re2

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RE2 is a fast, safe, thread-friendly alternative to backtracking regular expression engines like those used in PCRE, Perl, and Python. It is a C++ library.

  • .bazelrc
  • .gitignore
  • BUILD.bazel
  • CMakeLists.txt
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
  • libre2.symbols
  • libre2.symbols.darwin
  • LICENSE
  • Makefile
  • MODULE.bazel
  • re2.pc.in
  • re2Config.cmake.in
  • README.md
  • runtests
  • SECURITY.md
  • testinstall.cc
  • ucs2.diff
  • WORKSPACE.bazel
  • WORKSPACE.bzlmod

# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/google/re2

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd re2

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Official Install Script

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
  • Go Go is required to use go install.
go install github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk@latest

Downloads and installs the specified version directly β€” no need to clone the repo yourself.

βœ… After installing, open a new terminal and run the program's version command (e.g. --version) to confirm it worked.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

3. CMake

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • CMake The tool used to generate build configuration.
  • C/C++ 컴파일러 Windows needs Visual Studio (Community edition, free), macOS needs Xcode Command Line Tools, Linux needs the gcc/g++ package.
cmake -DRE2_TEST=ON -DRE2_BENCHMARK=ON -S . -B build

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

βœ… Check that an executable was created inside the build folder, then run it directly (e.g. ./build/app_name).

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

4. Node.js

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Node.js Node.js must be installed to use npm. The LTS version is recommended.
cd app

This project's files live in a subfolder, so move into it first.

npm install

Downloads and installs the libraries listed in package.json.

npm start

Starts the development/run server.

βœ… After running the command, open the address shown in the terminal (usually something like http://localhost:3000) in your browser.

5. Python

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Python 3 On Windows, be sure to check 'Add Python to PATH' during installation.
pip install .

Installs the package published on PyPI directly β€” no need to clone the source.

python <μ‹€ν–‰ν•  파일λͺ…>.py # READMEμ—μ„œ μ •ν™•ν•œ μ‹€ν–‰ 파일λͺ…을 ν™•μΈν•˜μ„Έμš”

Runs the Python script (or module).

βœ… If it runs without errors and prints output in the terminal, it worked.

6. Make

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Make Usually pre-installed on Linux/macOS. On Windows, install separately (e.g. via MSYS2 or WSL).
make

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

make test

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

make benchmark

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

make install

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

make testinstall

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

βœ… If it finishes without errors, it worked. Try running the generated executable directly.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

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