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# Line 17  that name by distributing it that way. T Line 17  that name by distributing it that way. T
17  uses the POSIX API, it will have to be renamed or pointed at by a link.  uses the POSIX API, it will have to be renamed or pointed at by a link.
18    
19    
20    Contributions by users of PCRE
21    ------------------------------
22    
23    You can find contributions from PCRE users in the directory
24    
25      ftp://ftp.csx.cam.ac.uk/pub/software/programming/pcre/Contrib
26    
27    where there is also a README file giving brief descriptions of what they are.
28    Several of them provide support for compiling PCRE on various flavours of
29    Windows systems (I myself do not use Windows). Some are complete in themselves;
30    others are pointers to URLs containing relevant files.
31    
32    
33  Building PCRE on a Unix system  Building PCRE on a Unix system
34  ------------------------------  ------------------------------
35    
36  To build PCRE on a Unix system, run the "configure" command in the PCRE  To build PCRE on a Unix system, first run the "configure" command from the PCRE
37  distribution directory. This is a standard GNU "autoconf" configuration script,  distribution directory, with your current directory set to the directory where
38  for which generic instructions are supplied in INSTALL. On many systems just  you want the files to be created. This command is a standard GNU "autoconf"
39  running "./configure" is sufficient, but the usual methods of changing standard  configuration script, for which generic instructions are supplied in INSTALL.
40  defaults are available. For example,  
41    Most commonly, people build PCRE within its own distribution directory, and in
42    this case, on many systems, just running "./configure" is sufficient, but the
43    usual methods of changing standard defaults are available. For example,
44    
45  CFLAGS='-O2 -Wall' ./configure --prefix=/opt/local  CFLAGS='-O2 -Wall' ./configure --prefix=/opt/local
46    
# Line 32  specifies that the C compiler should be Line 48  specifies that the C compiler should be
48  of the default, and that "make install" should install PCRE under /opt/local  of the default, and that "make install" should install PCRE under /opt/local
49  instead of the default /usr/local.  instead of the default /usr/local.
50    
51    If you want to build in a different directory, just run "configure" with that
52    directory as current. For example, suppose you have unpacked the PCRE source
53    into /source/pcre/pcre-xxx, but you want to build it in /build/pcre/pcre-xxx:
54    
55    cd /build/pcre/pcre-xxx
56    /source/pcre/pcre-xxx/configure
57    
58  If you want to make use of the experimential, incomplete support for UTF-8  If you want to make use of the experimential, incomplete support for UTF-8
59  character strings in PCRE, you must add --enable-utf8 to the "configure"  character strings in PCRE, you must add --enable-utf8 to the "configure"
60  command. Without it, the code for handling UTF-8 is not included in the  command. Without it, the code for handling UTF-8 is not included in the
61  library. (Even when included, it still has to be enabled by an option at run  library. (Even when included, it still has to be enabled by an option at run
62  time.)  time.)
63    
64  The "configure" script builds four files:  The "configure" script builds five files:
65    
66    . libtool is a script that builds shared and/or static libraries
67  . Makefile is built by copying Makefile.in and making substitutions.  . Makefile is built by copying Makefile.in and making substitutions.
68  . config.h is built by copying config.in and making substitutions.  . config.h is built by copying config.in and making substitutions.
69  . pcre-config is built by copying pcre-config.in and making substitutions.  . pcre-config is built by copying pcre-config.in and making substitutions.
# Line 47  The "configure" script builds four files Line 71  The "configure" script builds four files
71    
72  Once "configure" has run, you can run "make". It builds two libraries called  Once "configure" has run, you can run "make". It builds two libraries called
73  libpcre and libpcreposix, a test program called pcretest, and the pcregrep  libpcre and libpcreposix, a test program called pcretest, and the pcregrep
74  command. You can use "make install" to copy these, and the public header file  command. You can use "make install" to copy these, the public header files
75  pcre.h, to appropriate live directories on your system, in the normal way.  pcre.h and pcreposix.h, and the man pages to appropriate live directories on
76    your system, in the normal way.
77    
78  Running "make install" also installs the command pcre-config, which can be used  Running "make install" also installs the command pcre-config, which can be used
79  to recall information about the PCRE configuration and installation. For  to recall information about the PCRE configuration and installation. For
# Line 64  outputs information about where the libr Line 89  outputs information about where the libr
89  included in makefiles for programs that use PCRE, saving the programmer from  included in makefiles for programs that use PCRE, saving the programmer from
90  having to remember too many details.  having to remember too many details.
91    
92    There is one esoteric feature that is controlled by "configure". It concerns
93    the character value used for "newline", and is something that you probably do
94    not want to change on a Unix system. The default is to use whatever value your
95    compiler gives to '\n'. By using --enable-newline-is-cr or
96    --enable-newline-is-lf you can force the value to be CR (13) or LF (10) if you
97    really want to.
98    
99    
100  Shared libraries on Unix systems  Shared libraries on Unix systems
101  --------------------------------  --------------------------------
102    
103  The default distribution builds PCRE as two shared libraries. This support is  The default distribution builds PCRE as two shared libraries and two static
104  new and experimental and may not work on all systems. It relies on the  libraries, as long as the operating system supports shared libraries. Shared
105  "libtool" scripts - these are distributed with PCRE. It should build a  library support relies on the "libtool" script which is built as part of the
106  "libtool" script and use this to compile and link shared libraries, which are  "configure" process.
107  placed in a subdirectory called .libs. The programs pcretest and pcregrep are  
108  built to use these uninstalled libraries by means of wrapper scripts. When you  The libtool script is used to compile and link both shared and static
109  use "make install" to install shared libraries, pcregrep and pcretest are  libraries. They are placed in a subdirectory called .libs when they are newly
110  automatically re-built to use the newly installed libraries. However, only  built. The programs pcretest and pcregrep are built to use these uninstalled
111  pcregrep is installed, as pcretest is really just a test program.  libraries (by means of wrapper scripts in the case of shared libraries). When
112    you use "make install" to install shared libraries, pcregrep and pcretest are
113    automatically re-built to use the newly installed shared libraries before being
114    installed themselves. However, the versions left in the source directory still
115    use the uninstalled libraries.
116    
117  To build PCRE using static libraries you must use --disable-shared when  To build PCRE using static libraries only you must use --disable-shared when
118  configuring it. For example  configuring it. For example
119    
120  ./configure --prefix=/usr/gnu --disable-shared  ./configure --prefix=/usr/gnu --disable-shared
121    
122  Then run "make" in the usual way.  Then run "make" in the usual way. Similarly, you can use --disable-static to
123    build only shared libraries.
124    
125    
126  Building on non-Unix systems  Building on non-Unix systems
# Line 99  Standard C functions. Line 136  Standard C functions.
136  Testing PCRE  Testing PCRE
137  ------------  ------------
138    
139  To test PCRE on a Unix system, run the RunTest script in the pcre directory.  To test PCRE on a Unix system, run the RunTest script that is created by the
140  (This can also be run by "make runtest", "make check", or "make test".) For  configuring process. (This can also be run by "make runtest", "make check", or
141  other systems, see the instruction in NON-UNIX-USE.  "make test".) For other systems, see the instruction in NON-UNIX-USE.
142    
143  The script runs the pcretest test program (which is documented in  The script runs the pcretest test program (which is documented in the doc
144  doc/pcretest.txt) on each of the testinput files (in the testdata directory) in  directory) on each of the testinput files (in the testdata directory) in turn,
145  turn, and compares the output with the contents of the corresponding testoutput  and compares the output with the contents of the corresponding testoutput file.
146  file. A file called testtry is used to hold the output from pcretest. To run  A file called testtry is used to hold the output from pcretest. To run pcretest
147  pcretest on just one of the test files, give its number as an argument to  on just one of the test files, give its number as an argument to RunTest, for
148  RunTest, for example:  example:
149    
150    RunTest 3    RunTest 3
151    
# Line 241  The distribution should contain the foll Line 278  The distribution should contain the foll
278    doc/pcregrep.html     HTML version    doc/pcregrep.html     HTML version
279    doc/pcregrep.txt      plain text version    doc/pcregrep.txt      plain text version
280    install-sh            a shell script for installing files    install-sh            a shell script for installing files
281    ltconfig              ) files used to build "libtool",    ltmain.sh             file used to build a libtool script
282    ltmain.sh             )   used only when building a shared library    pcretest.c            comprehensive test program
283    pcretest.c            test program    pcredemo.c            simple demonstration of coding calls to PCRE
284    perltest              Perl test program    perltest              Perl test program
285    perltest8             Perl test program for UTF-8 tests    perltest8             Perl test program for UTF-8 tests
286    pcregrep.c            source of a grep utility that uses PCRE    pcregrep.c            source of a grep utility that uses PCRE
# Line 267  The distribution should contain the foll Line 304  The distribution should contain the foll
304    pcre.def    pcre.def
305    
306  Philip Hazel <ph10@cam.ac.uk>  Philip Hazel <ph10@cam.ac.uk>
307  August 2000  August 2001
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