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SYNOPSIS
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<b>#include <pcre.h></b>
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<b>int pcre_config(int <i>what</i>, void *<i>where</i>);</b>
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DESCRIPTION
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This function makes it possible for a client program to find out which optional
features are available in the version of the PCRE library it is using. Its
arguments are as follows:
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<i>what</i> A code specifying what information is required
<i>where</i> Points to where to put the data
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The available codes are:
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PCRE_CONFIG_LINK_SIZE Internal link size: 2, 3, or 4
PCRE_CONFIG_MATCH_LIMIT Internal resource limit
PCRE_CONFIG_NEWLINE Value of the newline character
PCRE_CONFIG_POSIX_MALLOC_THRESHOLD
Threshold of return slots, above
which <b>malloc()</b> is used by
the POSIX API
PCRE_CONFIG_STACKRECURSE Recursion implementation (1=stack 0=heap)
PCRE_CONFIG_UTF8 Availability of UTF-8 support (1=yes 0=no)
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The function yields 0 on success or PCRE_ERROR_BADOPTION otherwise.
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There is a complete description of the PCRE native API in the
<a href="pcreapi.html"><b>pcreapi</b></a>
page, and a description of the POSIX API in the
<a href="pcreposix.html"><b>pcreposix</b></a>
page.
