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Soulstorm · Mar 22nd, 2008, 6:23 PM

I am building something that seems to be an IRC chat client...

I have managed to do all connections and send and receive text from the server. However, the difficult part is to actually process the received messages.

I figured out I need regular expressions for this, only I don't know how to implement them! Installing Boost (which has regular expressions) is a pain in the butt for OS X, so can anyone provide me with a cross-platform regular expression Library?

I am using OS X, so Windows specific answers will not help.

Ancient Dragon · Mar 22nd, 2008, 8:29 PM

use boost Regular Expressions, but I don't know if it supports your os or not. Probably does because it can be compiled for both *nix and MS-Windows. Read all about boost libraries here.

The Dark · Mar 22nd, 2008, 9:17 PM

I can recommend PCRE.

Ooble · Mar 23rd, 2008, 3:19 AM

Installing Boost is easy with MacPorts.

Soulstorm · Mar 23rd, 2008, 7:10 AM

I don't want to use boost. It is a pain in the butt to install. And Ooble's recommendation was nice, but it didn't work for me, because for some reason, because the script fails to install the .profile file inside my user directory. So, I can't install anything.

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Originally Posted by The Dark

I can recommend PCRE.

Thanks! At least that was installed. How can I find a tutorial or any documentation on how to use this library with C++? What headers do I need to include?

The Dark · Mar 23rd, 2008, 7:29 AM

Have a look at the pcrecpp.h file - it should be in the pcre directory. It is a wrapper for use with c++. This makes it a lot easier to use the library. There is a lot of instructions and examples in the .h file.

Soulstorm · Mar 23rd, 2008, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Dark

Have a look at the pcrecpp.h file - it should be in the pcre directory. It is a wrapper for use with c++. This makes it a lot easier to use the library. There is a lot of instructions and examples in the .h file.

I am using OS X. Could you be more specific? If you are using windows, where do you find those files on windows? It may help me with this...

The Dark · Mar 23rd, 2008, 10:49 AM

They were in the base of the library. Probably the best thing to do would be to download the zip file from the site and use the source code that comes with it. It should compile OK on OS X (I think a friend of mine has tried it).

Soulstorm · Mar 27th, 2008, 3:53 AM

What do you mean by that? To just throw the folder into my project and just type "include "pcre.h""?

Actually, I am trying to do this, but it always complain about files it can't find!

Ooble · Mar 27th, 2008, 7:56 AM

What complaints do you get? Are they compiler errors or linker errors?

Mar 22nd, 2008, 6:23 PM	#1
Soulstorm Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Menidi, Athens, Greece Posts: 239 Rep Power: 3	C++ cross-platform Regular Expression Library I am building something that seems to be an IRC chat client... I have managed to do all connections and send and receive text from the server. However, the difficult part is to actually process the received messages. I figured out I need regular expressions for this, only I don't know how to implement them! Installing Boost (which has regular expressions) is a pain in the butt for OS X, so can anyone provide me with a cross-platform regular expression Library? I am using OS X, so Windows specific answers will not help. __________________ Project::Soulstorm (personal homepage)

Mar 22nd, 2008, 8:29 PM	#2
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Mar 22nd, 2008, 9:17 PM	#3
The Dark Expert Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 825 Rep Power: 4	Re: C++ cross-platform Regular Expression Library I can recommend PCRE.

Mar 23rd, 2008, 3:19 AM	#4
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	Re: C++ cross-platform Regular Expression Library Installing Boost is easy with MacPorts. __________________ Me :: You :: Them

Mar 23rd, 2008, 7:29 AM	#6
The Dark Expert Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 825 Rep Power: 4	Re: C++ cross-platform Regular Expression Library Have a look at the pcrecpp.h file - it should be in the pcre directory. It is a wrapper for use with c++. This makes it a lot easier to use the library. There is a lot of instructions and examples in the .h file.

Mar 23rd, 2008, 10:49 AM	#8
The Dark Expert Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 825 Rep Power: 4	Re: C++ cross-platform Regular Expression Library They were in the base of the library. Probably the best thing to do would be to download the zip file from the site and use the source code that comes with it. It should compile OK on OS X (I think a friend of mine has tried it).

Mar 27th, 2008, 3:53 AM	#9
Soulstorm Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Menidi, Athens, Greece Posts: 239 Rep Power: 3	Re: C++ cross-platform Regular Expression Library What do you mean by that? To just throw the folder into my project and just type "include "pcre.h""? Actually, I am trying to do this, but it always complain about files it can't find! __________________ Project::Soulstorm (personal homepage)

Mar 27th, 2008, 7:56 AM	#10
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	Re: C++ cross-platform Regular Expression Library What complaints do you get? Are they compiler errors or linker errors? __________________ Me :: You :: Them

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