PCRE library is a set of functions that implement regular expression pattern matching using the same syntax and semantics as Perl 5, with just a few differences.
The current implementation corresponds to Perl 5.005. PCRE is used by many programs, including Exim, Postfix, and PHP.
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What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· This version contains a major new feature, support for 16-bit character strings by means of a second library which can be compiled instead of, or as well as, the 8-bit library.
· Other changes are mainly bugfixes and tidies.