--- code/trunk/pcre.h	2007/02/24 21:39:09	37
+++ code/trunk/pcre.h	2007/02/24 21:39:13	39
@@ -7,6 +7,22 @@
 #ifndef _PCRE_H
 #define _PCRE_H
 
+#define PCRE_MAJOR 2
+#define PCRE_MINOR 08
+#define PCRE_DATE  31-Aug-1999
+
+/* Win32 uses DLL by default */
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+# ifdef STATIC
+#  define PCRE_DL_IMPORT
+# else
+#  define PCRE_DL_IMPORT __declspec(dllimport)
+# endif
+#else
+# define PCRE_DL_IMPORT
+#endif
+
 /* Have to include stdlib.h in order to ensure that size_t is defined;
 it is needed here for malloc. */
 
@@ -49,10 +65,13 @@
 typedef void pcre_extra;
 
 /* Store get and free functions. These can be set to alternative malloc/free
-functions if required. */
+functions if required. Some magic is required for Win32 DLL; it is null on
+other OS. */
+
+PCRE_DL_IMPORT extern void *(*pcre_malloc)(size_t);
+PCRE_DL_IMPORT extern void  (*pcre_free)(void *);
 
-extern void *(*pcre_malloc)(size_t);
-extern void  (*pcre_free)(void *);
+#undef PCRE_DL_IMPORT
 
 /* Functions */