The PCRE library is a set of functions that implement regular expression pattern matching using the same syntax and semantics as Perl 5. PCRE has its own native API, as well as a set of wrapper functions that correspond to the POSIX regular expression API.
The PCRE library is a set of functions that implement regular expression pattern matching using the same syntax and semantics as Perl 5. PCRE has its own native API, as well as a set of wrapper functions that correspond to the POSIX regular expression API.
To install pcre2, run the following command in macOS terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal)
sudo port install pcre2
To see what files were installed by pcre2, run:
port contents pcre2
To later upgrade pcre2, run:
sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade pcre2
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