Re: [pcre-dev] is this a BUG in PCRE 7.0 ?

>> What I've also noted is that now SUPPORT_UCP and SUPPORT_UTF8 are off by
>> default (at least in the config.h.generic file). This was changed from
>> RC1
>> to RC2. Any special reason or was it just overlooked (I really think
>> everything should be on by default)?
>
> They have never been on by default in any PCRE release. If they were on
> in RC1, that was a mistake. The generic file is for the benefit of those
> who can't use "./configure; make". I suppose I should try to ensure that
> it is consistent, but as I'm only a Linux/Unix person (never used
> Windows), support for those systems is always a bit dodgy. :-)
>
> One of my "future things" reads "Consider making UTF-8 and UCP the
> default for some future release". The reason for not "just doing" this
> is that it will break PCRE for those people who do not want these
> features - and I can assure you that there are such people. They would
> have to start explicitly turning them off.

OK, no problem. I'll activate these options with -D compiler flags.
BTW, I wasn't using Windows. The PHP build system compiles PCRE
automatically, but doesn't use PCRE's ./configure (just the *.generic files,
which are really great).

Nuno