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+/* rpmatch - determine whether string value is affirmation or negative
+	     response according to current locale's data
+Copyright (C) 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
+published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+Library General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+License along with the GNU C Library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If
+not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
+
+#include <langinfo.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <regex.h>
+
+
+int
+rpmatch (response)
+     const char *response;
+{
+  /* Match against one of the response patterns, compiling the pattern
+     first if necessary.  */
+  inline int try (const int tag, const int match,
+		  const char **lastp, regex_t *re)
+    {
+      const char *pattern = nl_langinfo (tag);
+      if (pattern != *lastp)
+	{
+	  /* The pattern has changed.  */
+	  if (*lastp)
+	    {
+	      /* Free the old compiled pattern.  */
+	      regfree (re);
+	      *lastp = NULL;
+	    }
+	  /* Compile the pattern and cache it for future runs.  */
+	  if (regcomp (re, pattern, REG_EXTENDED) != 0)
+	    return -1;
+	  *lastp = pattern;
+	}
+
+      /* Try the pattern.  */
+      return regexec (re, response, 0, NULL, 0) == 0 ? match : !match;
+    }
+
+  /* We cache the response patterns and compiled regexps here.  */
+  static const char *yesexpr, *noexpr;
+  static regex_t yesre, nore;
+
+  return (try (YESEXPR, 1, &yesexpr, &yesre) ?:
+	  try (NOEXPR, 0, &noexpr, &nore));
+}