[new package] conf-libpcre2-8: pcre library is no longer maintained #21349
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libpcre is no longer maintained with last release being "8.45 2021-06-15" libpcre2 was first released as "10.00 2014-01-05" and last release "10.40 2022-04-14" see https://www.pcre.org/ and things like https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1000004
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Thanks for the PR and for explainin the rationale for the name |
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pcre is no longer maintained with the last release being "8.45 2021-06-15"
pcre2 was first released as "10.00 2014-01-05" and current last release "10.40 2022-04-14"
See:
Besides API changes, the library names change too.
pcre:
libpcre8-bit code unitslibpcre1616-bit code unitslibpcre3232-bit code unitslibpcreposixPOSIX regexpcre2:
libpcre2-88-bit code unitslibpcre2-1616-bit code unitslibpcre2-3232-bit code unitslibpcre2-posixPOSIX regexCurrently, there is no such thing as a
packages/pcre2binding to succeedpackages/pcrebut this paves the way for such a future.See mmottl/pcre-ocaml#25