Do you know a good REGEX lib for C Language?

Question

Hi all,

I've found two libs to work with Regular Expression in Ansi C:

[Lightweight C++]
http://students.ceid.upatras.gr/~sxanth/lwc/
This is not really a Regexp lib but I can use it to write my expressions on it and then execute the preprocessor to get the generated C code.

[Real Regex Lib]
http://www.osix.net/modules/article/?id=349
But I didn't find much references about it.

So, is there anybody here using it? Do you know any other lib?

Thank you

Answer 1

There are POSIX regular expressions (regex.h):

http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/manual/libc/Regular-Expressions.html

Answer 2

Many projects are using libpcre.

Answer 3

http://www.pcre.org/

Perl Compatible - so if that's bad, I guess it's a non starter. BSD license, Wikipedia page - reasonable man page entry.