Re: [pcre-dev] PERL Configure Makefile.PL for PERL_C_REGEXP?

On Tue, 23 Jun 2015, Brian Barnes wrote:

> Hi,
> I am using Strawberry Perl on (dreaded windoz) with full GCC support.
> Unfortunately, the 18,063 line, (534,803 bytes) configure script does not
> run. When a config script would print the size of a NYC YellowPages,
> something has gotten out of control.
>
> How do you like the idea of a Perl Makefile.PL (closer to 181 lines) to do
> the same thing? It would run EVERYWHERE without assuming 100% unix /bin/sh
> compatibility.
>
> I have to use photoshop so I have to use mean old windoz. This package
> appears to have zero support for anything not 100% linux. Any semblance of
> a mingw makefile would be a gigantic help.
>
> Why can't Perl be as fast as C? :)

I'm sorry, but what have these Perl comments got to do with PCRE?

Or are you asking about compiling PCRE on Windows? If so, have you
checked out the CMake support? Many Windows users prefer using CMake to
the ./configure (AutoTools) support.

Philip

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Philip Hazel