1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index e5e416ed..111eb5f0 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -195,6 +195,15 @@ def configure(conf):
                    libpath='/usr/local/lib',
                    lib=['boost_date_time%s' % boost_lib_suffix, 'boost_system%s' % boost_lib_suffix],
                    uselib_store='BOOST_DATETIME')
+    
+    conf.check_cxx(fragment="""
+    			    #include <boost/regex.hpp>\n
+    			    int main() { boost::regex ex("a"); }\n
+			    """,
+                   msg='Checking for boost regex library',
+                   libpath='/usr/local/lib',
+                   lib=['boost_regex%s' % boost_lib_suffix, 'boost_system%s' % boost_lib_suffix],
+                   uselib_store='BOOST_REGEX')
 
     if not conf.env.DISABLE_TESTS:
         conf.recurse('test')