diff --git a/doc/html/pcre2.html b/doc/html/pcre2.html index 35ee02f..81555f9 100644 --- a/doc/html/pcre2.html +++ b/doc/html/pcre2.html @@ -23,12 +23,19 @@ please consult the man page, in case the conversion went wrong.
PCRE2 is the name used for a revised API for the PCRE library, which is a set of functions, written in C, that implement regular expression pattern matching -using the same syntax and semantics as Perl, with just a few differences. Some -features that appeared in Python and the original PCRE before they appeared in -Perl are also available using the Python syntax. There is also some support for -one or two .NET and Oniguruma syntax items, and there are options for -requesting some minor changes that give better ECMAScript (aka JavaScript) -compatibility. +using the same syntax and semantics as Perl, with just a few differences. After +nearly two decades, the limitations of the original API were making development +increasingly difficult. The new API is more extensible, and it was simplified +by abolishing the separate "study" optimizing function; in PCRE2, patterns are +automatically optimized where possible. Since forking from PCRE1, the code has +been extensively refactored and new features introduced. +
++As well as Perl-style regular expression patterns, some features that appeared +in Python and the original PCRE before they appeared in Perl are available +using the Python syntax. There is also some support for one or two .NET and +Oniguruma syntax items, and there are options for requesting some minor changes +that give better ECMAScript (aka JavaScript) compatibility.
The source code for PCRE2 can be compiled to support 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit @@ -191,7 +198,7 @@ use my two initials, followed by the two digits 10, at the domain cam.ac.uk.
-Last updated: 04 March 2018
+Last updated: 11 July 2018
Copyright © 1997-2018 University of Cambridge.
diff --git a/doc/pcre2.3 b/doc/pcre2.3
index fe93383..a81ee83 100644
--- a/doc/pcre2.3
+++ b/doc/pcre2.3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH PCRE2 3 "04 March 2018" "PCRE2 10.32"
+.TH PCRE2 3 "11 July 2018" "PCRE2 10.32"
.SH NAME
PCRE2 - Perl-compatible regular expressions (revised API)
.SH INTRODUCTION
@@ -6,12 +6,18 @@ PCRE2 - Perl-compatible regular expressions (revised API)
.sp
PCRE2 is the name used for a revised API for the PCRE library, which is a set
of functions, written in C, that implement regular expression pattern matching
-using the same syntax and semantics as Perl, with just a few differences. Some
-features that appeared in Python and the original PCRE before they appeared in
-Perl are also available using the Python syntax. There is also some support for
-one or two .NET and Oniguruma syntax items, and there are options for
-requesting some minor changes that give better ECMAScript (aka JavaScript)
-compatibility.
+using the same syntax and semantics as Perl, with just a few differences. After
+nearly two decades, the limitations of the original API were making development
+increasingly difficult. The new API is more extensible, and it was simplified
+by abolishing the separate "study" optimizing function; in PCRE2, patterns are
+automatically optimized where possible. Since forking from PCRE1, the code has
+been extensively refactored and new features introduced.
+.P
+As well as Perl-style regular expression patterns, some features that appeared
+in Python and the original PCRE before they appeared in Perl are available
+using the Python syntax. There is also some support for one or two .NET and
+Oniguruma syntax items, and there are options for requesting some minor changes
+that give better ECMAScript (aka JavaScript) compatibility.
.P
The source code for PCRE2 can be compiled to support 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit
code units, which means that up to three separate libraries may be installed.
@@ -191,6 +197,6 @@ use my two initials, followed by the two digits 10, at the domain cam.ac.uk.
.rs
.sp
.nf
-Last updated: 04 March 2018
+Last updated: 11 July 2018
Copyright (c) 1997-2018 University of Cambridge.
.fi
diff --git a/doc/pcre2.txt b/doc/pcre2.txt
index e772e20..449c3cb 100644
--- a/doc/pcre2.txt
+++ b/doc/pcre2.txt
@@ -20,11 +20,19 @@ INTRODUCTION
PCRE2 is the name used for a revised API for the PCRE library, which is
a set of functions, written in C, that implement regular expression
pattern matching using the same syntax and semantics as Perl, with just
- a few differences. Some features that appeared in Python and the origi-
- nal PCRE before they appeared in Perl are also available using the
- Python syntax. There is also some support for one or two .NET and Onig-
- uruma syntax items, and there are options for requesting some minor
- changes that give better ECMAScript (aka JavaScript) compatibility.
+ a few differences. After nearly two decades, the limitations of the
+ original API were making development increasingly difficult. The new
+ API is more extensible, and it was simplified by abolishing the sepa-
+ rate "study" optimizing function; in PCRE2, patterns are automatically
+ optimized where possible. Since forking from PCRE1, the code has been
+ extensively refactored and new features introduced.
+
+ As well as Perl-style regular expression patterns, some features that
+ appeared in Python and the original PCRE before they appeared in Perl
+ are available using the Python syntax. There is also some support for
+ one or two .NET and Oniguruma syntax items, and there are options for
+ requesting some minor changes that give better ECMAScript (aka
+ JavaScript) compatibility.
The source code for PCRE2 can be compiled to support 8-bit, 16-bit, or
32-bit code units, which means that up to three separate libraries may
@@ -169,7 +177,7 @@ AUTHOR
REVISION
- Last updated: 04 March 2018
+ Last updated: 11 July 2018
Copyright (c) 1997-2018 University of Cambridge.
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