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mingw-w64-pcre

A library that implements Perl 5-style regular expressions (mingw-w64)

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  • LIBRARY
  • CROSS-COMPILATION
  • TEXT
  • Dependency only
official+codex · reviewed · May 29, 2026 description in en

Description

Windows-targeted applications can use Perl-compatible regular expressions through the MinGW-w64 PCRE build. It helps cross-compiled tools search, validate, parse, and transform text with familiar regex behavior.

Complex regular expressions can be slow or unsafe with untrusted input. Test patterns for performance and correctness before using them in network-facing or batch-processing software.

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