.. _spkg_pcre:

pcre: Perl-compatible regular expressions library
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Description
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Perl-compatible regular expressions library.

License
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BSD License; see LICENCE (sic) at the root of the original tarball.


Upstream Contact
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Mailing list at https://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/pcre-dev

Dependencies
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None listed.


Special Update/Build Instructions
---------------------------------

None applicable (see README at tarball's root).

Type
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standard


Version Information
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package-version.txt::

    8.40.p2


Equivalent System Packages
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conda:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ conda install pcre-devel pcre2-devel

cygwin:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ apt-cyg install pcre-devel pcre2-devel

Debian/Ubuntu:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo apt-get install  pcre-devel pcre2-devel

Fedora/Redhat/CentOS:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo yum install  pcre-devel pcre2-devel

freebsd:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo pkg install pcre-devel pcre2-devel

homebrew:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ brew install pcre-devel pcre2-devel

opensuse:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo zypper install pcre-devel pcre2-devel

slackware:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo slackpkg install pcre-devel pcre2-devel

void:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo xbps-install  pcre-devel pcre2-devel

See https://repology.org/project/pcre-devel/versions, https://repology.org/project/pcre2-devel/versions

If the system package is installed, ./configure will check whether it can be used.