEFT_SHIFT_OVERFLOW
+# Extract the raw list of symbol names with this:
+gl_extract_define_simple = \
+  /^\# *define ([A-Z]\w+)\(/ and print $$1
+# Filter out duplicates and convert to a space-separated list:
+_intprops_names = \
+  $(shell f=$(gnulib_dir)/lib/intprops.h;                              \
+    perl -lne '$(gl_extract_define_simple)' $$f | sort -u | tr '\n' ' ')
+# Remove trailing space and convert to a regular expression:
 _intprops_syms_re = $(subst $(_sp),|,$(strip $(_intprops_names)))
 # Prohibit the inclusion of intprops.h without an actual use.
 sc_prohibit_intprops_without_use:
@@ -692,7 +765,7 @@ sc_prohibit_dirent_without_use:
 # Prohibit the inclusion of verify.h without an actual use.
 sc_prohibit_verify_without_use:
        @h='verify.h'                                                   \
-       re='\<(verify(true|expr)?|static_assert) *\('                   \
+       re='\<(verify(true|expr)?|assume|static_assert) *\('            \
          $(_sc_header_without_use)
 
 # Don't include xfreopen.h unless you use one of its functions.
@@ -714,15 +787,6 @@ sc_changelog:
          $(_sc_search_regexp)
 
 # Ensure that each .c file containing a "main" function also
-# calls set_program_name.
-sc_program_name:
-       @require='set_program_name *\(m?argv\[0\]\);'                   \
-       in_vc_files='\.c$$'                                             \
-       containing='\<main *('                                          \
-       halt='the above files do not call set_program_name'             \
-         $(_sc_search_regexp)
-
-# Ensure that each .c file containing a "main" function also
 # calls bindtextdomain.
 sc_bindtextdomain:
        @require='bindtextdomain *\('                                   \
@@ -739,9 +803,9 @@ Exit_base := $(notdir $(Exit_witness_file))
 sc_require_test_exit_idiom:
        @if test -f $(srcdir)/$(Exit_witness_file); then                \
          die=0;                                                        \
-         for i in $$(grep -l -F 'srcdir/$(Exit_base)'                  \
+         for i in $$($(GREP) -l -F 'srcdir/$(Exit_base)'               \
                $$($(VC_LIST) tests)); do                               \
-           tail -n1 $$i | grep '^Exit .' > /dev/null                   \
+           tail -n1 $$i | $(GREP) '^Exit .' > /dev/null                \
              && : || { die=1; echo $$i; }                              \
          done;                                                         \
          test $$die = 1 &&                                             \
@@ -789,7 +853,7 @@ sc_useless_cpp_parens:
 # #if HAVE_HEADER_H that you remove, be sure that your project explicitly
 # requires the gnulib module that guarantees the usability of that header.
 gl_assured_headers_ = \
-  cd $(gnulib_dir)/lib && echo *.in.h|sed 's/\.in\.h//g'
+  cd $(gnulib_dir)/lib && echo *.in.h|$(SED) 's/\.in\.h//g'
 
 # Convert the list of names to upper case, and replace each space with "|".
 az_ = abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
@@ -840,24 +904,29 @@ define def_sym_regex
              && perl -lne '$(gl_extract_significant_defines_)' $$f;    \
          done;                                                         \
        ) | sort -u                                                     \
-         | sed 's/^/^ *# *(define|undef)  */;s/$$/\\>/'
+         | $(SED) 's/^/^ *# *(define|undef)  */;s/$$/\\>/'
 endef
 
 # Don't define macros that we already get from gnulib header files.
 sc_prohibit_always-defined_macros:
        @if test -d $(gnulib_dir); then                                 \
-         case $$(echo all: | grep -l -f - Makefile) in Makefile);; *)  \
+         case $$(echo all: | $(GREP) -l -f - Makefile) in Makefile);; *) \
            echo '$(ME): skipping $@: you lack GNU grep' 1>&2; exit 0;; \
          esac;                                                         \
-         $(def_sym_regex) | grep -E -f - $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT))         \
-           && { echo '$(ME): define the above via some gnulib .h file' \
-                 1>&2;  exit 1; } || :;                                \
+         regex=$$($(def_sym_regex)); export regex;                     \
+         $(VC_LIST_EXCEPT)                                             \
+           | xargs sh -c 'echo $$regex | $(GREP) -E -f - "$$@"'        \
+               dummy /dev/null                                         \
+           && { printf '$(ME): define the above'                       \
+                       ' via some gnulib .h file\n' 1>&2;              \
+                exit 1; }                                              \
+           || :;                                                       \
        fi
 # ==================================================================
 
 # Prohibit checked in backup files.
 sc_prohibit_backup_files:
-       @$(VC_LIST) | grep '~$$' &&                             \
+       @$(VC_LIST) | $(GREP) '~$$' &&                                  \
          { echo '$(ME): found version controlled backup file' 1>&2;    \
            exit 1; } || :
 
@@ -876,7 +945,7 @@ sc_GFDL_version:
          $(_sc_search_regexp)
 
 # Don't use Texinfo's @acronym{}.
-# http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2010-03/msg00321.html
+# https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-gnulib/2010-03/msg00321.html
 texinfo_suffix_re_ ?= \.(txi|texi(nfo)?)$$
 sc_texinfo_acronym:
        @prohibit='@acronym\{'                                          \
@@ -931,9 +1000,11 @@ require_exactly_one_NL_at_EOF_ =                                  \
     }                                                                  \
   END { exit defined $$fail }
 sc_prohibit_empty_lines_at_EOF:
-       @perl -le '$(require_exactly_one_NL_at_EOF_)' $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT)) \
-         || { echo '$(ME): empty line(s) or no newline at EOF'         \
-               1>&2; exit 1; } || :
+       @$(VC_LIST_EXCEPT)                                              \
+         | xargs perl -le '$(require_exactly_one_NL_at_EOF_)'          \
+         || { echo '$(ME): empty line(s) or no newline at EOF' 1>&2;   \
+              exit 1; }                                                \
+         || :
 
 # Make sure we don't use st_blocks.  Use ST_NBLOCKS instead.
 # This is a bit of a kludge, since it prevents use of the string
@@ -959,8 +1030,13 @@ perl_filename_lineno_text_ =                                              \
     -e '    print "$$ARGV:$$n:$$v\n";'                                 \
     -e '  }'
 
+prohibit_doubled_words_ = \
+    the then in an on if is it but for or at and do to
+# expand the regex before running the check to avoid using expensive captures
+prohibit_doubled_word_expanded_ = \
+    $(join $(prohibit_doubled_words_),$(addprefix \s+,$(prohibit_doubled_words_)))
 prohibit_doubled_word_RE_ ?= \
-  /\b(then?|[iao]n|i[fst]|but|f?or|at|and|[dt]o)\s+\1\b/gims
+    /\b(?:$(subst $(_sp),|,$(prohibit_doubled_word_expanded_)))\b/gims
 prohibit_doubled_word_ =                                               \
     -e 'while ($(prohibit_doubled_word_RE_))'                          \
     $(perl_filename_lineno_text_)
@@ -971,9 +1047,12 @@ prohibit_doubled_word_ =                                          \
 ignore_doubled_word_match_RE_ ?= ^$$
 
 sc_prohibit_doubled_word:
-       @perl -n -0777 $(prohibit_doubled_word_) $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT))  \
-         | grep -vE '$(ignore_doubled_word_match_RE_)'                 \
-         | grep . && { echo '$(ME): doubled words' 1>&2; exit 1; } || :
+       @$(VC_LIST_EXCEPT)                                              \
+         | xargs perl -n -0777 $(prohibit_doubled_word_)               \
+         | $(GREP) -vE '$(ignore_doubled_word_match_RE_)'              \
+         | $(GREP) .                                                   \
+         && { echo '$(ME): doubled words' 1>&2; exit 1; }              \
+         || :
 
 # A regular expression matching undesirable combinations of words like
 # "can not"; this matches them even when the two words appear on different
@@ -983,10 +1062,11 @@ sc_prohibit_doubled_word:
 # Also prohibit a prefix matching "\w+ +".
 # @pxref gets the same see/also treatment and should be parenthesized;
 # presume it must *not* start a sentence.
+# POSIX spells it "timestamp" rather than "time\s+stamp", so we do, too.
 bad_xref_re_ ?= (?:[\w,:;] +|(?:see|also)\s+)\@xref\{
 bad_pxref_re_ ?= (?:[.!?]|(?:see|also))\s+\@pxref\{
 prohibit_undesirable_word_seq_RE_ ?=                                   \
-  /(?:\bcan\s+not\b|$(bad_xref_re_)|$(bad_pxref_re_))/gims
+  /(?:\bcan\s+not\b|\btime\s+stamps?\b|$(bad_xref_re_)|$(bad_pxref_re_))/gims
 prohibit_undesirable_word_seq_ =                                       \
     -e 'while ($(prohibit_undesirable_word_seq_RE_))'                  \
     $(perl_filename_lineno_text_)
@@ -996,10 +1076,20 @@ prohibit_undesirable_word_seq_ =                                 \
 ignore_undesirable_word_sequence_RE_ ?= ^$$
 
 sc_prohibit_undesirable_word_seq:
-       @perl -n -0777 $(prohibit_undesirable_word_seq_)                \
-            $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT))                                      \
-         | grep -vE '$(ignore_undesirable_word_sequence_RE_)' | grep . \
-         && { echo '$(ME): undesirable word sequence' >&2; exit 1; } || :
+       @$(VC_LIST_EXCEPT)                                              \
+         | xargs perl -n -0777 $(prohibit_undesirable_word_seq_)       \
+         | $(GREP) -vE '$(ignore_undesirable_word_sequence_RE_)'       \
+         | $(GREP) .                                                   \
+         && { echo '$(ME): undesirable word sequence' >&2; exit 1; }   \
+         || :
+
+# Except for shell files and for loops, double semicolon is probably a mistake
+sc_prohibit_double_semicolon:
+       @prohibit='; *;[        {} \]*(/[/*]|$$)'                       \
+       in_vc_files='\.[chly]$$'                                        \
+       exclude='\bfor *\(.*\)'                                         \
+       halt="Double semicolon detected"                                \
+         $(_sc_search_regexp)
 
 _ptm1 = use "test C1 && test C2", not "test C1 -''a C2"
 _ptm2 = use "test C1 || test C2", not "test C1 -''o C2"
@@ -1023,7 +1113,8 @@ sc_prohibit_test_double_equal:
 # definition of LDADD from the appropriate Makefile.am and exits 0
 # when it contains "ICONV".
 sc_proper_name_utf8_requires_ICONV:
-       @progs=$$(grep -l 'proper_name_utf8 ''("' $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT)));\
+       @progs=$$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT)                                     \
+                   | xargs $(GREP) -l 'proper_name_utf8 ''("');        \
        if test "x$$progs" != x; then                                   \
          fail=0;                                                       \
          for p in $$progs; do                                          \
@@ -1032,7 +1123,7 @@ sc_proper_name_utf8_requires_ICONV:
              -ne 'exit !(/^LDADD =(.+?[^\\]\n)/ms && $$1 =~ /ICONV/)'  \
              $$dir/Makefile.am && continue;                            \
            base=$$(basename "$$p" .c);                                 \
-           grep "$${base}_LDADD.*ICONV)" $$dir/Makefile.am > /dev/null \
+           $(GREP) "$${base}_LDADD.*ICONV)" $$dir/Makefile.am > /dev/null      \
              || { fail=1; echo 1>&2 "$(ME): $$p uses proper_name_utf8"; }; \
          done;                                                         \
          test $$fail = 1 &&                                            \
@@ -1054,12 +1145,12 @@ sc_const_long_option:
          $(_sc_search_regexp)
 
 NEWS_hash =                                                            \
-  $$(sed -n '/^\*.* $(PREV_VERSION_REGEXP) ([0-9-]*)/,$$p'             \
+  $$($(SED) -n '/^\*.* $(PREV_VERSION_REGEXP) ([0-9-]*)/,$$p'          \
        $(srcdir)/NEWS                                                  \
      | perl -0777 -pe                                                  \
        's/^Copyright.+?Free\sSoftware\sFoundation,\sInc\.\n//ms'       \
      | md5sum -                                                                \
-     | sed 's/ .*//')
+     | $(SED) 's/ .*//')
 
 # Ensure that we don't accidentally insert an entry into an old NEWS block.
 sc_immutable_NEWS:
@@ -1093,12 +1184,12 @@ sc_makefile_at_at_check:
           -e ' && !/(\w+)\s+=.*\@\1\@$$/'                              \
           -e ''$(_makefile_at_at_check_exceptions)                     \
          -e 'and (print "$$ARGV:$$.: $$_"), $$m=1; END {exit !$$m}'    \
-           $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT) | grep -E '(^|/)(Makefile\.am|[^/]+\.mk)$$') \
+           $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT) | $(GREP) -E '(^|/)(Makefile\.am|[^/]+\.mk)$$') \
          && { echo '$(ME): use $$(...), not @...@' 1>&2; exit 1; } || :
 
 news-check: NEWS
-       $(AM_V_GEN)if sed -n $(news-check-lines-spec)p $<               \
-           | grep -E $(news-check-regexp) >/dev/null; then             \
+       $(AM_V_GEN)if $(SED) -n $(news-check-lines-spec)p $<            \
+           | $(GREP) -E $(news-check-regexp) >/dev/null; then          \
          :;                                                            \
        else                                                            \
          echo 'NEWS: $$(news-check-regexp) failed to match' 1>&2;      \
@@ -1121,6 +1212,21 @@ fix_po_file_diag = \
 'you have changed the set of files with translatable diagnostics;\n\
 apply the above patch\n'
 
+# Generate a list of files in which to search for translatable strings.
+perl_translatable_files_list_ =                                                \
+  -e 'foreach $$file (@ARGV) {'                                                \
+  -e ' \# Consider only file extensions with one or two letters'       \
+  -e ' $$file =~ /\...?$$/ or next;'                                   \
+  -e ' \# Ignore m4 and mk files'                                      \
+  -e ' $$file =~ /\.m[4k]$$/ and next;'                                \
+  -e ' \# Ignore a .c or .h file with a corresponding .l or .y file'   \
+  -e ' $$file =~ /(.+)\.[ch]$$/ && (-e "$${1}.l" || -e "$${1}.y")'     \
+  -e '   and next;'                                                    \
+  -e ' \# Skip unreadable files'                                       \
+  -e ' -r $$file or next;'                                             \
+  -e ' print "$$file ";'                                               \
+  -e '}'
+
 # Verify that all source files using _() (more specifically, files that
 # match $(_gl_translatable_string_re)) are listed in po/POTFILES.in.
 po_file ?= $(srcdir)/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -1128,25 +1234,13 @@ generated_files ?= $(srcdir)/lib/*.[ch]
 _gl_translatable_string_re ?= \b(N?_|gettext *)\([^)"]*("|$$)
 sc_po_check:
        @if test -f $(po_file); then                                    \
-         grep -E -v '^(#|$$)' $(po_file)                               \
-           | grep -v '^src/false\.c$$' | sort > $@-1;                  \
-         files=;                                                       \
-         for file in $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT)) $(generated_files); do      \
-           test -r $$file || continue;                                 \
-           case $$file in                                              \
-             *.m4|*.mk) continue ;;                                    \
-             *.?|*.??) ;;                                              \
-             *) continue;;                                             \
-           esac;                                                       \
-           case $$file in                                              \
-           *.[ch])                                                     \
-             base=`expr " $$file" : ' \(.*\)\..'`;                     \
-             { test -f $$base.l || test -f $$base.y; } && continue;;   \
-           esac;                                                       \
-           files="$$files $$file";                                     \
-         done;                                                         \
-         grep -E -l '$(_gl_translatable_string_re)' $$files            \
-           | sed 's|^$(_dot_escaped_srcdir)/||' | sort -u > $@-2;      \
+         $(GREP) -E -v '^(#|$$)' $(po_file)                            \
+           | $(GREP) -v '^src/false\.c$$' | sort > $@-1;               \
+         { $(VC_LIST_EXCEPT); echo $(generated_files); }               \
+           | xargs perl $(perl_translatable_files_list_)               \
+           | xargs $(GREP) -E -l '$(_gl_translatable_string_re)'       \
+           | $(SED) 's|^$(_dot_escaped_srcdir)/||'                     \
+           | sort -u > $@-2;                                           \
          diff -u -L $(po_file) -L $(po_file) $@-1 $@-2                 \
            || { printf '$(ME): '$(fix_po_file_diag) 1>&2; exit 1; };   \
          rm -f $@-1 $@-2;                                              \
@@ -1192,7 +1286,7 @@ sc_copyright_check:
        in_vc_files=$(sample-test)                                      \
        halt='out of date copyright in $(sample-test); update it'       \
          $(_sc_search_regexp)
-       @require='Copyright @copyright\{\} .*'$$(date +%Y)' Free'       \
+       @require='Copyright @copyright\{\} .*'$$(date +%Y)              \
        in_vc_files=$(texi)                                             \
        halt='out of date copyright in $(texi); update it'              \
          $(_sc_search_regexp)
@@ -1210,18 +1304,21 @@ _hv_regex_weak ?= ^ *\. .*/init\.sh"
 _hv_regex_strong ?= ^ *\. "\$${srcdir=\.}/init\.sh"
 sc_cross_check_PATH_usage_in_tests:
        @if test -f $(_hv_file); then                                   \
-         grep -l 'VERSION mismatch' $(_hv_file) >/dev/null             \
+         $(GREP) -l 'VERSION mismatch' $(_hv_file) >/dev/null          \
            || { echo "$@: skipped: no such file: $(_hv_file)" 1>&2;    \
                 exit 0; };                                             \
-         grep -lE '$(_hv_regex_strong)' $(_hv_file) >/dev/null         \
+         $(GREP) -lE '$(_hv_regex_strong)' $(_hv_file) >/dev/null      \
            || { echo "$@: $(_hv_file) lacks conforming use of init.sh" 1>&2; \
                 exit 1; };                                             \
-         good=$$(grep -E '$(_hv_regex_strong)' $(_hv_file));           \
-         grep -LFx "$$good"                                            \
-               $$(grep -lE '$(_hv_regex_weak)' $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT)))  \
-             | grep . &&                                               \
-           { echo "$(ME): the above files use path_prepend_ inconsistently" \
-               1>&2; exit 1; } || :;                                   \
+         good=$$($(GREP) -E '$(_hv_regex_strong)' $(_hv_file));        \
+         $(VC_LIST_EXCEPT)                                             \
+           | xargs $(GREP) -lE '$(_hv_regex_weak)'                     \
+           | xargs $(GREP) -LFx "$$good"                               \
+           | $(GREP) .                                                 \
+           && { printf "$(ME): the above files use"                    \
+                       " path_prepend_ inconsistently\n" 1>&2;         \
+                exit 1; }                                              \
+           || :;                                                       \
        fi
 
 # BRE regex of file contents to identify a test script.
@@ -1258,7 +1355,7 @@ sc_vulnerable_makefile_CVE-2009-4029:
        halt=$$(printf '%s\n'                                           \
          'the above files are vulnerable; beware of running'           \
          '  "make dist*" rules, and upgrade to fixed automake'         \
-         '  see http://bugzilla.redhat.com/542609 for details')        \
+         '  see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=542609 for details') \
          $(_sc_search_regexp)
 
 sc_vulnerable_makefile_CVE-2012-3386:
@@ -1267,7 +1364,7 @@ sc_vulnerable_makefile_CVE-2012-3386:
        halt=$$(printf '%s\n'                                           \
          'the above files are vulnerable; beware of running'           \
          '  "make distcheck", and upgrade to fixed automake'           \
-         '  see http://bugzilla.redhat.com/CVE-2012-3386 for details') \
+         '  see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-3386 for details') \
          $(_sc_search_regexp)
 
 vc-diff-check:
@@ -1282,17 +1379,18 @@ vc-diff-check:
 
 rel-files = $(DIST_ARCHIVES)
 
-gnulib_dir ?= $(srcdir)/gnulib
-gnulib-version = $$(cd $(gnulib_dir) && git describe)
+gnulib-version = $$(cd $(gnulib_dir)                           \
+                    && { git describe || git rev-parse --short=10 HEAD; } )
 bootstrap-tools ?= autoconf,automake,gnulib
 
+gpgv = $$(gpgv2 --version >/dev/null && echo gpgv2 || echo gpgv)
 # If it's not already specified, derive the GPG key ID from
 # the signed tag we've just applied to mark this release.
 gpg_key_ID ?=                                                          \
   $$(cd $(srcdir)                                                      \
      && git cat-file tag v$(VERSION)                                   \
-        | gpgv --status-fd 1 --keyring /dev/null - - 2>/dev/null       \
-        | awk '/^\[GNUPG:\] ERRSIG / {print $$3; exit}')
+        | $(gpgv) --status-fd 1 --keyring /dev/null - - 2>/dev/null    \
+        | $(AWK) '/^\[GNUPG:\] ERRSIG / {print $$3; exit}')
 
 translation_project_ ?= coordinator@translationproject.org
 
@@ -1341,8 +1439,8 @@ release-commit:
 ## Updating files.  ##
 ## ---------------- ##
 
-ftp-gnu = ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu
-www-gnu = http://www.gnu.org
+ftp-gnu = https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu
+www-gnu = https://www.gnu.org
 
 upload_dest_dir_ ?= $(PACKAGE)
 upload_command =                                               \
@@ -1393,8 +1491,8 @@ public-submodule-commit:
                && git --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then                  \
          cd $(srcdir) &&                                               \
          git submodule --quiet foreach                                 \
-             test '"$$(git rev-parse "$$sha1")"'                       \
-             = '"$$(git merge-base origin "$$sha1")"'                  \
+             'test "$$(git rev-parse "$$sha1")"                        \
+                 = "$$(git merge-base origin "$$sha1")"'               \
            || { echo '$(ME): found non-public submodule commit' >&2;   \
                 exit 1; };                                             \
        else                                                            \
@@ -1413,7 +1511,7 @@ check: $(gl_public_submodule_commit)
 ALL_RECURSIVE_TARGETS += alpha beta stable
 alpha beta stable: $(local-check) writable-files $(submodule-checks)
        $(AM_V_GEN)test $@ = stable                                     \
-         && { echo $(VERSION) | grep -E '^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)+$$'         \
+         && { echo $(VERSION) | $(GREP) -E '^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)+$$'      \
               || { echo "invalid version string: $(VERSION)" 1>&2; exit 1;};}\
          || :
        $(AM_V_at)$(MAKE) vc-diff-check
@@ -1424,6 +1522,7 @@ alpha beta stable: $(local-check) writable-files $(submodule-checks)
        $(AM_V_at)$(MAKE) -s emit_upload_commands RELEASE_TYPE=$@
 
 release:
+       $(AM_V_GEN)$(MAKE) _version
        $(AM_V_GEN)$(MAKE) $(release-type)
 
 # Override this in cfg.mk if you follow different procedures.
@@ -1489,7 +1588,10 @@ gen-coverage:
                --highlight --frames --legend \
                --title "$(PACKAGE_NAME)"
 
-coverage: init-coverage build-coverage gen-coverage
+coverage:
+       $(MAKE) init-coverage
+       $(MAKE) build-coverage
+       $(MAKE) gen-coverage
 
 # Some projects carry local adjustments for gnulib modules via patches in
 # a gnulib patch directory whose default name is gl/ (defined in bootstrap
@@ -1507,8 +1609,8 @@ refresh-gnulib-patches:
               -e 'END{defined $$d and print $$d}' bootstrap.conf);     \
          test -n "$$t" && gl=$$t;                                      \
        fi;                                                             \
-       for diff in $$(cd $$gl; git ls-files | grep '\.diff$$'); do     \
-         b=$$(printf %s "$$diff"|sed 's/\.diff$$//');                  \
+       for diff in $$(cd $$gl; git ls-files | $(GREP) '\.diff$$'); do  \
+         b=$$(printf %s "$$diff"|$(SED) 's/\.diff$$//');               \
          VERSION_CONTROL=none                                          \
            patch "$(gnulib_dir)/$$b" "$$gl/$$diff" || exit 1;          \
          ( cd $(gnulib_dir) || exit 1;                                 \
@@ -1519,7 +1621,7 @@ refresh-gnulib-patches:
 # Update gettext files.
 PACKAGE ?= $(shell basename $(PWD))
 PO_DOMAIN ?= $(PACKAGE)
-POURL = http://translationproject.org/latest/$(PO_DOMAIN)/
+POURL = https://translationproject.org/latest/$(PO_DOMAIN)/
 PODIR ?= po
 refresh-po:
        rm -f $(PODIR)/*.po && \
@@ -1527,7 +1629,8 @@ refresh-po:
        wget --no-verbose --directory-prefix $(PODIR) --no-directories --recursive --level 1 --accept .po --accept .po.1 $(POURL) && \
        echo 'en@boldquot' > $(PODIR)/LINGUAS && \
        echo 'en@quot' >> $(PODIR)/LINGUAS && \
-       ls $(PODIR)/*.po | sed 's/\.po//;s,$(PODIR)/,,' | sort >> $(PODIR)/LINGUAS
+       ls $(PODIR)/*.po | $(SED) 's/\.po//;s,$(PODIR)/,,' | \
+         sort >> $(PODIR)/LINGUAS
 
  # Running indent once is not idempotent, but running it twice is.
 INDENT_SOURCES ?= $(C_SOURCES)
@@ -1549,7 +1652,7 @@ update-copyright-env ?=
 # in the file .x-update-copyright.
 .PHONY: update-copyright
 update-copyright:
-       $(AM_V_GEN)grep -l -w Copyright                                  \
+       $(AM_V_GEN)$(GREP) -l -w Copyright                               \
          $$(export VC_LIST_EXCEPT_DEFAULT=COPYING && $(VC_LIST_EXCEPT)) \
          | $(update-copyright-env) xargs $(srcdir)/$(_build-aux)/$@
 
@@ -1563,9 +1666,9 @@ _gl_TS_dir ?= src
 ALL_RECURSIVE_TARGETS += sc_tight_scope
 sc_tight_scope: tight-scope.mk
        @fail=0;                                                        \
-       if ! grep '^ *export _gl_TS_headers *=' $(srcdir)/cfg.mk        \
+       if ! $(GREP) '^ *export _gl_TS_headers *=' $(srcdir)/cfg.mk     \
                > /dev/null                                             \
-          && ! grep -w noinst_HEADERS $(srcdir)/$(_gl_TS_dir)/Makefile.am \
+          && ! $(GREP) -w noinst_HEADERS $(srcdir)/$(_gl_TS_dir)/Makefile.am \
                > /dev/null 2>&1; then                                  \
            echo '$(ME): skipping $@';                                  \
        else                                                            \
@@ -1593,7 +1696,7 @@ ifeq (a,b)
 # do not need to be marked.  Symbols matching '__.*' are
 # reserved by the compiler, so are automatically excluded below.
 _gl_TS_unmarked_extern_functions ?= main usage
-_gl_TS_function_match ?= /^(?:$(_gl_TS_extern)) +.*?(\S+) *\(/
+_gl_TS_function_match ?= /^(?:$(_gl_TS_extern)) +.*?(\w+) *\(/
 
 # If your project uses a macro like "XTERN", then put
 # the following in cfg.mk to override this default:
@@ -1626,6 +1729,7 @@ _gl_TS_other_headers ?= *.h
 
 .PHONY: _gl_tight_scope
 _gl_tight_scope: $(bin_PROGRAMS)
+       sed_wrap='s/^/^_?/;s/$$/$$/';                                   \
        t=exceptions-$$$$;                                              \
        trap 's=$$?; rm -f $$t; exit $$s' 0;                            \
        for sig in 1 2 3 13 15; do                                      \
@@ -1635,21 +1739,21 @@ _gl_tight_scope: $(bin_PROGRAMS)
               test -f $$f && d= || d=$(srcdir)/; echo $$d$$f; done`;   \
        hdr=`for f in $(_gl_TS_headers); do                             \
               test -f $$f && d= || d=$(srcdir)/; echo $$d$$f; done`;   \
-       ( printf '^%s$$\n' '__.*' $(_gl_TS_unmarked_extern_functions);  \
-         grep -h -A1 '^extern .*[^;]$$' $$src                          \
-           | grep -vE '^(extern |--)' | sed 's/ .*//';                 \
+       ( printf '%s\n' '__.*' $(_gl_TS_unmarked_extern_functions);     \
+         $(GREP) -h -A1 '^extern .*[^;]$$' $$src                       \
+           | $(GREP) -vE '^(extern |--|#)' | $(SED) 's/ .*//; /^$$/d'; \
          perl -lne                                                     \
-            '$(_gl_TS_function_match) and print "^$$1\$$"' $$hdr;      \
-       ) | sort -u > $$t;                                              \
-       nm -e $(_gl_TS_obj_files) | sed -n 's/.* T //p'|grep -Ev -f $$t \
+            '$(_gl_TS_function_match) and print $$1' $$hdr;            \
+       ) | sort -u | $(SED) "$$sed_wrap" > $$t;                        \
+       nm -g $(_gl_TS_obj_files)|$(SED) -n 's/.* T //p'|$(GREP) -Ev -f $$t \
          && { echo the above functions should have static scope >&2;   \
               exit 1; } || : ;                                         \
-       ( printf '^%s$$\n' '__.*' $(_gl_TS_unmarked_extern_vars);       \
-         perl -lne '$(_gl_TS_var_match) and print "^$$1\$$"'           \
+       ( printf '%s\n' '__.*' main $(_gl_TS_unmarked_extern_vars);     \
+         perl -lne '$(_gl_TS_var_match) and print $$1'                 \
                $$hdr $(_gl_TS_other_headers)                           \
-       ) | sort -u > $$t;                                              \
-       nm -e $(_gl_TS_obj_files) | sed -n 's/.* [BCDGRS] //p'          \
-            | sort -u | grep -Ev -f $$t                                        \
+       ) | sort -u | $(SED) "$$sed_wrap" > $$t;                        \
+       nm -g $(_gl_TS_obj_files) | $(SED) -n 's/.* [BCDGRS] //p'       \
+            | sort -u | $(GREP) -Ev -f $$t                             \
          && { echo the above variables should have static scope >&2;   \
               exit 1; } || :
 # TS-end