[Bug 667308] New: build: Use "$SED" instead of "sed" directly and avoid the "-E" flag

[GStreamer (bugzilla.gnome.org)]

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=667308
  GStreamer | gst-plugins-base | git

           Summary: build: Use "$SED" instead of "sed" directly and avoid
                    the "-E" flag
    Classification: Platform
           Product: GStreamer
           Version: git
        OS/Version: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: Normal
         Component: gst-plugins-base
        AssignedTo: gstreamer-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
        ReportedBy: havard.graff at tandberg.com
         QAContact: gstreamer-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
                CC: itollefs at cisco.com
     GNOME version: ---


Created an attachment (id=204626)
 View: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=204626
 Review: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/review?bug=667308&attachment=204626

patch

Configure will check for a GNU compatible sed program and store it
in $SED. GNU compatible does not mean it _is_ the GNU sed program.
The "-E" flag is GNU specific, but also implemented by some (all?)
BSD variants of the program, but not by other variants such as the
one found on Solaris.

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