Update bundled PCRE2-library to version 10.23
Some manual changes done to the library were lost with this update. They will be added in the next commit.
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@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ However, the speed of execution is slower. In the 32-bit library, the internal
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linkage size is always 4.
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</P>
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<P>
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The maximum length of a source pattern string is essentially unlimited; it is
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the largest number a PCRE2_SIZE variable can hold. However, the program that
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calls <b>pcre2_compile()</b> can specify a smaller limit.
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</P>
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<P>
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The maximum length (in code units) of a subject string is one less than the
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largest number a PCRE2_SIZE variable can hold. PCRE2_SIZE is an unsigned
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integer type, usually defined as size_t. Its maximum value (that is
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@ -50,17 +55,16 @@ documentation.
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All values in repeating quantifiers must be less than 65536.
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</P>
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<P>
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The maximum length of a lookbehind assertion is 65535 characters.
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</P>
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<P>
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There is no limit to the number of parenthesized subpatterns, but there can be
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no more than 65535 capturing subpatterns. There is, however, a limit to the
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depth of nesting of parenthesized subpatterns of all kinds. This is imposed in
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order to limit the amount of system stack used at compile time. The limit can
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be specified when PCRE2 is built; the default is 250.
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</P>
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<P>
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There is a limit to the number of forward references to subsequent subpatterns
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of around 200,000. Repeated forward references with fixed upper limits, for
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example, (?2){0,100} when subpattern number 2 is to the right, are included in
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the count. There is no limit to the number of backward references.
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order to limit the amount of system stack used at compile time. The default
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limit can be specified when PCRE2 is built; the default default is 250. An
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application can change this limit by calling pcre2_set_parens_nest_limit() to
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set the limit in a compile context.
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</P>
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<P>
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The maximum length of name for a named subpattern is 32 code units, and the
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@ -68,7 +72,12 @@ maximum number of named subpatterns is 10000.
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</P>
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<P>
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The maximum length of a name in a (*MARK), (*PRUNE), (*SKIP), or (*THEN) verb
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is 255 for the 8-bit library and 65535 for the 16-bit and 32-bit libraries.
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is 255 code units for the 8-bit library and 65535 code units for the 16-bit and
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32-bit libraries.
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</P>
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<P>
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The maximum length of a string argument to a callout is the largest number a
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32-bit unsigned integer can hold.
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</P>
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<br><b>
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AUTHOR
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@ -85,9 +94,9 @@ Cambridge, England.
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REVISION
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</b><br>
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<P>
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Last updated: 25 November 2014
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Last updated: 26 October 2016
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<br>
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Copyright © 1997-2014 University of Cambridge.
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Copyright © 1997-2016 University of Cambridge.
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<br>
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<p>
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Return to the <a href="index.html">PCRE2 index page</a>.
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