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diff --git a/doc/html/pcre2posix.html b/doc/html/pcre2posix.html index 20a2009..c54860f 100644 --- a/doc/html/pcre2posix.html +++ b/doc/html/pcre2posix.html @@ -68,11 +68,14 @@ application. Because the POSIX functions call the native ones, it is also necessary to add <b>-lpcre2-8</b>. </P> <P> -Although they are not defined as protypes in <b>pcre2posix.h</b>, the library -does contain functions with the POSIX names <b>regcomp()</b> etc. These simply -pass their arguments to the PCRE2 functions. These functions are provided for -backwards compatibility with earlier versions of PCRE2, so that existing -programs do not have to be recompiled. +Although they were not defined as protypes in <b>pcre2posix.h</b>, releases +10.33 to 10.36 of the library contained functions with the POSIX names +<b>regcomp()</b> etc. These simply passed their arguments to the PCRE2 +functions. These functions were provided for backwards compatibility with +earlier versions of PCRE2, which had only POSIX names. However, this has proved +troublesome in situations where a program links with several libraries, some of +which use PCRE2's POSIX interface while others use the real POSIX functions. +For this reason, the POSIX names have been removed since release 10.37. </P> <P> Calling the header file <b>pcre2posix.h</b> avoids any conflict with other POSIX @@ -344,9 +347,9 @@ Cambridge, England. </P> <br><a name="SEC10" href="#TOC1">REVISION</a><br> <P> -Last updated: 30 January 2019 +Last updated: 26 April 2021 <br> -Copyright © 1997-2019 University of Cambridge. +Copyright © 1997-2021 University of Cambridge. <br> <p> Return to the <a href="index.html">PCRE2 index page</a>. diff --git a/doc/pcre2.txt b/doc/pcre2.txt index 365ecc4..61855f1 100644 --- a/doc/pcre2.txt +++ b/doc/pcre2.txt @@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ REVISION Last updated: 17 September 2018 Copyright (c) 1997-2018 University of Cambridge. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - + + PCRE2API(3) Library Functions Manual PCRE2API(3) @@ -3829,8 +3829,8 @@ REVISION Last updated: 04 November 2020 Copyright (c) 1997-2020 University of Cambridge. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - + + PCRE2BUILD(3) Library Functions Manual PCRE2BUILD(3) @@ -4423,8 +4423,8 @@ REVISION Last updated: 20 March 2020 Copyright (c) 1997-2020 University of Cambridge. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - + + PCRE2CALLOUT(3) Library Functions Manual PCRE2CALLOUT(3) @@ -4853,8 +4853,8 @@ REVISION Last updated: 03 February 2019 Copyright (c) 1997-2019 University of Cambridge. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - + + PCRE2COMPAT(3) Library Functions Manual PCRE2COMPAT(3) @@ -5066,8 +5066,8 @@ REVISION Last updated: 06 October 2020 Copyright (c) 1997-2019 University of Cambridge. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - + + PCRE2JIT(3) Library Functions Manual PCRE2JIT(3) @@ -5491,8 +5491,8 @@ REVISION Last updated: 23 May 2019 Copyright (c) 1997-2019 University of Cambridge. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - + + PCRE2LIMITS(3) Library Functions Manual PCRE2LIMITS(3) @@ -5561,8 +5561,8 @@ REVISION Last updated: 02 February 2019 Copyright (c) 1997-2019 University of Cambridge. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - + + PCRE2MATCHING(3) Library Functions Manual PCRE2MATCHING(3) @@ -5785,8 +5785,8 @@ REVISION Last updated: 23 May 2019 Copyright (c) 1997-2019 University of Cambridge. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - + + PCRE2PARTIAL(3) Library Functions Manual PCRE2PARTIAL(3) @@ -6165,8 +6165,8 @@ REVISION Last updated: 04 September 2019 Copyright (c) 1997-2019 University of Cambridge. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - + + PCRE2PATTERN(3) Library Functions Manual PCRE2PATTERN(3) @@ -9613,8 +9613,8 @@ REVISION Last updated: 06 October 2020 Copyright (c) 1997-2020 University of Cambridge. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - + + PCRE2PERFORM(3) Library Functions Manual PCRE2PERFORM(3) @@ -9848,8 +9848,8 @@ REVISION Last updated: 03 February 2019 Copyright (c) 1997-2019 University of Cambridge. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - + + PCRE2POSIX(3) Library Functions Manual PCRE2POSIX(3) @@ -9895,11 +9895,15 @@ DESCRIPTION an application. Because the POSIX functions call the native ones, it is also necessary to add -lpcre2-8. - Although they are not defined as protypes in pcre2posix.h, the library - does contain functions with the POSIX names regcomp() etc. These simply - pass their arguments to the PCRE2 functions. These functions are pro- - vided for backwards compatibility with earlier versions of PCRE2, so - that existing programs do not have to be recompiled. + Although they were not defined as protypes in pcre2posix.h, releases + 10.33 to 10.36 of the library contained functions with the POSIX names + regcomp() etc. These simply passed their arguments to the PCRE2 func- + tions. These functions were provided for backwards compatibility with + earlier versions of PCRE2, which had only POSIX names. However, this + has proved troublesome in situations where a program links with several + libraries, some of which use PCRE2's POSIX interface while others use + the real POSIX functions. For this reason, the POSIX names have been + removed since release 10.37. Calling the header file pcre2posix.h avoids any conflict with other POSIX libraries. It can, of course, be renamed or aliased as regex.h, @@ -10175,11 +10179,11 @@ AUTHOR REVISION - Last updated: 30 January 2019 - Copyright (c) 1997-2019 University of Cambridge. + Last updated: 26 April 2021 + Copyright (c) 1997-2021 University of Cambridge. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - + + PCRE2SAMPLE(3) Library Functions Manual PCRE2SAMPLE(3) @@ -10457,8 +10461,8 @@ REVISION Last updated: 27 June 2018 Copyright (c) 1997-2018 University of Cambridge. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - + + PCRE2SYNTAX(3) Library Functions Manual PCRE2SYNTAX(3) @@ -10973,8 +10977,8 @@ REVISION Last updated: 28 December 2019 Copyright (c) 1997-2019 University of Cambridge. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - + + PCRE2UNICODE(3) Library Functions Manual PCRE2UNICODE(3) @@ -11408,5 +11412,5 @@ REVISION Last updated: 23 February 2020 Copyright (c) 1997-2020 University of Cambridge. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - + + diff --git a/doc/pcre2posix.3 b/doc/pcre2posix.3 index 35e68e2..a470c8f 100644 --- a/doc/pcre2posix.3 +++ b/doc/pcre2posix.3 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH PCRE2POSIX 3 "30 January 2019" "PCRE2 10.33" +.TH PCRE2POSIX 3 "26 April 2021" "PCRE2 10.37" .SH NAME PCRE2 - Perl-compatible regular expressions (revised API) .SH "SYNOPSIS" @@ -44,11 +44,14 @@ can be accessed by adding \fB-lpcre2-posix\fP to the command for linking an application. Because the POSIX functions call the native ones, it is also necessary to add \fB-lpcre2-8\fP. .P -Although they are not defined as protypes in \fBpcre2posix.h\fP, the library -does contain functions with the POSIX names \fBregcomp()\fP etc. These simply -pass their arguments to the PCRE2 functions. These functions are provided for -backwards compatibility with earlier versions of PCRE2, so that existing -programs do not have to be recompiled. +Although they were not defined as protypes in \fBpcre2posix.h\fP, releases +10.33 to 10.36 of the library contained functions with the POSIX names +\fBregcomp()\fP etc. These simply passed their arguments to the PCRE2 +functions. These functions were provided for backwards compatibility with +earlier versions of PCRE2, which had only POSIX names. However, this has proved +troublesome in situations where a program links with several libraries, some of +which use PCRE2's POSIX interface while others use the real POSIX functions. +For this reason, the POSIX names have been removed since release 10.37. .P Calling the header file \fBpcre2posix.h\fP avoids any conflict with other POSIX libraries. It can, of course, be renamed or aliased as \fBregex.h\fP, which is @@ -321,6 +324,6 @@ Cambridge, England. .rs .sp .nf -Last updated: 30 January 2019 -Copyright (c) 1997-2019 University of Cambridge. +Last updated: 26 April 2021 +Copyright (c) 1997-2021 University of Cambridge. .fi |