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# Line 34  Documentation for PCRE Line 34  Documentation for PCRE
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35    
36  If you install PCRE in the normal way, you will end up with an installed set of  If you install PCRE in the normal way, you will end up with an installed set of
37  man pages whose names all start with "pcre". The one that is called "pcre"  man pages whose names all start with "pcre". The one that is just called "pcre"
38  lists all the others. In addition to these man pages, the PCRE documentation is  lists all the others. In addition to these man pages, the PCRE documentation is
39  supplied in two other forms; however, as there is no standard place to install  supplied in two other forms; however, as there is no standard place to install
40  them, they are left in the doc directory of the unpacked source distribution.  them, they are left in the doc directory of the unpacked source distribution.
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68  Building PCRE on a Unix-like system  Building PCRE on a Unix-like system
69  -----------------------------------  -----------------------------------
70    
71    If you are using HP's ANSI C++ compiler (aCC), please see the special note
72    in the section entitled "Using HP's ANSI C++ compiler (aCC)" below.
73    
74  To build PCRE on a Unix-like system, first run the "configure" command from the  To build PCRE on a Unix-like system, first run the "configure" command from the
75  PCRE distribution directory, with your current directory set to the directory  PCRE distribution directory, with your current directory set to the directory
76  where you want the files to be created. This command is a standard GNU  where you want the files to be created. This command is a standard GNU
# Line 91  into /source/pcre/pcre-xxx, but you want Line 94  into /source/pcre/pcre-xxx, but you want
94  cd /build/pcre/pcre-xxx  cd /build/pcre/pcre-xxx
95  /source/pcre/pcre-xxx/configure  /source/pcre/pcre-xxx/configure
96    
97    PCRE is written in C and is normally compiled as a C library. However, it is
98    possible to build it as a C++ library, though the provided building apparatus
99    does not have any features to support this.
100    
101  There are some optional features that can be included or omitted from the PCRE  There are some optional features that can be included or omitted from the PCRE
102  library. You can read more about them in the pcrebuild man page.  library. You can read more about them in the pcrebuild man page.
103    
104    . If you want to suppress the building of the C++ wrapper library, you can add
105      --disable-cpp to the "configure" command. Otherwise, when "configure" is run,
106      will try to find a C++ compiler and C++ header files, and if it succeeds, it
107      will try to build the C++ wrapper.
108    
109  . If you want to make use of the support for UTF-8 character strings in PCRE,  . If you want to make use of the support for UTF-8 character strings in PCRE,
110    you must add --enable-utf8 to the "configure" command. Without it, the code    you must add --enable-utf8 to the "configure" command. Without it, the code
111    for handling UTF-8 is not included in the library. (Even when included, it    for handling UTF-8 is not included in the library. (Even when included, it
# Line 102  library. You can read more about them in Line 114  library. You can read more about them in
114  . If, in addition to support for UTF-8 character strings, you want to include  . If, in addition to support for UTF-8 character strings, you want to include
115    support for the \P, \p, and \X sequences that recognize Unicode character    support for the \P, \p, and \X sequences that recognize Unicode character
116    properties, you must add --enable-unicode-properties to the "configure"    properties, you must add --enable-unicode-properties to the "configure"
117    command. This adds about 90K to the size of the library (in the form of a    command. This adds about 30K to the size of the library (in the form of a
118    property table); only the basic two-letter properties such as Lu are    property table); only the basic two-letter properties such as Lu are
119    supported.    supported.
120    
121  . You can build PCRE to recognized CR or NL as the newline character, instead  . You can build PCRE to recognize either CR or LF or the sequence CRLF or any
122    of whatever your compiler uses for "\n", by adding --newline-is-cr or    of the Unicode newline sequences as indicating the end of a line. Whatever
123    --newline-is-nl to the "configure" command, respectively. Only do this if you    you specify at build time is the default; the caller of PCRE can change the
124    really understand what you are doing. On traditional Unix-like systems, the    selection at run time. The default newline indicator is a single LF character
125    newline character is NL.    (the Unix standard). You can specify the default newline indicator by adding
126      --newline-is-cr or --newline-is-lf or --newline-is-crlf or --newline-is-any
127      to the "configure" command, respectively.
128    
129  . When called via the POSIX interface, PCRE uses malloc() to get additional  . When called via the POSIX interface, PCRE uses malloc() to get additional
130    storage for processing capturing parentheses if there are more than 10 of    storage for processing capturing parentheses if there are more than 10 of
# Line 130  library. You can read more about them in Line 144  library. You can read more about them in
144    pcre_exec() can supply their own value. There is discussion on the pcreapi    pcre_exec() can supply their own value. There is discussion on the pcreapi
145    man page.    man page.
146    
147    . There is a separate counter that limits the depth of recursive function calls
148      during a matching process. This also has a default of ten million, which is
149      essentially "unlimited". You can change the default by setting, for example,
150    
151      --with-match-limit-recursion=500000
152    
153      Recursive function calls use up the runtime stack; running out of stack can
154      cause programs to crash in strange ways. There is a discussion about stack
155      sizes in the pcrestack man page.
156    
157  . The default maximum compiled pattern size is around 64K. You can increase  . The default maximum compiled pattern size is around 64K. You can increase
158    this by adding --with-link-size=3 to the "configure" command. You can    this by adding --with-link-size=3 to the "configure" command. You can
159    increase it even more by setting --with-link-size=4, but this is unlikely    increase it even more by setting --with-link-size=4, but this is unlikely
# Line 153  library. You can read more about them in Line 177  library. You can read more about them in
177    
178  The "configure" script builds eight files for the basic C library:  The "configure" script builds eight files for the basic C library:
179    
 . pcre.h is the header file for C programs that call PCRE  
180  . Makefile is the makefile that builds the library  . Makefile is the makefile that builds the library
181  . config.h contains build-time configuration options for the library  . config.h contains build-time configuration options for the library
182  . pcre-config is a script that shows the settings of "configure" options  . pcre-config is a script that shows the settings of "configure" options
# Line 257  when calling the "configure" command. If Line 280  when calling the "configure" command. If
280  to the values of CC and CFLAGS.  to the values of CC and CFLAGS.
281    
282    
283    Using HP's ANSI C++ compiler (aCC)
284    ----------------------------------
285    
286    Unless C++ support is disabled by specifying the "--disable-cpp" option of the
287    "configure" script, you *must* include the "-AA" option in the CXXFLAGS
288    environment variable in order for the C++ components to compile correctly.
289    
290    Also, note that the aCC compiler on PA-RISC platforms may have a defect whereby
291    needed libraries fail to get included when specifying the "-AA" compiler
292    option. If you experience unresolved symbols when linking the C++ programs,
293    use the workaround of specifying the following environment variable prior to
294    running the "configure" script:
295    
296      CXXLDFLAGS="-lstd_v2 -lCsup_v2"
297    
298    
299  Building on non-Unix systems  Building on non-Unix systems
300  ----------------------------  ----------------------------
301    
# Line 266  PCRE in the same way as for Unix systems Line 305  PCRE in the same way as for Unix systems
305    
306  PCRE has been compiled on Windows systems and on Macintoshes, but I don't know  PCRE has been compiled on Windows systems and on Macintoshes, but I don't know
307  the details because I don't use those systems. It should be straightforward to  the details because I don't use those systems. It should be straightforward to
308  build PCRE on any system that has a Standard C compiler, because it uses only  build PCRE on any system that has a Standard C compiler and library, because it
309  Standard C functions.  uses only Standard C functions.
310    
311    
312  Testing PCRE  Testing PCRE
# Line 286  NON-UNIX-USE. Line 325  NON-UNIX-USE.
325  The RunTest script runs the pcretest test program (which is documented in its  The RunTest script runs the pcretest test program (which is documented in its
326  own man page) on each of the testinput files (in the testdata directory) in  own man page) on each of the testinput files (in the testdata directory) in
327  turn, and compares the output with the contents of the corresponding testoutput  turn, and compares the output with the contents of the corresponding testoutput
328  file. A file called testtry is used to hold the main output from pcretest  files. A file called testtry is used to hold the main output from pcretest
329  (testsavedregex is also used as a working file). To run pcretest on just one of  (testsavedregex is also used as a working file). To run pcretest on just one of
330  the test files, give its number as an argument to RunTest, for example:  the test files, give its number as an argument to RunTest, for example:
331    
332    RunTest 2    RunTest 2
333    
334  The first file can also be fed directly into the perltest script to check that  The first test file can also be fed directly into the perltest script to check
335  Perl gives the same results. The only difference you should see is in the first  that Perl gives the same results. The only difference you should see is in the
336  few lines, where the Perl version is given instead of the PCRE version.  first few lines, where the Perl version is given instead of the PCRE version.
337    
338  The second set of tests check pcre_fullinfo(), pcre_info(), pcre_study(),  The second set of tests check pcre_fullinfo(), pcre_info(), pcre_study(),
339  pcre_copy_substring(), pcre_get_substring(), pcre_get_substring_list(), error  pcre_copy_substring(), pcre_get_substring(), pcre_get_substring_list(), error
# Line 403  The distribution should contain the foll Line 442  The distribution should contain the foll
442    pcre_globals.c        )   and some internal functions that they use    pcre_globals.c        )   and some internal functions that they use
443    pcre_info.c           )    pcre_info.c           )
444    pcre_maketables.c     )    pcre_maketables.c     )
445      pcre_newline.c        )
446    pcre_ord2utf8.c       )    pcre_ord2utf8.c       )
447    pcre_printint.c       )    pcre_refcount.c       )
448    pcre_study.c          )    pcre_study.c          )
449    pcre_tables.c         )    pcre_tables.c         )
450    pcre_try_flipped.c    )    pcre_try_flipped.c    )
451    pcre_ucp_findchar.c   )    pcre_ucp_searchfuncs.c)
452    pcre_valid_utf8.c     )    pcre_valid_utf8.c     )
453    pcre_version.c        )    pcre_version.c        )
454    pcre_xclass.c         )    pcre_xclass.c         )
   
   ucp_findchar.c        )  
   ucp.h                 ) source for the code that is used for  
   ucpinternal.h         )   Unicode property handling  
455    ucptable.c            )    ucptable.c            )
   ucptypetable.c        )  
456    
457    pcre.in               "source" for the header for the external API; pcre.h    pcre_printint.src     ) debugging function that is #included in pcretest, and
458                            is built from this by "configure"                          )   can also be #included in pcre_compile()
459    
460      pcre.h                the public PCRE header file
461    pcreposix.h           header for the external POSIX wrapper API    pcreposix.h           header for the external POSIX wrapper API
462    pcre_internal.h       header for internal use    pcre_internal.h       header for internal use
463      ucp.h                 ) headers concerned with
464      ucpinternal.h         )   Unicode property handling
465    config.in             template for config.h, which is built by configure    config.in             template for config.h, which is built by configure
466    
467    pcrecpp.h.in          "source" for the header file for the C++ wrapper    pcrecpp.h             the header file for the C++ wrapper
468      pcrecpparg.h.in       "source" for another C++ header file
469    pcrecpp.cc            )    pcrecpp.cc            )
470    pcre_scanner.cc       ) source for the C++ wrapper library    pcre_scanner.cc       ) source for the C++ wrapper library
471    
# Line 448  The distribution should contain the foll Line 488  The distribution should contain the foll
488    RunGrepTest.in        template for a Unix shell script for pcregrep tests    RunGrepTest.in        template for a Unix shell script for pcregrep tests
489    config.guess          ) files used by libtool,    config.guess          ) files used by libtool,
490    config.sub            )   used only when building a shared library    config.sub            )   used only when building a shared library
491      config.h.in           "source" for the config.h header file
492    configure             a configuring shell script (built by autoconf)    configure             a configuring shell script (built by autoconf)
493    configure.in          the autoconf input used to build configure    configure.ac          the autoconf input used to build configure
494    doc/Tech.Notes        notes on the encoding    doc/Tech.Notes        notes on the encoding
495    doc/*.3               man page sources for the PCRE functions    doc/*.3               man page sources for the PCRE functions
496    doc/*.1               man page sources for pcregrep and pcretest    doc/*.1               man page sources for pcregrep and pcretest
# Line 477  The distribution should contain the foll Line 518  The distribution should contain the foll
518    
519    libpcre.def    libpcre.def
520    libpcreposix.def    libpcreposix.def
   pcre.def  
521    
522  (D) Auxiliary file for VPASCAL  (D) Auxiliary file for VPASCAL
523    
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526  Philip Hazel  Philip Hazel
527  Email local part: ph10  Email local part: ph10
528  Email domain: cam.ac.uk  Email domain: cam.ac.uk
529  June 2005  November 2006
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