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diff --git a/pcre/doc/pcre.txt b/pcre/doc/pcre.txt index ce27f4b3e0c..bc92e4f082d 100644 --- a/pcre/doc/pcre.txt +++ b/pcre/doc/pcre.txt @@ -13,7 +13,18 @@ PCRE(3) Library Functions Manual PCRE(3) NAME - PCRE - Perl-compatible regular expressions + PCRE - Perl-compatible regular expressions (original API) + +PLEASE TAKE NOTE + + This document relates to PCRE releases that use the original API, with + library names libpcre, libpcre16, and libpcre32. January 2015 saw the + first release of a new API, known as PCRE2, with release numbers start- + ing at 10.00 and library names libpcre2-8, libpcre2-16, and + libpcre2-32. The old libraries (now called PCRE1) are still being main- + tained for bug fixes, but there will be no new development. New + projects are advised to use the new PCRE2 libraries. + INTRODUCTION @@ -179,8 +190,8 @@ AUTHOR REVISION - Last updated: 08 January 2014 - Copyright (c) 1997-2014 University of Cambridge. + Last updated: 10 February 2015 + Copyright (c) 1997-2015 University of Cambridge. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |