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# Line 83  PCRE to use heap memory instead of stack Line 83  PCRE to use heap memory instead of stack
83  makes it run a lot more slowly, however. Details of how to do this are given in  makes it run a lot more slowly, however. Details of how to do this are given in
84  the  the
85  <a href="pcrebuild.html"><b>pcrebuild</b></a>  <a href="pcrebuild.html"><b>pcrebuild</b></a>
86  documentation.  documentation. When built in this way, instead of using the stack, PCRE obtains
87    and frees memory by calling the functions that are pointed to by the
88    <b>pcre_stack_malloc</b> and <b>pcre_stack_free</b> variables. By default, these
89    point to <b>malloc()</b> and <b>free()</b>, but you can replace the pointers to
90    cause PCRE to use your own functions. Since the block sizes are always the
91    same, and are always freed in reverse order, it may be possible to implement
92    customized memory handlers that are more efficient than the standard functions.
93  </P>  </P>
94  <P>  <P>
95  In Unix-like environments, there is not often a problem with the stack unless  In Unix-like environments, there is not often a problem with the stack unless
# Line 139  Cambridge CB2 3QH, England. Line 145  Cambridge CB2 3QH, England.
145  REVISION  REVISION
146  </b><br>  </b><br>
147  <P>  <P>
148  Last updated: 12 March 2007  Last updated: 05 June 2007
149  <br>  <br>
150  Copyright &copy; 1997-2007 University of Cambridge.  Copyright &copy; 1997-2007 University of Cambridge.
151  <br>  <br>
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