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Subject: Re: using perl regex engine from C ?
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 03:03:32 +0100 (CET)
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On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, Steven Smith wrote:

> > I was wondering if it is possible to access the perl regex engine from a
> > C program. Is there a interface to it? Have people done it ? I
> > guess so, but where should I start searching ?

> It isn't the Perl regex engine, but libpcre (Perl Compatible Regular
> Expressions) is fairly close.

Ah, I have found all the information I need at:
http://www.pcre.org

Thank you,

> Steven Smith,
> sos22@cam.ac.uk.

J.