diff -Nura lighttpd-1.4.24/src/mod_rewrite.c lighttpd-1.4.24-changeset-r2683/src/mod_rewrite.c
--- lighttpd-1.4.24/src/mod_rewrite.c	2009-10-12 18:48:47.000000000 -0300
+++ lighttpd-1.4.24-changeset-r2683/src/mod_rewrite.c	2009-11-10 13:56:22.000000000 -0300
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-typedef struct {
 #ifdef HAVE_PCRE_H
+typedef struct {
 	pcre *key;
-#endif
 
 	buffer *value;
 
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@
 }
 
 static int rewrite_rule_buffer_append(rewrite_rule_buffer *kvb, buffer *key, buffer *value, int once) {
-#ifdef HAVE_PCRE_H
 	size_t i;
 	const char *errptr;
 	int erroff;
@@ -109,18 +107,9 @@
 	kvb->used++;
 
 	return 0;
-#else
-	UNUSED(kvb);
-	UNUSED(value);
-	UNUSED(once);
-	UNUSED(key);
-
-	return -1;
-#endif
 }
 
 static void rewrite_rule_buffer_free(rewrite_rule_buffer *kvb) {
-#ifdef HAVE_PCRE_H
 	size_t i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < kvb->size; i++) {
@@ -130,7 +119,6 @@
 	}
 
 	if (kvb->ptr) free(kvb->ptr);
-#endif
 
 	free(kvb);
 }
@@ -201,24 +189,29 @@
 							    ((data_string *)(da->value->data[j]))->key,
 							    ((data_string *)(da->value->data[j]))->value,
 							    once)) {
-#ifdef HAVE_PCRE_H
 				log_error_write(srv, __FILE__, __LINE__, "sb",
 						"pcre-compile failed for", da->value->data[j]->key);
-#else
-				log_error_write(srv, __FILE__, __LINE__, "s",
-						"pcre support is missing, please install libpcre and the headers");
-#endif
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
+#else
+static int parse_config_entry(server *srv, array *ca, const char *option) {
+	static int logged_message = 0;
+	if (logged_message) return 0;
+	if (NULL != array_get_element(ca, option)) {
+		logged_message = 1;
+		log_error_write(srv, __FILE__, __LINE__, "s",
+			"pcre support is missing, please install libpcre and the headers");
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
 
 SETDEFAULTS_FUNC(mod_rewrite_set_defaults) {
-	plugin_data *p = p_d;
 	size_t i = 0;
-
 	config_values_t cv[] = {
 		{ "url.rewrite-repeat",        NULL, T_CONFIG_LOCAL, T_CONFIG_SCOPE_CONNECTION }, /* 0 */
 		{ "url.rewrite-once",          NULL, T_CONFIG_LOCAL, T_CONFIG_SCOPE_CONNECTION }, /* 1 */
@@ -243,33 +236,37 @@
 		{ NULL,                        NULL, T_CONFIG_UNSET, T_CONFIG_SCOPE_UNSET }
 	};
 
+#ifdef HAVE_PCRE_H
+	plugin_data *p = p_d;
+
 	if (!p) return HANDLER_ERROR;
 
 	/* 0 */
 	p->config_storage = calloc(1, srv->config_context->used * sizeof(specific_config *));
+#else
+	UNUSED(p_d);
+#endif
 
 	for (i = 0; i < srv->config_context->used; i++) {
-		plugin_config *s;
 		array *ca;
+#ifdef HAVE_PCRE_H
+		plugin_config *s;
 
 		s = calloc(1, sizeof(plugin_config));
 		s->rewrite = rewrite_rule_buffer_init();
 		s->rewrite_NF = rewrite_rule_buffer_init();
-
-		cv[0].destination = s->rewrite;
-		cv[1].destination = s->rewrite;
-		cv[2].destination = s->rewrite_NF;
-		cv[3].destination = s->rewrite_NF;
-		cv[4].destination = s->rewrite;
-		cv[5].destination = s->rewrite;
-
 		p->config_storage[i] = s;
+#endif
+
 		ca = ((data_config *)srv->config_context->data[i])->value;
 
 		if (0 != config_insert_values_global(srv, ca, cv)) {
 			return HANDLER_ERROR;
 		}
 
+#ifndef HAVE_PCRE_H
+# define parse_config_entry(srv, ca, x, option, y) parse_config_entry(srv, ca, option)
+#endif
 		parse_config_entry(srv, ca, s->rewrite, "url.rewrite-once",      1);
 		parse_config_entry(srv, ca, s->rewrite, "url.rewrite-final",     1);
 		parse_config_entry(srv, ca, s->rewrite_NF, "url.rewrite-if-not-file",   1);
@@ -280,7 +277,9 @@
 
 	return HANDLER_GO_ON;
 }
+
 #ifdef HAVE_PCRE_H
+
 #define PATCH(x) \
 	p->conf.x = s->x;
 static int mod_rewrite_patch_connection(server *srv, connection *con, plugin_data *p) {
@@ -330,7 +329,7 @@
 
 	return 0;
 }
-#endif
+
 URIHANDLER_FUNC(mod_rewrite_con_reset) {
 	plugin_data *p = p_d;
 
@@ -345,7 +344,6 @@
 }
 
 static int process_rewrite_rules(server *srv, connection *con, plugin_data *p, rewrite_rule_buffer *kvb) {
-#ifdef HAVE_PCRE_H
 	size_t i;
 	handler_ctx *hctx;
 
@@ -444,19 +442,11 @@
 		}
 #undef N
 	}
-#else
-	UNUSED(srv);
-	UNUSED(con);
-	UNUSED(p);
-	UNUSED(hctx);
-	UNUSED(kvb);
-#endif
 
 	return HANDLER_GO_ON;
 }
 
 URIHANDLER_FUNC(mod_rewrite_physical) {
-#ifdef HAVE_PCRE_H
 	plugin_data *p = p_d;
 	handler_t r;
 	stat_cache_entry *sce;
@@ -480,17 +470,11 @@
 	default:
 		return r;
 	}
-#else
-	UNUSED(srv);
-	UNUSED(con);
-	UNUSED(p_d);
-#endif
 
 	return HANDLER_GO_ON;
 }
 
 URIHANDLER_FUNC(mod_rewrite_uri_handler) {
-#ifdef HAVE_PCRE_H
 	plugin_data *p = p_d;
 
 	mod_rewrite_patch_connection(srv, con, p);
@@ -498,29 +482,27 @@
 	if (!p->conf.rewrite) return HANDLER_GO_ON;
 
 	return process_rewrite_rules(srv, con, p, p->conf.rewrite);
-#else
-	UNUSED(srv);
-	UNUSED(con);
-	UNUSED(p_d);
-#endif
 
 	return HANDLER_GO_ON;
 }
+#endif
 
 int mod_rewrite_plugin_init(plugin *p);
 int mod_rewrite_plugin_init(plugin *p) {
 	p->version     = LIGHTTPD_VERSION_ID;
 	p->name        = buffer_init_string("rewrite");
 
+#ifdef HAVE_PCRE_H
 	p->init        = mod_rewrite_init;
 	/* it has to stay _raw as we are matching on uri + querystring
 	 */
 
 	p->handle_uri_raw = mod_rewrite_uri_handler;
 	p->handle_physical = mod_rewrite_physical;
-	p->set_defaults = mod_rewrite_set_defaults;
 	p->cleanup     = mod_rewrite_free;
 	p->connection_reset = mod_rewrite_con_reset;
+#endif
+	p->set_defaults = mod_rewrite_set_defaults;
 
 	p->data        = NULL;