New "re" regular expression support.
This code is written by Philip Hazel and Andrew Kuchling.
It requires a new "re.py" module, too.
diff --git a/Modules/pypcre.c b/Modules/pypcre.c
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+
+/*************************************************
+*      Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions       *
+*************************************************/
+
+/*   DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE! */
+
+/* This file is automatically written by the merge-files.py script
+included with the PCRE distribution for Python; it's produced from
+several C files, and code is removed in the process.  If you want to
+modify the code or track down bugs, it will be much easier to work
+with the code in its original, multiple-file form.  Don't edit this
+file by hand, or submit patches to it.
+
+The Python-specific PCRE distribution can be retrieved from
+       http://starship.skyport.net/crew/amk/regex/
+
+The unmodified original PCRE distribution doesn't have a fixed URL
+yet; write Philip Hazel <ph10@cam.ac.uk> for the latest version.
+
+Written by:  Philip Hazel <ph10@cam.ac.uk>
+
+Extensively modified by the Python String-SIG: <string-sig@python.org>
+Send bug reports to:                           <string-sig@python.org>
+(They'll figure out if it's a bug in PCRE or in the Python-specific
+changes.)
+
+           Copyright (c) 1997 University of Cambridge
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose on any
+computer system, and to redistribute it freely, subject to the following
+restrictions:
+
+1. This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+2. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented, either by
+   explicit claim or by omission.
+
+3. Altered versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+   misrepresented as being the original software.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+*/
+
+
+#define FOR_PYTHON
+#include "pcre-internal.h"
+#include "Python.h"
+#include "graminit.h"
+
+/*************************************************
+*      Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions       *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* This file is automatically written by the makechartables auxiliary 
+program. If you edit it by hand, you might like to edit the Makefile to 
+prevent its ever being regenerated. */
+
+/* This table is a lower casing table. */
+
+unsigned char pcre_lcc[] = {
+    0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,
+    8,  9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
+   16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
+   24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,
+   32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39,
+   40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47,
+   48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55,
+   56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63,
+   64, 97, 98, 99,100,101,102,103,
+  104,105,106,107,108,109,110,111,
+  112,113,114,115,116,117,118,119,
+  120,121,122, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95,
+   96, 97, 98, 99,100,101,102,103,
+  104,105,106,107,108,109,110,111,
+  112,113,114,115,116,117,118,119,
+  120,121,122,123,124,125,126,127,
+  128,129,130,131,132,133,134,135,
+  136,137,138,139,140,141,142,143,
+  144,145,146,147,148,149,150,151,
+  152,153,154,155,156,157,158,159,
+  160,161,162,163,164,165,166,167,
+  168,169,170,171,172,173,174,175,
+  176,177,178,179,180,181,182,183,
+  184,185,186,187,188,189,190,191,
+  192,193,194,195,196,197,198,199,
+  200,201,202,203,204,205,206,207,
+  208,209,210,211,212,213,214,215,
+  216,217,218,219,220,221,222,223,
+  224,225,226,227,228,229,230,231,
+  232,233,234,235,236,237,238,239,
+  240,241,242,243,244,245,246,247,
+  248,249,250,251,252,253,254,255 };
+
+/* This table is an upper casing table. */
+
+unsigned char pcre_ucc[] = {
+    0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,
+    8,  9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
+   16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
+   24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,
+   32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39,
+   40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47,
+   48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55,
+   56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63,
+   64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71,
+   72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79,
+   80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87,
+   88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95,
+   96, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71,
+   72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79,
+   80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87,
+   88, 89, 90,123,124,125,126,127,
+  128,129,130,131,132,133,134,135,
+  136,137,138,139,140,141,142,143,
+  144,145,146,147,148,149,150,151,
+  152,153,154,155,156,157,158,159,
+  160,161,162,163,164,165,166,167,
+  168,169,170,171,172,173,174,175,
+  176,177,178,179,180,181,182,183,
+  184,185,186,187,188,189,190,191,
+  192,193,194,195,196,197,198,199,
+  200,201,202,203,204,205,206,207,
+  208,209,210,211,212,213,214,215,
+  216,217,218,219,220,221,222,223,
+  224,225,226,227,228,229,230,231,
+  232,233,234,235,236,237,238,239,
+  240,241,242,243,244,245,246,247,
+  248,249,250,251,252,253,254,255 };
+
+/* This table identifies various classes of character by individual bits:
+    1   white space character
+    2   decimal digit
+    4   hexadecimal digit
+    8   alphanumeric or '_'
+   16   octal digit
+  128   regular expression metacharacter or binary zero
+*/
+
+unsigned char pcre_ctypes[] = {
+  0x80,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, /*   0-  7 */
+  0x00,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x00,0x00, /*   8- 15 */
+  0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, /*  16- 23 */
+  0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, /*  24- 31 */
+  0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x80,0x00,0x00,0x00, /*    - '  */
+  0x80,0x80,0x80,0x80,0x00,0x00,0x80,0x00, /*  ( - /  */
+  0x1e,0x1e,0x1e,0x1e,0x1e,0x1e,0x1e,0x1e, /*  0 - 7  */
+  0x0e,0x0e,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x80, /*  8 - ?  */
+  0x00,0x0c,0x0c,0x0c,0x0c,0x0c,0x0c,0x08, /*  @ - G  */
+  0x08,0x08,0x08,0x08,0x08,0x08,0x08,0x08, /*  H - O  */
+  0x08,0x08,0x08,0x08,0x08,0x08,0x08,0x08, /*  P - W  */
+  0x08,0x08,0x08,0x80,0x00,0x00,0x80,0x08, /*  X - _  */
+  0x00,0x0c,0x0c,0x0c,0x0c,0x0c,0x0c,0x08, /*  ` - g  */
+  0x08,0x08,0x08,0x08,0x08,0x08,0x08,0x08, /*  h - o  */
+  0x08,0x08,0x08,0x08,0x08,0x08,0x08,0x08, /*  p - w  */
+  0x08,0x08,0x08,0x80,0x80,0x00,0x00,0x00, /*  x -127 */
+  0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, /* 128-135 */
+  0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, /* 136-143 */
+  0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, /* 144-151 */
+  0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, /* 152-159 */
+  0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, /* 160-167 */
+  0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, /* 168-175 */
+  0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, /* 176-183 */
+  0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, /* 184-191 */
+  0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, /* 192-199 */
+  0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, /* 200-207 */
+  0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, /* 208-215 */
+  0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, /* 216-223 */
+  0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, /* 224-231 */
+  0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, /* 232-239 */
+  0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, /* 240-247 */
+  0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00};/* 248-255 */
+
+/* End of pcre-chartables.c */
+/*************************************************
+*      Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions       *
+*************************************************/
+
+/*
+This is a library of functions to support regular expressions whose syntax
+and semantics are as close as possible to those of the Perl 5 language.
+
+Written by: Philip Hazel <ph10@cam.ac.uk>
+
+           Copyright (c) 1997 University of Cambridge
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose on any
+computer system, and to redistribute it freely, subject to the following
+restrictions:
+
+1. This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+2. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented, either by
+   explicit claim or by omission.
+
+3. Altered versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+   misrepresented as being the original software.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+See the file Tech.Notes for some information on the internals.
+*/
+
+/* This module contains the actual definition of global variables that are
+shared between the different modules. In fact, these are limited to the
+indirections for memory management functions. */
+
+/* Include the internals header, which itself includes Standard C headers plus
+the external pcre header. */
+
+
+/* Store get and free functions. */
+
+void *(*pcre_malloc)(size_t) = malloc;
+void  (*pcre_free)(void *) = free;
+
+/* End of pcre-globals.c */
+/*************************************************
+*      Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions       *
+*************************************************/
+
+/*
+This is a library of functions to support regular expressions whose syntax
+and semantics are as close as possible to those of the Perl 5 language. See
+the file Tech.Notes for some information on the internals.
+
+Written by: Philip Hazel <ph10@cam.ac.uk>
+
+           Copyright (c) 1997 University of Cambridge
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose on any
+computer system, and to redistribute it freely, subject to the following
+restrictions:
+
+1. This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+2. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented, either by
+   explicit claim or by omission.
+
+3. Altered versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+   misrepresented as being the original software.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+*/
+
+
+/* Include the internals header, which itself includes Standard C headers plus
+the external pcre header. */
+
+
+
+/* Character types for class type bits */
+
+static char class_types[] = { ctype_digit, ctype_space, ctype_word };
+
+
+
+/*************************************************
+*         Set a range of bits in the map         *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* This function is called for character types.
+
+Arguments:
+  start_bits    points to the bit map
+  type          a character type bit
+  include       TRUE to include the type;
+                FALSE to include all but the type
+
+Returns:        nothing
+*/
+
+static void
+set_type_bits(uschar *start_bits, int type, BOOL include)
+{
+int i;
+for (i = 0; i < 256; i++)
+  if (((pcre_ctypes[i] & type) != 0) == include) start_bits[i/8] |= (1<<(i%8));
+}
+
+
+
+/*************************************************
+*          Set one bit in the map                *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* This function is called to set a bit in the map for a given character,
+or both cases of a letter if caseless. It could be replaced by a macro if
+better performance is wanted.
+
+Arguments:
+  start_bits   points to 32-byte table
+  c            the character
+  caseless     TRUE if caseless
+
+Returns:       nothing
+*/
+
+static void
+set_bit(uschar *start_bits, int c, BOOL caseless)
+{
+if (caseless)
+  {
+  int d = pcre_ucc[c];
+  start_bits[d/8] |= (1<<(d%8));
+  c = pcre_lcc[c];
+  }
+start_bits[c/8] |= (1<<(c%8));
+}
+
+
+
+/*************************************************
+*          Create bitmap of starting chars       *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* This function scans a compiled unanchored expression and attempts to build a
+bitmap of the set of initial characters. If it can't, it returns FALSE. As time
+goes by, we may be able to get more clever at doing this.
+
+Arguments:
+  code         points to an expression
+  start_bits   points to a 32-byte table, initialized to 0
+  caseless     TRUE if caseless
+
+Returns:       TRUE if table built, FALSE otherwise
+*/
+
+static BOOL
+set_start_bits(uschar *code, uschar *start_bits, BOOL caseless)
+{
+do
+  {
+  uschar *tcode = code + 3;
+  BOOL try_next = TRUE;
+
+  while (try_next)
+    {
+    try_next = FALSE;
+
+    if ((int)*tcode >= OP_BRA || *tcode == OP_ASSERT)
+      {
+      if (!set_start_bits(tcode, start_bits, caseless)) return FALSE;
+      }
+
+    else switch(*tcode)
+      {
+      default:
+      return FALSE;
+
+      /* BRAZERO does the bracket, but carries on. */
+
+      case OP_BRAZERO:
+      case OP_BRAMINZERO:
+      if (!set_start_bits(++tcode, start_bits, caseless)) return FALSE;
+      do tcode += (tcode[1] << 8) + tcode[2]; while (*tcode == OP_ALT);
+      tcode += 3;
+      try_next = TRUE;
+      break;
+
+      /* Single-char * or ? sets the bit and tries the next item */
+
+      case OP_STAR:
+      case OP_MINSTAR:
+      case OP_QUERY:
+      case OP_MINQUERY:
+      set_bit(start_bits, tcode[1], caseless);
+      tcode += 2;
+      try_next = TRUE;
+      break;
+
+      /* Single-char upto sets the bit and tries the next */
+
+      case OP_UPTO:
+      case OP_MINUPTO:
+      set_bit(start_bits, tcode[3], caseless);
+      tcode += 4;
+      try_next = TRUE;
+      break;
+
+      /* At least one single char sets the bit and stops */
+
+      case OP_EXACT:       /* Fall through */
+      tcode++;
+
+      case OP_CHARS:       /* Fall through */
+      tcode++;
+
+      case OP_PLUS:
+      case OP_MINPLUS:
+      set_bit(start_bits, tcode[1], caseless);
+      break;
+
+      /* Single character type sets the bits and stops */
+
+      case OP_NOT_DIGIT:
+      set_type_bits(start_bits, ctype_digit, FALSE);
+      break;
+
+      case OP_DIGIT:
+      set_type_bits(start_bits, ctype_digit, TRUE);
+      break;
+
+      case OP_NOT_WHITESPACE:
+      set_type_bits(start_bits, ctype_space, FALSE);
+      break;
+
+      case OP_WHITESPACE:
+      set_type_bits(start_bits, ctype_space, TRUE);
+      break;
+
+      case OP_NOT_WORDCHAR:
+      set_type_bits(start_bits, ctype_word, FALSE);
+      break;
+
+      case OP_WORDCHAR:
+      set_type_bits(start_bits, ctype_word, TRUE);
+      break;
+
+      /* One or more character type fudges the pointer and restarts, knowing
+      it will hit a single character type and stop there. */
+
+      case OP_TYPEPLUS:
+      case OP_TYPEMINPLUS:
+      tcode++;
+      try_next = TRUE;
+      break;
+
+      case OP_TYPEEXACT:
+      tcode += 3;
+      try_next = TRUE;
+      break;
+
+      /* Zero or more repeats of character types set the bits and then
+      try again. */
+
+      case OP_TYPEUPTO:
+      case OP_TYPEMINUPTO:
+      tcode += 2;               /* Fall through */
+
+      case OP_TYPESTAR:
+      case OP_TYPEMINSTAR:
+      case OP_TYPEQUERY:
+      case OP_TYPEMINQUERY:
+      switch(tcode[1])
+        {
+        case OP_NOT_DIGIT:
+        set_type_bits(start_bits, ctype_digit, FALSE);
+        break;
+
+        case OP_DIGIT:
+        set_type_bits(start_bits, ctype_digit, TRUE);
+        break;
+
+        case OP_NOT_WHITESPACE:
+        set_type_bits(start_bits, ctype_space, FALSE);
+        break;
+
+        case OP_WHITESPACE:
+        set_type_bits(start_bits, ctype_space, TRUE);
+        break;
+
+        case OP_NOT_WORDCHAR:
+        set_type_bits(start_bits, ctype_word, FALSE);
+        break;
+
+        case OP_WORDCHAR:
+        set_type_bits(start_bits, ctype_word, TRUE);
+        break;
+        }
+
+      tcode += 2;
+      try_next = TRUE;
+      break;
+
+      /* Character class: set the bits and either carry on or not,
+      according to the repeat count. */
+
+      case OP_CLASS:
+      case OP_NEGCLASS:
+        {
+        uschar *base = tcode;
+        uschar *data, *end;
+        uschar *bitmap = start_bits;
+        uschar local[32];
+        int flags = base[1];
+        int i;
+
+        tcode += 4 + 2 * tcode[2] + tcode[3];      /* Advance past the item */
+        switch (*tcode)
+          {
+          case OP_CRSTAR:
+          case OP_CRMINSTAR:
+          case OP_CRQUERY:
+          case OP_CRMINQUERY:
+          tcode++;
+          try_next = TRUE;
+          break;
+
+          case OP_CRRANGE:
+          case OP_CRMINRANGE:
+          if (((tcode[1] << 8) + tcode[2]) == 0)
+            {
+            tcode += 5;
+            try_next = TRUE;
+            }
+          break;
+          }
+
+        /* For a negated class, we have to build a separate table of all
+        the bits in the class, and then turn all other bits on in the main
+        table. Otherwise there are problems with things like [^\da]. */
+
+        if (*base == OP_NEGCLASS)
+          {
+          memset(local, 0, 32);
+          bitmap = local;
+          }
+
+        /* Character types */
+
+        for (i = 0; flags != 0; i++)
+          {
+          if ((flags & 1) != 0)
+            set_type_bits(bitmap, class_types[i/2], (i & 1) == 0);
+          flags >>= 1;
+          }
+
+        /* Ranges and individual characters */
+
+        data = base + 4;
+        end = data + base[2] * 2;
+        while (data < end)
+          {
+          for (i = *data; i <= data[1]; i++) set_bit(bitmap, i, caseless);
+          data += 2;
+          }
+
+        end += base[3];
+        while (data < end) set_bit(bitmap, *data++, caseless);
+
+        /* If a negated class, transfer data from local map to the main one */
+
+        if (bitmap != start_bits)
+          for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) start_bits[i] |= ~local[i];
+        }
+      break; /* End of class handling */
+
+      }      /* End of switch */
+    }        /* End of try_next loop */
+
+  code += (code[1] << 8) + code[2];   /* Advance to next branch */
+  }
+while (*code == OP_ALT);
+return TRUE;
+}
+
+
+
+/*************************************************
+*          Study a compiled expression           *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* This function is handed a compiled expression that it must study to produce
+information that will speed up the matching. It returns a pcre_extra block
+which then gets handed back to pcre_exec().
+
+Arguments:
+  re        points to the compiled expression
+  options   contains option bits
+  errorptr  points to where to place error messages;
+            set NULL unless error
+
+Returns:    pointer to a pcre_extra block,
+            NULL on error or if no optimization possible
+*/
+
+pcre_extra *
+pcre_study(pcre *external_re, int options, char **errorptr)
+{
+BOOL caseless;
+uschar start_bits[32];
+real_pcre_extra *extra;
+real_pcre *re = (real_pcre *)external_re;
+
+*errorptr = NULL;
+
+if (re == NULL || re->magic_number != MAGIC_NUMBER)
+  {
+  *errorptr = "argument is not a compiled regular expression";
+  return NULL;
+  }
+
+if ((options & ~PUBLIC_STUDY_OPTIONS) != 0)
+  {
+  *errorptr = "unknown or incorrect option bit(s) set";
+  return NULL;
+  }
+
+/* For an anchored pattern, or an unchored pattern that has a first char, or a
+multiline pattern that matches only at "line starts", no further processing at
+present. */
+
+if ((re->options & (PCRE_ANCHORED|PCRE_FIRSTSET|PCRE_STARTLINE)) != 0)
+  return NULL;
+
+/* Determine the caseless state from the compiled pattern and the current
+options. */
+
+caseless = ((re->options | options) & PCRE_CASELESS) != 0;
+
+/* See if we can find a fixed set of initial characters for the pattern. */
+
+memset(start_bits, 0, 32);
+if (!set_start_bits(re->code, start_bits, caseless)) return NULL;
+
+/* Get an "extra" block and put the information therein. */
+
+extra = (real_pcre_extra *)(pcre_malloc)(sizeof(real_pcre_extra));
+
+if (extra == NULL)
+  {
+  *errorptr = "failed to get memory";
+  return NULL;
+  }
+extra->options = PCRE_STUDY_MAPPED | (caseless? PCRE_STUDY_CASELESS : 0);
+memcpy(extra->start_bits, start_bits, 32);
+
+return (pcre_extra *)extra;
+}
+
+/* End of pcre-study.c */
+/*************************************************
+*      Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions       *
+*************************************************/
+
+/*
+This is a library of functions to support regular expressions whose syntax
+and semantics are as close as possible to those of the Perl 5 language. See
+the file Tech.Notes for some information on the internals.
+
+Written by: Philip Hazel <ph10@cam.ac.uk>
+
+           Copyright (c) 1997 University of Cambridge
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose on any
+computer system, and to redistribute it freely, subject to the following
+restrictions:
+
+1. This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+2. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented, either by
+   explicit claim or by omission.
+
+3. Altered versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+   misrepresented as being the original software.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+*/
+
+
+/* Define DEBUG to get debugging output on stdout. */
+
+/* #define DEBUG */
+
+
+/* Include the internals header, which itself includes Standard C headers plus
+the external pcre header. */
+
+
+#ifndef Py_eval_input
+/* For Python 1.4, graminit.h has to be explicitly included */
+#define Py_eval_input eval_input
+#endif
+
+/* Min and max values for the common repeats; for the maxima, 0 => infinity */
+
+static char rep_min[] = { 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0 };
+static char rep_max[] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1 };
+
+/* Text forms of OP_ values and things, for debugging */
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+static char *OP_names[] = { "End", "\\A", "\\B", "\\b", "\\D", "\\d",
+  "\\S", "\\s", "\\W", "\\w", "\\Z", "^", "$", "Any", "chars",
+  "*", "*?", "+", "+?", "?", "??", "{", "{", "{",
+  "*", "*?", "+", "+?", "?", "??", "{", "{", "{",
+  "*", "*?", "+", "+?", "?", "??", "{", "{",
+  "class", "negclass", "Ref",
+  "Alt", "Ket", "KetRmax", "KetRmin", "Assert", "Assert not",
+  "Brazero", "Braminzero", "Bra"
+};
+
+static char *class_names[] = { "\\d", "\\D", "\\s", "\\S", "\\w", "\\W" };
+#endif
+
+/* Table of character type operators that correspond to the bits in the
+character class flags, starting at the least significant end. */
+
+static char class_ops[] = {
+  OP_DIGIT, OP_NOT_DIGIT,
+  OP_WHITESPACE, OP_NOT_WHITESPACE,
+  OP_WORDCHAR, OP_NOT_WORDCHAR };
+
+/* Table for handling escaped characters in the range '0'-'z'. Positive returns
+are simple data values; negative values are for special things like \d and so
+on. Zero means further processing is needed (for things like \x), or the escape
+is invalid. */
+
+/* PYTHON: Python doesn't support \e, but does support \v */
+
+static short int escapes[] = {
+    0,      0,      0,      0,      0,      0,      0,      0,   /* 0 - 7 */
+    0,      0,    ':',    ';',    '<',    '=',    '>',    '?',   /* 8 - ? */
+  '@', -ESC_A, -ESC_B,      0, -ESC_D,      0,      0,      0,   /* @ - G */
+    0,      0,      0,      0,      0,      0,      0,      0,   /* H - O */
+    0,      0,      0, -ESC_S,      0,      0,      0, -ESC_W,   /* P - W */
+    0,      0, -ESC_Z,    '[',   '\\',    ']',    '^',    '_',   /* X - _ */
+  '`',      7, -ESC_b,      0, -ESC_d,      0,   '\f',      0,   /* ` - g */
+    0,      0,      0,      0,      0,      0,   '\n',      0,   /* h - o */
+    0,      0,   '\r', -ESC_s,   '\t',      0,   '\v', -ESC_w,   /* p - w */
+    0,      0,      0                                            /* x - z */
+};
+
+
+/* Definition to allow mutual recursion */
+
+static BOOL compile_regexp(BOOL, int *, uschar **, uschar **, 
+			   char **, PyObject *);
+
+/* Structure for passing "static" information around between the functions
+doing the matching, so that they are thread-safe. */
+
+typedef struct match_data {
+  int    errorcode;             /* As it says */
+  int   *offset_vector;         /* Offset vector */
+  int    offset_end;            /* One past the end */
+  BOOL   offset_overflow;       /* Set if too many extractions */
+  BOOL   caseless;              /* Case-independent flag */
+  BOOL   multiline;             /* Multiline flag */
+  uschar *start_subject;        /* Start of the subject string */
+  uschar *end_subject;          /* End of the subject string */
+
+  uschar *end_match_ptr;        /* Subject position at end match */
+  int     end_offset_top;       /* Highwater mark at end of match */
+  BOOL   dotall;                /* Dotall flag */
+  int    length;                /* Length of the allocated stacks */
+  int    point;                 /* Point to add next item pushed onto stacks */
+  /* Pointers to the 6 stacks */
+  int *off_num, *offset_top, *r1, *r2; 
+  uschar **eptr, **ecode; 
+} match_data;
+
+
+
+/*************************************************
+*          Return version string                 *
+*************************************************/
+
+char *
+pcre_version(void)
+{
+return PCRE_VERSION;
+}
+
+
+
+
+/*************************************************
+*       Return info about a compiled pattern     *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* This function picks potentially useful data out of the private
+structure.
+
+Arguments:
+  external_re   points to compiled code
+  optptr        where to pass back the options
+  first_char    where to pass back the first character,
+                or -1 if multiline and all branches start ^,
+                or -2 otherwise
+
+Returns:        number of identifying extraction brackets
+                or negative values on error
+*/
+
+int
+pcre_info(pcre *external_re, int *optptr, int *first_char)
+{
+real_pcre *re = (real_pcre *)external_re;
+if (re == NULL) return PCRE_ERROR_NULL;
+if (re->magic_number != MAGIC_NUMBER) return PCRE_ERROR_BADMAGIC;
+if (optptr != NULL) *optptr = (re->options & PUBLIC_OPTIONS);
+if (first_char != NULL)
+  *first_char = ((re->options & PCRE_FIRSTSET) != 0)? re->first_char :
+     ((re->options & PCRE_STARTLINE) != 0)? -1 : -2;
+return re->top_bracket;
+}
+
+
+
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+/*************************************************
+*        Debugging function to print chars       *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* Print a sequence of chars in printable format, stopping at the end of the
+subject if the requested.
+
+Arguments:
+  p           points to characters
+  length      number to print
+  is_subject  TRUE if printing from within md->start_subject
+  md          pointer to matching data block, if is_subject is TRUE
+
+Returns:     nothing
+*/
+
+static pchars(uschar *p, int length, BOOL is_subject, match_data *md)
+{
+int c;
+if (is_subject && length > md->end_subject - p) length = md->end_subject - p;
+while (length-- > 0)
+  if (isprint(c = *(p++))) printf("%c", c); else printf("\\x%02x", c);
+}
+#endif
+
+
+
+
+/*************************************************
+*         Check subpattern for empty operand     *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* This function checks a bracketed subpattern to see if any of the paths
+through it could match an empty string. This is used to diagnose an error if
+such a subpattern is followed by a quantifier with an unlimited upper bound.
+
+Argument:
+  code      points to the opening bracket
+
+Returns:    TRUE or FALSE
+*/
+
+static BOOL
+could_be_empty(uschar *code)
+{
+do {
+  uschar *cc = code + 3;
+
+  /* Scan along the opcodes for this branch; as soon as we find something
+  that matches a non-empty string, break out and advance to test the next
+  branch. If we get to the end of the branch, return TRUE for the whole
+  sub-expression. */
+
+  for (;;)
+    {
+    /* Test an embedded subpattern; if it could not be empty, break the
+    loop. Otherwise carry on in the branch. */
+
+    if ((int)(*cc) >= OP_BRA)
+      {
+      if (!could_be_empty(cc)) break;
+      do cc += (cc[1] << 8) + cc[2]; while (*cc == OP_ALT);
+      cc += 3;
+      }
+
+    else switch (*cc)
+      {
+      /* Reached end of a branch: the subpattern may match the empty string */
+
+      case OP_ALT:
+      case OP_KET:
+      case OP_KETRMAX:
+      case OP_KETRMIN:
+      return TRUE;
+
+      /* Skip over assertive subpatterns */
+
+      case OP_ASSERT:
+      case OP_ASSERT_NOT:
+      do cc += (cc[1] << 8) + cc[2]; while (*cc == OP_ALT);
+      cc += 3;
+      break;
+
+      /* Skip over things that don't match chars */
+
+      case OP_SOD:
+      case OP_EOD:
+      case OP_CIRC:
+      case OP_DOLL:
+      case OP_BRAZERO:
+      case OP_BRAMINZERO:
+      case OP_NOT_WORD_BOUNDARY:
+      case OP_WORD_BOUNDARY:
+      cc++;
+      break;
+
+      /* Skip over simple repeats with zero lower bound */
+
+      case OP_STAR:
+      case OP_MINSTAR:
+      case OP_QUERY:
+      case OP_MINQUERY:
+      case OP_TYPESTAR:
+      case OP_TYPEMINSTAR:
+      case OP_TYPEQUERY:
+      case OP_TYPEMINQUERY:
+      cc += 2;
+      break;
+
+      /* Skip over UPTOs (lower bound is zero) */
+
+      case OP_UPTO:
+      case OP_MINUPTO:
+      case OP_TYPEUPTO:
+      case OP_TYPEMINUPTO:
+      cc += 4;
+      break;
+
+      /* Check a class or a back reference for a zero minimum */
+
+      case OP_CLASS:
+      case OP_NEGCLASS:
+      case OP_REF:
+      cc += (*cc == OP_REF)? 2 : 4 + 2 * cc[2] + cc[3];
+
+      switch (*cc)
+        {
+        case OP_CRSTAR:
+        case OP_CRMINSTAR:
+        case OP_CRQUERY:
+        case OP_CRMINQUERY:
+        cc++;
+        break;
+
+        case OP_CRRANGE:
+        case OP_CRMINRANGE:
+        if ((cc[1] << 8) + cc[2] != 0) goto NEXT_BRANCH;
+        cc += 3;
+        break;
+
+        default:
+        goto NEXT_BRANCH;
+        }
+      break;
+
+      /* Anything else matches at least one character */
+
+      default:
+      goto NEXT_BRANCH;
+      }
+    }
+
+  NEXT_BRANCH:
+  code += (code[1] << 8) + code[2];
+  }
+while (*code == OP_ALT);
+
+/* No branches match the empty string */
+
+return FALSE;
+}
+
+
+/* Determine the length of a group ID in an expression like
+   (?P<foo_123>...) 
+Arguments:
+  ptr        pattern position pointer (say that 3 times fast)
+  finalchar  the character that will mark the end of the ID
+  errorptr   points to the pointer to the error message
+*/
+  
+static int 
+get_group_id(uschar *ptr, char finalchar, char **errorptr)
+{
+  uschar *start = ptr;
+
+  /* If the first character is not in \w, or is in \w but is a digit,
+     report an error */
+  if (!(pcre_ctypes[*ptr] & ctype_word) ||
+      (pcre_ctypes[*ptr++] & ctype_digit))
+    {
+      *errorptr = "(?P identifier must start with a letter or underscore";
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+  /* Increment ptr until we either hit a null byte, the desired 
+     final character, or a non-word character */
+  for(; (*ptr != 0) && (*ptr != finalchar) && 
+	(pcre_ctypes[*ptr] & ctype_word); ptr++)
+    {
+    }
+  if (*ptr==finalchar)
+    return ptr-start;
+  if (*ptr==0)
+    {
+      *errorptr = "unterminated (?P identifier";
+      return 0;
+    }
+  *errorptr = "illegal character in (?P identifier";
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/*************************************************
+*            Handle escapes                      *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* This function is called when a \ has been encountered. It either returns a
+positive value for a simple escape such as \n, or a negative value which
+encodes one of the more complicated things such as \d. On entry, ptr is
+pointing at the \. On exit, it is on the final character of the escape
+sequence.
+
+Arguments:
+  ptrptr     points to the pattern position pointer
+  errorptr   points to the pointer to the error message
+
+Returns:     zero or positive => a data character
+             negative => a special escape sequence
+             on error, errorptr is set
+*/
+
+static int
+check_escape(uschar **ptrptr, char **errorptr)
+{
+uschar *ptr = *ptrptr;
+int c = *(++ptr) & 255;   /* Ensure > 0 on signed-char systems */
+int i;
+
+if (c == 0) *errorptr = "\\ at end of pattern";
+
+/* Digits or letters may have special meaning; all others are literals. */
+
+else if (c < '0' || c > 'z') {}
+
+/* Do an initial lookup in a table. A non-zero result is something that can be
+returned immediately. Otherwise further processing may be required. */
+
+else if ((i = escapes[c - '0']) != 0) c = i;
+
+/* Escapes that need further processing, or are illegal. */
+
+else switch (c)
+  {
+  case '0':
+  c = 0;
+  while(i++ < 2 && (pcre_ctypes[ptr[1]] & ctype_odigit) != 0 )
+      c = c * 8 + *(++ptr) - '0';
+  break;
+
+  case '1': case '2': case '3': case '4': case '5':
+  case '6': case '7': case '8': case '9':
+    {
+      /* PYTHON: Try to compute an octal value for a character */
+      for(c=0, i=0; c!=-1 && ptr[i]!=0 && i<3; i++) 
+	{
+	  if (( pcre_ctypes[ ptr[i] ] & ctype_odigit) != 0)
+	    c = c * 8 + ptr[i]-'0';
+	  else
+	    c = -1; /* Non-octal character */
+	}
+      /* Aha!  There were 3 octal digits, so it must be a character */
+      if (c != -1 && i == 3) 
+	{
+	  ptr += i-1;
+	  break;
+	}
+      c = ptr[0]; /* Restore the first character after the \ */
+      c -= '0'; i = 1;
+      while (i<2 && (pcre_ctypes[ptr[1]] & ctype_digit) != 0)
+	{
+	  c = c * 10 + ptr[1] - '0'; 
+	  ptr++; i++;
+	}
+      if (c > 255 - ESC_REF) *errorptr = "back reference too big";
+      c = -(ESC_REF + c);
+    }
+  break;
+
+  case 'x':
+    {
+      int end, length;
+      char *string;
+      PyObject *v, *result;
+      
+      i=1;
+      while (ptr[i]!=0 && 
+	     ( pcre_ctypes[ptr[i]] & ctype_xdigit) != 0)
+	i++;
+      if (i==1)
+	{
+	  *errorptr="\\x must be followed by hex digits";
+	  break;
+	}
+      length=i-1;
+      string=malloc(length+4+1);
+      if (string==NULL)
+	{
+	  *errorptr="can't allocate memory for \\x string";
+	  break;
+	}
+      /* Create a string containing "\x<hexdigits>", which will be
+	 passed to eval() */
+      string[0]=string[length+3]='"';
+      string[1]='\\';
+      string[length+4]='\0';
+      memcpy(string+2, ptr, length+1);
+      ptr += length;
+      v=PyRun_String((char *)string, Py_eval_input, 
+		     PyEval_GetGlobals(), PyEval_GetLocals());
+      free(string);
+      /* The evaluation raised an exception */
+      if (v==NULL) 
+	{
+	  *errorptr="exception occurred during evaluation of \\x";
+	  break;
+	}
+      if (PyString_Size(v)!=1)
+	{
+	  Py_DECREF(v);
+	  *errorptr="\\x string is not one byte in length";
+	  break;
+	}
+      c=*(unsigned char *)PyString_AsString(v);
+      Py_DECREF(v);
+      break;
+    }
+  break;
+
+
+  case 'l':
+  case 'L':
+  case 'u':
+  case 'U':
+  case 'Q':
+  case 'E':
+  *errorptr = "the Perl escapes \\u, \\U, \\l, \\L, \\Q, \\E are not valid";
+  break;
+
+  default:
+    /* In Python, an unrecognized escape will simply return the character 
+       after the backslash, so do nothing */
+  break;
+  }
+
+*ptrptr = ptr;
+return c;
+}
+
+
+
+/*************************************************
+*         Read repeat counts                     *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* Read an item of the form {n,m} and return the values.
+
+Arguments:
+  p          pointer to first char after '{'
+  minp       pointer to int for min
+  maxp       pointer to int for max
+             returned as -1 if no max
+  errorptr   points to pointer to error message
+
+Returns:     pointer to '}' on success;
+             current ptr on error, with errorptr set
+*/
+
+static uschar *
+read_repeat_counts(uschar *p, int *minp, int *maxp, char **errorptr)
+{
+int min = 0;
+int max = -1;
+
+if ((pcre_ctypes[*p] & ctype_digit) == 0)
+  {
+  *errorptr = "number expected after {";
+  return p;
+  }
+
+while ((pcre_ctypes[*p] & ctype_digit) != 0) min = min * 10 + *p++ - '0';
+
+if (*p == '}') max = min; else
+  {
+  if (*p++ != ',')
+    {
+    *errorptr = "comma expected";
+    return p-1;
+    }
+  if (*p != '}')
+    {
+    max = 0;
+    while((pcre_ctypes[*p] & ctype_digit) != 0) max = max * 10 + *p++ - '0';
+    if (*p != '}')
+      {
+      *errorptr = "} expected";
+      return p;
+      }
+    if (max < min)
+      {
+      *errorptr = "numbers out of order";
+      return p;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+/* Do paranoid checks, then fill in the required variables, and pass back the
+pointer to the terminating '}'. */
+
+if (max == 0) *errorptr = "zero maximum not allowed";
+else if (min > 65535 || max > 65535) *errorptr = "number too big";
+else
+  {
+  *minp = min;
+  *maxp = max;
+  }
+return p;
+}
+
+
+
+/*************************************************
+*           Compile one branch                   *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* Scan the pattern, compiling it into the code vector.
+
+Arguments:
+  extended   TRUE if the PCRE_EXTENDED option was set
+  brackets   points to 2-element bracket vector
+  code       points to the pointer to the current code point
+  ptrptr     points to the current pattern pointer
+  errorptr   points to pointer to error message
+
+Returns:     TRUE on success
+             FALSE, with *errorptr set on error
+*/
+
+static BOOL
+compile_branch(BOOL extended, int *brackets, uschar **codeptr,
+  uschar **ptrptr, char **errorptr, PyObject *dictionary)
+{
+int repeat_type, op_type;
+int repeat_min, repeat_max;
+int bravalue, length;
+register int c;
+register uschar *code = *codeptr;
+uschar *ptr = *ptrptr;
+uschar *previous = NULL;
+uschar *oldptr;
+
+/* Switch on next character until the end of the branch */
+
+for (;; ptr++)
+  {
+  c = *ptr;
+  if (extended)
+    {
+    if ((pcre_ctypes[c] & ctype_space) != 0) continue;
+    if (c == '#')
+      {
+      while ((c = *(++ptr)) != 0 && c != '\n');
+      continue;
+      }
+    }
+
+  switch(c)
+    {
+    /* The branch terminates at end of string, |, or ). */
+
+    case 0:
+    case '|':
+    case ')':
+    *codeptr = code;
+    *ptrptr = ptr;
+    return TRUE;
+
+    /* Handle single-character metacharacters */
+
+    case '^':
+    previous = NULL;
+    *code++ = OP_CIRC;
+    break;
+
+    case '$':
+    previous = NULL;
+    *code++ = OP_DOLL;
+    break;
+
+    case '.':
+    previous = code;
+    *code++ = OP_ANY;
+    break;
+
+    /* Character classes. We do quite a bit of munging around here. There are
+    always four initial bytes: the op_code, a flags byte for things like \d, a
+    count of pairs and a count of single characters. The pairs then follow, and
+    finally the single characters. */
+
+    case '[':
+      {
+      int rangecount = 0;
+      int flags = 0;
+      int singles_count = 0;
+      char singles[256];
+
+      previous = code;
+
+      /* If the first character is '^', set the negation flag */
+
+      if ((c = *(++ptr)) == '^') { *code = OP_NEGCLASS; c = *(++ptr); }
+        else *code = OP_CLASS;
+      code += 4;
+
+      /* Process characters until ] is reached. By writing this as a "do" it
+      means that an initial ] is taken as a data character. */
+
+      do
+        {
+        if (c == 0)
+          {
+          *errorptr = "] missing";
+          goto FAILED;
+          }
+
+        /*** Perl treats '-' here as a data character, so PCRE had better
+        do the same ... cut out this diagnosis.
+
+        if (c == '-')
+          {
+          *errorptr = "unexpected '-' in character class";
+          goto FAILED;
+          }
+        ... ***/
+
+        /* Backslash may introduce a single character, or it may introduce one
+        of the specials, which just set a flag. Escaped items are checked for
+        validity in the pre-compiling pass. The sequence \b is a special case.
+        Inside a class (and only there) it is treated as backslash. Elsewhere
+        it marks a word boundary. */
+
+        if (c == '\\')
+          {
+	    uschar *save_ptr = ptr+1;
+          c = check_escape(&ptr, errorptr);
+          if (c < 0)
+            {
+            switch (-c)
+              {
+              case ESC_d: flags |= CLASS_DIGITS; continue;
+              case ESC_D: flags |= CLASS_NOT_DIGITS; continue;
+              case ESC_s: flags |= CLASS_WHITESPACE; continue;
+              case ESC_S: flags |= CLASS_NOT_WHITESPACE; continue;
+              case ESC_w: flags |= CLASS_WORD; continue;
+              case ESC_W: flags |= CLASS_NOT_WORD; continue;
+              default:
+		ptr = save_ptr;
+		c = *ptr;
+		break;
+
+              case ESC_b: c = '\b';   /* Treat as single character */
+              break;
+              }
+            }
+          /* Fall through if single character */
+          }
+
+        /* A single character may be followed by '-' to form a range. However,
+        Perl does not permit ']' to be the end of the range. A '-' character
+        here is treated as a literal. */
+
+        if (ptr[1] == '-' && ptr[2] != ']')
+          {
+          int d;
+          ptr += 2;
+          d = *ptr;
+
+          if (d == 0)
+            {
+            *errorptr = "incomplete range";
+            goto FAILED;
+            }
+
+          /* The second part of a range can be a single-character escape, but
+          not any of the other escapes. */
+
+          if (d == '\\')
+            {
+            d = check_escape(&ptr, errorptr);
+            if (d < 0)
+              {
+              if (d == -ESC_b) d = '\b'; else
+                {
+                *errorptr = "invalid range";
+                goto FAILED;
+                }
+              }
+            }
+
+          if (d < c)
+            {
+            *errorptr = "range out of order";
+            goto FAILED;
+            }
+
+          if (rangecount >= 255)
+            {
+            *errorptr = "too many ranges inside []";
+            goto FAILED;
+            }
+
+          rangecount++;
+          *code++ = c;
+          *code++ = d;
+          continue;
+          }
+
+        /* Handle a lone single character: save it up for outputting at the
+        end. Be paranoid and check that the buffer isn't going to overflow. */
+
+        if (singles_count >= 255)
+          {
+          *errorptr = "too many characters inside []";
+          goto FAILED;
+          }
+        singles[singles_count++] = c;
+        }
+
+      /* Loop until ']' reached; the check for end of string happens inside the
+      loop. This "while" is the end of the "do" above. */
+
+      while ((c = *(++ptr)) != ']');
+
+      /* Copy saved single characters, which follow the ranges in the output. */
+
+      c = 0;      
+      while (c < singles_count) *code++ = singles[c++];
+
+      /* Finally fill in the flags and counts of ranges and single characters,
+      and advance the pointer past the ]. */
+
+      previous[1] = flags;
+      previous[2] = rangecount;
+      previous[3] = singles_count;
+      }
+    break;
+
+    /* Various kinds of repeat */
+
+    case '{':
+    ptr = read_repeat_counts(ptr+1, &repeat_min, &repeat_max, errorptr);
+    if (*errorptr != NULL) goto FAILED;
+    goto REPEAT;
+
+    case '*':
+    repeat_min = 0;
+    repeat_max = -1;
+    goto REPEAT;
+
+    case '+':
+    repeat_min = 1;
+    repeat_max = -1;
+    goto REPEAT;
+
+    case '?':
+    repeat_min = 0;
+    repeat_max = 1;
+
+    REPEAT:
+    if (previous == NULL)
+      {
+      *errorptr = "nothing to repeat";
+      goto FAILED;
+      }
+
+    /* If the next character is '?' this is a minimizing repeat. Advance to the
+    next character. */
+
+    if (ptr[1] == '?') { repeat_type = 1; ptr++; } else repeat_type = 0;
+
+    /* If previous was a string of characters, chop off the last one and use it
+    as the subject of the repeat. If there was only one character, we can
+    abolish the previous item altogether. */
+
+    if (*previous == OP_CHARS)
+      {
+      int len = previous[1];
+      if (len == 1)
+        {
+        c = previous[2];
+        code = previous;
+        }
+      else
+        {
+        c = previous[len+1];
+        previous[1]--;
+        code--;
+        }
+      op_type = 0;                 /* Use single-char op codes */
+      goto OUTPUT_SINGLE_REPEAT;   /* Code shared with single character types */
+      }
+
+    /* If previous was a character type match (\d or similar), abolish it and
+    create a suitable repeat item. The code is shared with single-character
+    repeats by adding a suitable offset into repeat_type. */
+
+    if ((int)*previous < OP_EOD || *previous == OP_ANY)
+      {
+      op_type = OP_TYPESTAR - OP_STAR;  /* Use type opcodes */
+      c = *previous;
+      code = previous;
+
+      OUTPUT_SINGLE_REPEAT:
+      repeat_type += op_type;      /* Combine both values for many cases */
+
+      /* A minimum of zero is handled either as the special case * or ?, or as
+      an UPTO, with the maximum given. */
+
+      if (repeat_min == 0)
+        {
+        if (repeat_max == -1) *code++ = OP_STAR + repeat_type;
+          else if (repeat_max == 1) *code++ = OP_QUERY + repeat_type;
+        else
+          {
+          *code++ = OP_UPTO + repeat_type;
+          *code++ = repeat_max >> 8;
+          *code++ = (repeat_max & 255);
+          }
+        }
+
+      /* The case {1,} is handled as the special case + */
+
+      else if (repeat_min == 1 && repeat_max == -1)
+        *code++ = OP_PLUS + repeat_type;
+
+      /* The case {n,n} is just an EXACT, while the general case {n,m} is
+      handled as an EXACT followed by an UPTO. An EXACT of 1 is optimized. */
+
+      else
+        {
+        if (repeat_min != 1)
+          {
+          *code++ = OP_EXACT + op_type;  /* NB EXACT doesn't have repeat_type */
+          *code++ = repeat_min >> 8;
+          *code++ = (repeat_min & 255);
+          }
+
+        /* If the mininum is 1 and the previous item was a character string,
+        we either have to put back the item that got cancelled if the string
+        length was 1, or add the character back onto the end of a longer
+        string. For a character type nothing need be done; it will just get put
+        back naturally. */
+
+        else if (*previous == OP_CHARS)
+          {
+          if (code == previous) code += 2; else previous[1]++;
+          }
+
+        /* Insert an UPTO if the max is greater than the min. */
+
+        if (repeat_max != repeat_min)
+          {
+          *code++ = c;
+          repeat_max -= repeat_min;
+          *code++ = OP_UPTO + repeat_type;
+          *code++ = repeat_max >> 8;
+          *code++ = (repeat_max & 255);
+          }
+        }
+
+      /* The character or character type itself comes last in all cases. */
+
+      *code++ = c;
+      }
+
+    /* If previous was a character class or a back reference, we put the repeat
+    stuff after it. */
+
+    else if (*previous == OP_CLASS || *previous == OP_NEGCLASS ||
+             *previous == OP_REF)
+      {
+      if (repeat_min == 0 && repeat_max == -1)
+        *code++ = OP_CRSTAR + repeat_type;
+      else if (repeat_min == 1 && repeat_max == -1)
+        *code++ = OP_CRPLUS + repeat_type;
+      else if (repeat_min == 0 && repeat_max == 1)
+        *code++ = OP_CRQUERY + repeat_type;
+      else
+        {
+        *code++ = OP_CRRANGE + repeat_type;
+        *code++ = repeat_min >> 8;
+        *code++ = repeat_min & 255;
+        if (repeat_max == -1) repeat_max = 0;  /* 2-byte encoding for max */
+        *code++ = repeat_max >> 8;
+        *code++ = repeat_max & 255;
+        }
+      }
+
+    /* If previous was a bracket group, we may have to replicate it in certain
+    cases. If the maximum repeat count is unlimited, check that the bracket
+    group cannot match the empty string, and diagnose an error if it can. */
+
+    else if ((int)*previous >= OP_BRA)
+      {
+      int i;
+      int length = code - previous;
+
+      if (repeat_max == -1 && could_be_empty(previous))
+        {
+        *errorptr = "operand of unlimited repeat could match the empty string";
+        goto FAILED;
+        }
+
+      /* If the minimum is greater than zero, and the maximum is unlimited or
+      equal to the minimum, the first copy remains where it is, and is
+      replicated up to the minimum number of times. This case includes the +
+      repeat, but of course no replication is needed in that case. */
+
+      if (repeat_min > 0 && (repeat_max == -1 || repeat_max == repeat_min))
+        {
+        for (i = 1; i < repeat_min; i++)
+          {
+          memcpy(code, previous, length);
+          code += length;
+          }
+        }
+
+      /* If the minimum is zero, stick BRAZERO in front of the first copy.
+      Then, if there is a fixed upper limit, replicated up to that many times,
+      sticking BRAZERO in front of all the optional ones. */
+
+      else
+        {
+        if (repeat_min == 0)
+          {
+          memmove(previous+1, previous, length);
+          code++;
+          *previous++ = OP_BRAZERO + repeat_type;
+          }
+
+        for (i = 1; i < repeat_min; i++)
+          {
+          memcpy(code, previous, length);
+          code += length;
+          }
+
+        for (i = (repeat_min > 0)? repeat_min : 1; i < repeat_max; i++)
+          {
+          *code++ = OP_BRAZERO + repeat_type;
+          memcpy(code, previous, length);
+          code += length;
+          }
+        }
+
+      /* If the maximum is unlimited, set a repeater in the final copy. */
+
+      if (repeat_max == -1) code[-3] = OP_KETRMAX + repeat_type;
+      }
+
+    /* Else there's some kind of shambles */
+
+    else
+      {
+      *errorptr = "internal error 1 (unexpected repeat)";
+      goto FAILED;
+      }
+
+    /* In all case we no longer have a previous item. */
+
+    previous = NULL;
+    break;
+
+
+    /* Start of nested bracket sub-expression, or comment or lookahead.
+    First deal with special things that can come after a bracket; all are
+    introduced by ?, and the appearance of any of them means that this is not a
+    referencing group. They were checked for validity in the first pass over
+    the string, so we don't have to check for syntax errors here.  */
+
+    case '(':
+    previous = code;              /* Only real brackets can be repeated */
+    if (*(++ptr) == '?')
+      {
+      bravalue = OP_BRA;
+
+      switch (*(++ptr))
+        {
+        case '#':
+        case 'i':
+        case 'm':
+        case 's':
+        case 'x':
+        ptr++;
+        while (*ptr != ')') ptr++;
+        previous = NULL;
+        continue;
+
+        case ':':                 /* Non-extracting bracket */
+        ptr++;
+        break;
+
+        case '=':                 /* Assertions can't be repeated */
+        bravalue = OP_ASSERT;
+        ptr++;
+        previous = NULL;
+        break;
+
+        case '!':
+        bravalue = OP_ASSERT_NOT;
+        ptr++;
+        previous = NULL;
+        break;
+
+	case ('P'):
+	  ptr++;
+	  if (*ptr=='<')
+	    {
+	      /* (?P<groupname>...) */
+	      int idlen;
+	      PyObject *string, *intobj;
+
+	      ptr++;
+	      idlen = get_group_id(ptr, '>', errorptr);
+	      if (*errorptr) {
+		goto FAILED;
+	      }
+	      string = PyString_FromStringAndSize(ptr, idlen);
+	      intobj = PyInt_FromLong( brackets[0] );
+	      if (intobj == NULL || string==NULL)
+		{
+		  Py_XDECREF(string);
+		  Py_XDECREF(intobj);
+		  *errorptr = "exception raised";
+		  goto FAILED;
+		}
+	      PyDict_SetItem(dictionary, string, intobj);
+	      Py_DECREF(string); Py_DECREF(intobj);
+	      ptr += idlen+1;  /* Point to rest of expression */
+	      goto do_grouping_bracket;
+	    }
+	  if (*ptr=='=')
+	    {
+	      /* (?P=groupname) */
+	      int idlen, refnum;
+	      PyObject *string, *intobj;
+
+	      ptr++;
+	      idlen = get_group_id(ptr, ')', errorptr);
+	      if (*errorptr) {
+		goto FAILED;
+	      }
+	      string = PyString_FromStringAndSize(ptr, idlen);
+	      if (string==NULL)
+		{
+		  Py_XDECREF(string);
+		  *errorptr = "exception raised";
+		  goto FAILED;
+		}
+	      intobj = PyDict_GetItem(dictionary, string);
+	      if (intobj==NULL) {
+		*errorptr = "?P= group identifier isn't defined";
+		goto FAILED;
+	      }
+
+	      refnum = PyInt_AsLong(intobj);
+	       Py_DECREF(string); Py_DECREF(intobj);
+	      *code++ = OP_REF;
+	      *code++ = refnum;
+	      /* The continue will cause the top-level for() loop to
+		 be resumed, so ptr will be immediately incremented.
+		 Therefore, the following line adds just idlen, not
+		 idlen+1 */
+	      ptr += idlen;
+	      continue;
+	    }
+	  /* The character after ?P is neither < nor =, so 
+	     report an error.  Add more Python-extensions here. */
+	  *errorptr="unknown after (?P";
+	  goto FAILED;
+	  break;
+        default:
+        *errorptr = "unknown after (?";
+        goto FAILED;
+        }
+      }
+
+    /* Else we have a referencing group */
+
+    else
+      {
+      do_grouping_bracket:
+      if (brackets[0] > EXTRACT_MAX)
+        {
+        *errorptr = "too many extraction brackets";
+        goto FAILED;
+        }
+      brackets[1] = brackets[0];
+      bravalue = OP_BRA + brackets[0]++;
+      }
+
+    /* Process nested bracketed re; at end pointer is on the bracket. We copy
+    code into a non-register variable in order to be able to pass its address
+    because some compilers complain otherwise. */
+
+    *code = bravalue;
+      {
+      uschar *mcode = code;
+      if (!compile_regexp(extended, brackets, &mcode, &ptr, errorptr, dictionary))
+        goto FAILED;
+      code = mcode;
+      }
+
+    if (*ptr != ')')
+      {
+      *errorptr = "missing )";
+      goto FAILED;
+      }
+    break;
+
+    /* Check \ for being a real metacharacter; if not, fall through and handle
+    it as a data character at the start of a string. Escape items are checked
+    for validity in the pre-compiling pass. */
+
+    case '\\':
+    oldptr = ptr;
+    c = check_escape(&ptr, errorptr);
+
+    /* Handle metacharacters introduced by \. For ones like \d, the ESC_ values
+    are arranged to be the negation of the corresponding OP_values. For the
+    back references, the values are ESC_REF plus the reference number. Only
+    back references and those types that consume a character may be repeated.
+    We can test for values between ESC_b and ESC_Z for the latter; this may
+    have to change if any new ones are ever created. */
+
+    if (c < 0)
+      {
+      if (-c >= ESC_REF)
+        {
+        int refnum = -c -ESC_REF;
+	if (brackets[1] < refnum ) {
+	      *errorptr = "backreference to non-existent group";
+	      goto FAILED;
+	}
+        previous = code;
+        *code++ = OP_REF;
+        *code++ = refnum;
+        }
+      else
+        {
+        previous = (-c > ESC_b && -c < ESC_Z)? code : NULL;
+        *code++ = -c;
+        }
+      continue;
+      }
+
+    /* Reset and fall through */
+
+    ptr = oldptr;
+    c = '\\';
+
+    /* Handle a run of data characters until a metacharacter is encountered.
+    The first character is guaranteed not to be whitespace or # when the
+    extended flag is set. */
+
+    default:
+    previous = code;
+    *code = OP_CHARS;
+    code += 2;
+    length = 0;
+
+    do
+      {
+      if (extended)
+        {
+        if ((pcre_ctypes[c] & ctype_space) != 0) continue;
+        if (c == '#')
+          {
+          while ((c = *(++ptr)) != 0 && c != '\n');
+          if (c == 0) break;
+          continue;
+          }
+        }
+
+      /* Backslash may introduce a data char or a metacharacter. Escaped items
+      are checked for validity in the pre-compiling pass. Stop the string
+      before a metaitem. */
+
+      if (c == '\\')
+        {
+        oldptr = ptr;
+        c = check_escape(&ptr, errorptr);
+        if (c < 0) { ptr = oldptr; break; }
+        }
+
+      /* Ordinary character or single-char escape */
+
+      *code++ = c;
+      length++;
+      }
+
+    /* This "while" is the end of the "do" above. */
+
+    while (length < 255 && (pcre_ctypes[c = *(++ptr)] & ctype_meta) == 0);
+
+    /* Compute the length and set it in the data vector, and advance to
+    the next state. */
+
+    previous[1] = length;
+    ptr--;
+    break;
+    }
+  }                   /* end of big loop */
+
+/* Control never reaches here by falling through, only by a goto for all the
+error states. Pass back the position in the pattern so that it can be displayed
+to the user for diagnosing the error. */
+
+FAILED:
+*ptrptr = ptr;
+return FALSE;
+}
+
+
+
+
+/*************************************************
+*     Compile sequence of alternatives           *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* On entry, ptr is pointing past the bracket character, but on return
+it points to the closing bracket, or vertical bar, or end of string.
+The code variable is pointing at the byte into which the BRA operator has been
+stored.
+
+Argument:
+  extended  TRUE if PCRE_EXTENDED was set
+  brackets  -> 2-element vector containing next and top bracket numbers
+  codeptr   -> the address of the current code pointer
+  ptrptr    -> the address of the current pattern pointer
+  errorptr  -> pointer to error message
+
+Returns:    TRUE on success
+*/
+
+static BOOL
+compile_regexp(BOOL extended, int *brackets, uschar **codeptr,
+  uschar **ptrptr, char **errorptr, PyObject *dictionary)
+{
+uschar *ptr = *ptrptr;
+uschar *code = *codeptr;
+uschar *start_bracket = code;
+
+for (;;)
+  {
+  int length;
+  uschar *last_branch = code;
+
+  code += 3;
+  if (!compile_branch(extended, brackets, &code, &ptr, errorptr, dictionary))
+    {
+    *ptrptr = ptr;
+    return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  /* Fill in the length of the last branch */
+
+  length = code - last_branch;
+  last_branch[1] = length >> 8;
+  last_branch[2] = length & 255;
+
+  /* Reached end of expression, either ')' or end of pattern. Insert a
+  terminating ket and the length of the whole bracketed item, and return,
+  leaving the pointer at the terminating char. */
+
+  if (*ptr != '|')
+    {
+    length = code - start_bracket;
+    *code++ = OP_KET;
+    *code++ = length >> 8;
+    *code++ = length & 255;
+    *codeptr = code;
+    *ptrptr = ptr;
+    return TRUE;
+    }
+
+  /* Another branch follows; insert an "or" node and advance the pointer. */
+
+  *code = OP_ALT;
+  ptr++;
+  }
+/* Control never reaches here */
+}
+
+
+
+/*************************************************
+*          Check for anchored expression         *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* Try to find out if this is an anchored regular expression. Consider each
+alternative branch. If they all start with OP_SOD or OP_CIRC, or with a bracket
+all of whose alternatives start with OP_SOD or OP_CIRC (recurse ad lib), then
+it's anchored. However, if this is a multiline pattern, then only OP_SOD
+counts, since OP_CIRC can match in the middle.
+
+A branch is also implicitly anchored if it starts with .* because that will try
+the rest of the pattern at all possible matching points, so there is no point
+trying them again.
+
+Argument:  points to start of expression (the bracket)
+Returns:   TRUE or FALSE
+*/
+
+static BOOL
+is_anchored(register uschar *code, BOOL multiline)
+{
+do {
+   int op = (int)code[3];
+   if (op >= OP_BRA || op == OP_ASSERT)
+     { if (!is_anchored(code+3, multiline)) return FALSE; }
+   else if (op == OP_TYPESTAR || op == OP_TYPEMINSTAR)
+     { if (code[4] != OP_ANY) return FALSE; }
+   else if (op != OP_SOD && (multiline || op != OP_CIRC)) return FALSE;
+   code += (code[1] << 8) + code[2];
+   }
+while (*code == OP_ALT);
+return TRUE;
+}
+
+
+
+/*************************************************
+*     Check for start with \n line expression    *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* This is called for multiline expressions to try to find out if every branch
+starts with ^ so that "first char" processing can be done to speed things up.
+
+Argument:  points to start of expression (the bracket)
+Returns:   TRUE or FALSE
+*/
+
+static BOOL
+is_startline(uschar *code)
+{
+do {
+   if ((int)code[3] >= OP_BRA || code[3] == OP_ASSERT)
+     { if (!is_startline(code+3)) return FALSE; }
+   else if (code[3] != OP_CIRC) return FALSE;
+   code += (code[1] << 8) + code[2];
+   }
+while (*code == OP_ALT);
+return TRUE;
+}
+
+
+
+/*************************************************
+*          Check for fixed first char            *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* Try to find out if there is a fixed first character. This is called for
+unanchored expressions, as it speeds up their processing quite considerably.
+Consider each alternative branch. If they all start with the same char, or with
+a bracket all of whose alternatives start with the same char (recurse ad lib),
+then we return that char, otherwise -1.
+
+Argument:  points to start of expression (the bracket)
+Returns:   -1 or the fixed first char
+*/
+
+static int
+find_firstchar(uschar *code)
+{
+register int c = -1;
+do
+  {
+  register int charoffset = 4;
+
+  if ((int)code[3] >= OP_BRA || code[3] == OP_ASSERT)
+    {
+    register int d;
+    if ((d = find_firstchar(code+3)) < 0) return -1;
+    if (c < 0) c = d; else if (c != d) return -1;
+    }
+
+  else switch(code[3])
+    {
+    default:
+    return -1;
+
+    case OP_EXACT:       /* Fall through */
+    charoffset++;
+
+    case OP_CHARS:       /* Fall through */
+    charoffset++;
+
+    case OP_PLUS:
+    case OP_MINPLUS:
+    if (c < 0) c = code[charoffset]; else if (c != code[charoffset]) return -1;
+    break;
+    }
+  code += (code[1] << 8) + code[2];
+  }
+while (*code == OP_ALT);
+return c;
+}
+
+
+
+/*************************************************
+*        Compile a Regular Expression            *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* This function takes a string and returns a pointer to a block of store
+holding a compiled version of the expression.
+
+Arguments:
+  pattern      the regular expression
+  options      various option bits
+  errorptr     pointer to pointer to error text
+  erroroffset  ptr offset in pattern where error was detected
+
+Returns:       pointer to compiled data block, or NULL on error,
+               with errorptr and erroroffset set
+*/
+
+pcre *
+pcre_compile(char *pattern, int options, char **errorptr, int
+	     *erroroffset, PyObject *dictionary)
+{
+real_pcre *re;
+int spaces = 0;
+int length = 3;      /* For initial BRA plus length */
+int runlength;
+int c, size;
+int brackets[2];
+int brastack[200];
+int brastackptr = 0;
+BOOL extended = (options & PCRE_EXTENDED) != 0;
+uschar *code, *ptr;
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+uschar *code_base, *code_end;
+#endif
+
+/* Miscellaneous initialization; the copy the error pointers into static
+variables so all functions can access them. */
+
+brackets[0] = 1;         /* Next bracket number */
+brackets[1] = 0;         /* Highest used bracket number */
+
+*errorptr = NULL;
+*erroroffset = 0;
+
+if ((options & ~PUBLIC_OPTIONS) != 0)
+  {
+  *errorptr = "unknown option bit(s) set";
+  return NULL;
+  }
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+printf("------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
+printf("%s\n", pattern);
+#endif
+
+/* The first thing to do is to make a pass over the pattern to compute the
+amount of store required to hold the compiled code. This does not have to be
+perfect as long as errors are overestimates. At the same time we can detect any
+internal flag settings. Make an attempt to correct for any counted white space
+if an "extended" flag setting appears late in the pattern. We can't be so
+clever for #-comments. */
+
+ptr = (uschar *)(pattern - 1);
+while ((c = *(++ptr)) != 0)
+  {
+    int min, max;
+
+  if ((pcre_ctypes[c] & ctype_space) != 0)
+    {
+    if (extended) continue;
+    spaces++;
+    }
+
+  if (extended && c == '#')
+    {
+    while ((c = *(++ptr)) != 0 && c != '\n');
+    continue;
+    }
+
+  switch(c)
+    {
+    /* A backslashed item may be an escaped "normal" character or a
+    character type. For a "normal" character, put the pointers and
+    character back so that tests for whitespace etc. in the input
+    are done correctly. */
+
+    case '\\':
+      {
+      uschar *save_ptr = ptr;
+      c = check_escape(&ptr, errorptr);
+      if (*errorptr != NULL) goto PCRE_ERROR_RETURN;
+      if (c >= 0)
+        {
+        ptr = save_ptr;
+        c = '\\';
+        goto NORMAL_CHAR;
+        }
+      }
+    length++;
+
+    /* A back reference needs an additional char, plus either one or 5
+    bytes for a repeat. */
+
+    if (c <= -ESC_REF)
+      {
+      length++;   /* For single back reference */
+      if (ptr[1] == '{')
+        {
+        ptr = read_repeat_counts(ptr+2, &min, &max, errorptr);
+        if (*errorptr != NULL) goto PCRE_ERROR_RETURN;
+        if ((min == 0 && (max == 1 || max == -1)) ||
+          (min == 1 && max == -1))
+            length++;
+        else length += 5;
+        if (ptr[1] == '?') ptr++;
+        }
+      }
+    continue;
+
+    case '^':
+    case '.':
+    case '$':
+    case '*':     /* These repeats won't be after brackets; */
+    case '+':     /* those are handled separately */
+    case '?':
+    length++;
+    continue;
+
+    /* This covers the cases of repeats after a single char, metachar, class,
+    or back reference. */
+
+    case '{':
+    ptr = read_repeat_counts(ptr+1, &min, &max, errorptr);
+    if (*errorptr != NULL) goto PCRE_ERROR_RETURN;
+    if ((min == 0 && (max == 1 || max == -1)) ||
+      (min == 1 && max == -1))
+        length++;
+    else
+      {
+      length--;   /* Uncount the original char or metachar */
+      if (min == 1) length++; else if (min > 0) length += 4;
+      if (max > 0) length += 4; else length += 2;
+      }
+    if (ptr[1] == '?') ptr++;
+    continue;
+
+    /* An alternation contains an offset to the next branch or ket. */
+    case '|':
+    length += 3;
+    continue;
+
+    /* A character class uses 4 characters plus the characters in it. Don't
+    worry about character types that aren't allowed in classes - they'll get
+    picked up during the compile. */
+
+    case '[':
+    length += 4;
+    if (ptr[1] == '^') ptr++;
+    do
+      {
+      if (*(++ptr) == '\\')
+        {
+        (void)check_escape(&ptr, errorptr);
+        if (*errorptr != NULL) goto PCRE_ERROR_RETURN;
+        }
+      length++;
+      }
+    while (*ptr != 0 && *ptr != ']');
+
+    /* A repeat needs either 1 or 5 bytes. */
+
+    if (ptr[1] == '{')
+      {
+      ptr = read_repeat_counts(ptr+2, &min, &max, errorptr);
+      if (*errorptr != NULL) goto PCRE_ERROR_RETURN;
+      if ((min == 0 && (max == 1 || max == -1)) ||
+        (min == 1 && max == -1))
+          length++;
+      else length += 5;
+      if (ptr[1] == '?') ptr++;
+      }
+    continue;
+
+    /* Brackets may be genuine groups or special things */
+
+    case '(':
+
+    /* Handle special forms of bracket, which all start (? */
+
+    if (ptr[1] == '?') switch (c = ptr[2])
+      {
+      /* Skip over comments entirely */
+      case '#':
+      ptr += 3;
+      while (*ptr != 0 && *ptr != ')') ptr++;
+      if (*ptr == 0)
+        {
+        *errorptr = "missing ) after comment";
+        goto PCRE_ERROR_RETURN;
+        }
+      continue;
+
+      /* Non-referencing groups and lookaheads just move the pointer on, and
+      then behave like a non-special bracket. */
+
+      case ':':
+      case '=':
+      case '!':
+      ptr += 2;
+      break;
+
+      /* Else loop setting valid options until ) is met. Anything else is an
+      error. */
+
+      case ('P'):
+	{
+	  int idlen;
+	  switch (*ptr++) {
+	  case ('<'): 
+	    idlen = get_group_id(ptr++, '>', errorptr);
+	    if (*errorptr) goto PCRE_ERROR_RETURN;
+	    ptr += idlen+1;
+	    break;
+	  case ('='): 
+	    idlen = get_group_id(ptr++, ')', errorptr);
+	    if (*errorptr) goto PCRE_ERROR_RETURN;
+	    ptr += idlen+1;
+	    length++;
+	    break;
+	  }
+	}
+	break;
+
+      default:
+      ptr += 2;
+      for (;; ptr++)
+        {
+        if ((c = *ptr) == 'i')
+          {
+          options |= PCRE_CASELESS;
+          continue;
+          }
+        else if ((c = *ptr) == 'm')
+          {
+          options |= PCRE_MULTILINE;
+          continue;
+          }
+        else if ((c = *ptr) == 's')
+          {
+          options |= PCRE_DOTALL;
+          continue;
+          }
+        else if (c == 'x')
+          {
+          options |= PCRE_EXTENDED;
+          extended = TRUE;
+          length -= spaces;          /* Already counted spaces */
+          continue;
+          }
+        else if (c == ')') break;
+
+        *errorptr = "undefined after (?";
+        goto PCRE_ERROR_RETURN;
+        }
+      continue;                      /* End of this bracket handling */
+      }
+
+    /* Non-special forms of bracket. Save length for computing whole length
+    at end if there's a repeat that requires duplication of the group. */
+
+    if (brastackptr >= sizeof(brastack)/sizeof(int))
+      {
+      *errorptr = "too many brackets";
+      goto PCRE_ERROR_RETURN;
+      }
+
+    brastack[brastackptr++] = length;
+    length += 3;
+    continue;
+
+    /* Handle ket. Look for subsequent max/min; for certain sets of values we
+    have to replicate this bracket up to that many times. */
+
+    case ')':
+    length += 3;
+      {
+      int min = 1;
+      int max = 1;
+      int duplength = length - brastack[--brastackptr];
+
+      /* Leave ptr at the final char; for read_repeat_counts this happens
+      automatically; for the others we need an increment. */
+
+      if ((c = ptr[1]) == '{')
+        {
+        ptr = read_repeat_counts(ptr+2, &min, &max, errorptr);
+        if (*errorptr != NULL) goto PCRE_ERROR_RETURN;
+        }
+      else if (c == '*') { min = 0; max = -1; ptr++; }
+      else if (c == '+') { max = -1; ptr++; }
+      else if (c == '?') { min = 0; ptr++; }
+
+      /* If there is a minimum > 1 we have to replicate up to min-1 times; if
+      there is a limited maximum we have to replicate up to max-1 times and
+      allow for a BRAZERO item before each optional copy, as we also have to
+      do before the first copy if the minimum is zero. */
+
+      if (min == 0) length++;
+        else if (min > 1) length += (min - 1) * duplength;
+      if (max > min) length += (max - min) * (duplength + 1);
+      }
+
+    continue;
+
+    /* Non-special character. For a run of such characters the length required
+    is the number of characters + 2, except that the maximum run length is 255.
+    We won't get a skipped space or a non-data escape or the start of a #
+    comment as the first character, so the length can't be zero. */
+
+    NORMAL_CHAR:
+    default:
+    length += 2;
+    runlength = 0;
+    do
+      {
+      if ((pcre_ctypes[c] & ctype_space) != 0)
+        {
+        if (extended) continue;
+        spaces++;
+        }
+
+      if (extended && c == '#')
+        {
+        while ((c = *(++ptr)) != 0 && c != '\n');
+        continue;
+        }
+
+      /* Backslash may introduce a data char or a metacharacter; stop the
+      string before the latter. */
+
+      if (c == '\\')
+        {
+        uschar *saveptr = ptr;
+        c = check_escape(&ptr, errorptr);
+        if (*errorptr != NULL) goto PCRE_ERROR_RETURN;
+        if (c < 0) { ptr = saveptr; break; }
+        }
+
+      /* Ordinary character or single-char escape */
+
+      runlength++;
+      }
+
+    /* This "while" is the end of the "do" above. */
+
+    while (runlength < 255 && (pcre_ctypes[c = *(++ptr)] & ctype_meta) == 0);
+
+    ptr--;
+    length += runlength;
+    continue;
+    }
+  }
+
+length += 4;    /* For final KET and END */
+
+if (length > 65539)
+  {
+  *errorptr = "regular expression too large";
+  return NULL;
+  }
+
+/* Compute the size of data block needed and get it, either from malloc or
+externally provided function. Put in the magic number and the options. */
+
+size = length + sizeof(real_pcre) - sizeof(re->code);
+re = (real_pcre *)(pcre_malloc)(size);
+
+if (re == NULL)
+  {
+  *errorptr = "failed to get memory";
+  return NULL;
+  }
+
+re->magic_number = MAGIC_NUMBER;
+re->options = options;
+
+/* Set up a starting, non-extracting bracket, then compile the expression. On
+error, *errorptr will be set non-NULL, so we don't need to look at the result
+of the function here. */
+
+ptr = (uschar *)pattern;
+code = re->code;
+*code = OP_BRA;
+(void)compile_regexp(extended, brackets, &code, &ptr, errorptr, dictionary);
+re->top_bracket = brackets[1];
+
+/* If not reached end of pattern on success, there's an excess bracket. */
+
+if (*errorptr == NULL && *ptr != 0) *errorptr = "unmatched brackets";
+/* Fill in the terminating state and check for disastrous overflow, but
+if debugging, leave the test till after things are printed out. */
+
+*code++ = OP_END;
+
+#ifndef DEBUG
+if (code - re->code > length) *errorptr = "internal error: code overflow";
+#endif
+
+/* Failed to compile */
+
+if (*errorptr != NULL)
+  {
+  (pcre_free)(re);
+  PCRE_ERROR_RETURN:
+  *erroroffset = ptr - (uschar *)pattern;
+  return NULL;
+  }
+
+/* If the anchored option was not passed, set flag if we can determine that it
+is anchored by virtue of ^ characters or \A or anything else. Otherwise, see if
+we can determine what the first character has to be, because that speeds up
+unanchored matches no end. In the case of multiline matches, an alternative is
+to set the PCRE_STARTLINE flag if all branches start with ^. */
+
+if ((options & PCRE_ANCHORED) == 0)
+  {
+  if (is_anchored(re->code, (options & PCRE_MULTILINE) != 0))
+    re->options |= PCRE_ANCHORED;
+  else
+    {
+    int c = find_firstchar(re->code);
+    if (c >= 0)
+      {
+      re->first_char = c;
+      re->options |= PCRE_FIRSTSET;
+      }
+    else if (is_startline(re->code))
+      re->options |= PCRE_STARTLINE;
+    }
+  }
+
+/* Print out the compiled data for debugging */
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+
+printf("Length = %d top_bracket = %d%s%s%s%s\n",
+  length, re->top_bracket,
+  ((re->options & PCRE_ANCHORED) != 0)? " anchored" : "",
+  ((re->options & PCRE_CASELESS) != 0)? " caseless" : "",
+  extended? " extended" : "",
+  ((re->options & PCRE_MULTILINE) != 0)? " multiline" : "");
+
+if ((re->options & PCRE_FIRSTSET) != 0)
+  {
+  if (isprint(re->first_char)) printf("First char = %c\n", re->first_char);
+    else printf("First char = \\x%02x\n", re->first_char);
+  }
+
+code_end = code;
+code_base = code = re->code;
+
+while (code < code_end)
+  {
+  int charlength;
+
+  printf("%3d ", code - code_base);
+
+  if (*code >= OP_BRA)
+    {
+    printf("%3d Bra %d", (code[1] << 8) + code[2], *code - OP_BRA);
+    code += 2;
+    }
+
+  else switch(*code)
+    {
+    case OP_CHARS:
+    charlength = *(++code);
+    printf("%3d ", charlength);
+    while (charlength-- > 0)
+      if (isprint(c = *(++code))) printf("%c", c); else printf("\\x%02x", c);
+    break;
+
+    case OP_KETRMAX:
+    case OP_KETRMIN:
+    case OP_ALT:
+    case OP_KET:
+    case OP_ASSERT:
+    case OP_ASSERT_NOT:
+    printf("%3d %s", (code[1] << 8) + code[2], OP_names[*code]);
+    code += 2;
+    break;
+
+    case OP_STAR:
+    case OP_MINSTAR:
+    case OP_PLUS:
+    case OP_MINPLUS:
+    case OP_QUERY:
+    case OP_MINQUERY:
+    case OP_TYPESTAR:
+    case OP_TYPEMINSTAR:
+    case OP_TYPEPLUS:
+    case OP_TYPEMINPLUS:
+    case OP_TYPEQUERY:
+    case OP_TYPEMINQUERY:
+    if (*code >= OP_TYPESTAR)
+      printf("    %s", OP_names[code[1]]);
+    else if (isprint(c = code[1])) printf("    %c", c);
+      else printf("    \\x%02x", c);
+    printf("%s", OP_names[*code++]);
+    break;
+
+    case OP_EXACT:
+    case OP_UPTO:
+    case OP_MINUPTO:
+    if (isprint(c = code[3])) printf("    %c{", c);
+      else printf("    \\x%02x{", c);
+    if (*code != OP_EXACT) printf(",");
+    printf("%d}", (code[1] << 8) + code[2]);
+    if (*code == OP_MINUPTO) printf("?");
+    code += 3;
+    break;
+
+    case OP_TYPEEXACT:
+    case OP_TYPEUPTO:
+    case OP_TYPEMINUPTO:
+    printf("    %s{", OP_names[code[3]]);
+    if (*code != OP_TYPEEXACT) printf(",");
+    printf("%d}", (code[1] << 8) + code[2]);
+    if (*code == OP_TYPEMINUPTO) printf("?");
+    code += 3;
+    break;
+
+    case OP_REF:
+    printf("    \\%d", *(++code));
+    break;
+
+    case OP_CLASS:
+    case OP_NEGCLASS:
+      {
+      int i, min, max;
+      int flags = code[1];
+      int rangecount = code[2];
+      int charcount = code[3];
+
+      printf("    [%s", (*code == OP_CLASS)? "" : "^");
+      code += 3;
+
+      for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
+        if ((flags & (1 << i)) != 0) printf("%s", class_names[i]);
+
+      for (i = 0; i < rangecount; i++)
+        {
+        if (isprint(*(++code))) printf("%c-", *code); else printf("\\x%02x-", *code);
+        if (isprint(*(++code))) printf("%c", *code); else printf("\\x%02x", *code);
+        }
+
+      for (i = 0; i < charcount; i++)
+        {
+        if (!isprint(*(++code))) printf("\\x%02x", *code);
+        else if (strchr("-\\]", *code) != NULL) printf("\\%c", *code);
+        else printf("%c", *code);
+        }
+      printf("]");
+
+      switch(*(++code))
+        {
+        case OP_CRSTAR:
+        case OP_CRMINSTAR:
+        case OP_CRPLUS:
+        case OP_CRMINPLUS:
+        case OP_CRQUERY:
+        case OP_CRMINQUERY:
+        printf("%s", OP_names[*code]);
+        break;
+
+        case OP_CRRANGE:
+        case OP_CRMINRANGE:
+        min = (code[1] << 8) + code[2];
+        max = (code[3] << 8) + code[4];
+        if (max == 0) printf("{%d,}", min);
+        else printf("{%d,%d}", min, max);
+        if (*code == OP_CRMINRANGE) printf("?");
+        code += 4;
+        break;
+
+        default:
+        code--;
+        }
+      }
+    break;
+
+    /* Anything else is just a one-node item */
+
+    default:
+    printf("    %s", OP_names[*code]);
+    break;
+    }
+
+  code++;
+  printf("\n");
+  }
+printf("------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
+
+/* This check is done here in the debugging case so that the code that
+was compiled can be seen. */
+
+if (code - re->code > length)
+  {
+  *errorptr = "internal error: code overflow";
+  (pcre_free)(re);
+  *erroroffset = ptr - (uschar *)pattern;
+  return NULL;
+  }
+#endif
+
+return (pcre *)re;
+}
+
+
+
+/*************************************************
+*        Match a character type                  *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* Not used in all the places it might be as it's sometimes faster
+to put the code inline.
+
+Arguments:
+  type        the character type
+  c           the character
+  multiline   the multiline flag
+
+Returns:      TRUE if character is of the type
+*/
+
+static BOOL
+match_type(int type, int c, BOOL dotall)
+{
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+if (isprint(c)) printf("matching subject %c against ", c);
+  else printf("matching subject \\x%02x against ", c);
+printf("%s\n", OP_names[type]);
+#endif
+
+switch(type)
+  {
+  case OP_ANY:            return dotall || c != '\n';
+  case OP_NOT_DIGIT:      return (pcre_ctypes[c] & ctype_digit) == 0;
+  case OP_DIGIT:          return (pcre_ctypes[c] & ctype_digit) != 0;
+  case OP_NOT_WHITESPACE: return (pcre_ctypes[c] & ctype_space) == 0;
+  case OP_WHITESPACE:     return (pcre_ctypes[c] & ctype_space) != 0;
+  case OP_NOT_WORDCHAR:   return (pcre_ctypes[c] & ctype_word) == 0;
+  case OP_WORDCHAR:       return (pcre_ctypes[c] & ctype_word) != 0;
+  }
+return FALSE;
+}
+
+
+/*************************************************
+*            Match a character class             *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* Return "result" if char is in the class and "!result" otherwise.
+
+Arguments:
+  data        points to the class item
+  c           the subject character
+  result      value to return if in class
+  md          matching "static" data
+
+Returns:      result or !result
+*/
+
+static BOOL
+match_class(register uschar *data, register int c, BOOL result, match_data *md)
+{
+int flags = data[1];
+int i;
+uschar *base = data;
+uschar *end;
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+  {
+  uschar *d = base + 3;
+
+  if (isprint(c))
+    printf("match %c against [%s", c, result? "" : "^");
+  else
+    printf("match \\x%02x against [%s", c, result? "" : "^");
+
+  for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
+    if ((flags & (1 << i)) != 0) printf("%s", class_names[i]);
+
+  for (i = 0; i < data[2]; i++)
+    {
+    if (isprint(*(++d))) printf("%c-", *d); else printf("\\x%02x-", *d);
+    if (isprint(*(++d))) printf("%c", *d); else printf("\\x%02x", *d);
+    }
+
+  for (i = 0; i < data[3]; i++)
+    {
+    if (!isprint(*(++d))) printf("\\x%02x", *d);
+    else if (strchr("-\\]", *d) != NULL) printf("\\%c", *d);
+    else printf("%c", *d);
+    }
+  printf("]\n");
+  }
+#endif
+
+/* Test for any character types */
+
+for (i = 0; flags != 0; i++)
+  {
+  if ((flags & 1) != 0 && match_type(class_ops[i], c, md->dotall))
+    return result;
+  flags >>= 1;
+  }
+
+/* Advance pointer to the specific chars and do the caseless or caseful testing
+of the ranges and individual characters as necessary. */
+
+data += 4;
+end = data + base[2] * 2;
+
+/* Caseless character ranges are slightly tricky, because of cases like [W-c].
+What we do is to uppercase the subject char if it is beyond the end of the
+range, or lowercase it if it is before the start of the range and try again if
+a caseful comparison has failed. This works because upper case letters come
+before lower case in ASCII code. It would not work in EBCDIC, for example,
+where they are the other way round, but then ranges like [W-c] would be illegal
+in EBCDIC. */
+
+if (md->caseless)
+  {
+  while (data < end)
+    {
+    register int d;
+    if (c >= (int)*data && c <= (int)data[1]) return result;
+    d = (c < (int)*data)? pcre_lcc[c] : pcre_ucc[c];
+    if (d >= (int)*data && d <= (int)data[1]) return result;
+    data += 2;
+    }
+  end += base[3];
+  c = pcre_lcc[c];
+  while (data < end) if (c == pcre_lcc[*data++]) return result;
+  }
+
+/* Caseful is easy */
+
+else
+  {
+  while (data < end)
+    {
+    if (c >= (int)*data && c <= (int)data[1]) return result;
+    data += 2;
+    }
+  end += base[3];
+  while (data < end) if (c == *data++) return result;
+  }
+
+/* Character is not in the class */
+
+return !result;
+}
+
+
+
+/*************************************************
+*          Match a back-reference                *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* If a back reference hasn't been set, the match fails.
+
+Arguments:
+  number      reference number
+  eptr        points into the subject
+  length      length to be matched
+  md          points to match data block
+
+Returns:      TRUE if matched
+*/
+
+static BOOL
+match_ref(int number, register uschar *eptr, int length, match_data *md)
+{
+uschar *p = md->start_subject + md->offset_vector[number];
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+if (eptr >= md->end_subject)
+  printf("matching subject <null>");
+else
+  {
+  printf("matching subject ");
+  pchars(eptr, length, TRUE, md);
+  }
+printf(" against backref ");
+pchars(p, length, FALSE, md);
+printf("\n");
+#endif
+
+/* Always fail if not enough characters left */
+
+if (length > md->end_subject - p) return FALSE;
+
+/* Separate the caselesss case for speed */
+
+if (md->caseless)
+  { while (length-- > 0) if (pcre_lcc[*p++] != pcre_lcc[*eptr++]) return FALSE; }
+else
+  { while (length-- > 0) if (*p++ != *eptr++) return FALSE; }
+
+return TRUE;
+}
+
+static int free_stack(match_data *md)
+{
+/* Free any stack space that was allocated by the call to match(). */
+if (md->off_num)    free(md->off_num); 
+if (md->offset_top) free(md->offset_top); 
+if (md->r1)         free(md->r1); 
+if (md->r2)         free(md->r2); 
+if (md->eptr)       free(md->eptr); 
+if (md->ecode)      free(md->ecode); 
+}
+
+static int grow_stack(match_data *md)
+{
+  md->length = md->length ? md->length+md->length/2 : 200; 
+  md->offset_top=realloc(md->offset_top, md->length*sizeof(int)); 
+  md->eptr=realloc(md->eptr, md->length*sizeof(void *)); 
+  md->ecode=realloc(md->ecode, md->length*sizeof(void *)); 
+  md->off_num=realloc(md->off_num, md->length*sizeof(int)); 
+  md->r1=realloc(md->r1, md->length*sizeof(int)); 
+  md->r2=realloc(md->r2, md->length*sizeof(int));
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/*************************************************
+*         Match from current position            *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* On entry ecode points to the first opcode, and eptr to the first character.
+
+Arguments:
+   eptr        pointer in subject
+   ecode       position in code
+   offset_top  current top pointer
+   md          pointer to "static" info for the match
+
+Returns:       TRUE if matched
+*/
+
+static BOOL
+match(register uschar *eptr, register uschar *ecode, int offset_top,
+  match_data *md)
+{
+  int save_stack_position = md->point;
+match_loop:
+
+#define SUCCEED goto succeed
+#define FAIL    goto fail
+
+for (;;)
+  {
+  int min, max, ctype;
+  register int i;
+  register int c;
+  BOOL minimize;
+
+  /* Opening bracket. Check the alternative branches in turn, failing if none
+  match. We have to set the start offset if required and there is space
+  in the offset vector so that it is available for subsequent back references
+  if the bracket matches. However, if the bracket fails, we must put back the
+  previous value of both offsets in case they were set by a previous copy of
+  the same bracket. Don't worry about setting the flag for the error case here;
+  that is handled in the code for KET. */
+
+  if ((int)*ecode >= OP_BRA)
+    {
+    int number = (*ecode - OP_BRA) << 1;
+    int save_offset1, save_offset2;
+
+    #ifdef DEBUG
+    printf("start bracket %d\n", number/2);
+    #endif
+
+    if (number > 0 && number < md->offset_end)
+      {
+      save_offset1 = md->offset_vector[number];
+      save_offset2 = md->offset_vector[number+1];
+      md->offset_vector[number] = eptr - md->start_subject;
+
+      #ifdef DEBUG
+      printf("saving %d %d\n", save_offset1, save_offset2);
+      #endif
+      }
+
+    /* Recurse for all the alternatives. */
+
+    do
+      {
+      if (match(eptr, ecode+3, offset_top, md)) SUCCEED;
+      ecode += (ecode[1] << 8) + ecode[2];
+      }
+    while (*ecode == OP_ALT);
+
+    #ifdef DEBUG
+    printf("bracket %d failed\n", number/2);
+    #endif
+
+    if (number > 0 && number < md->offset_end)
+      {
+      md->offset_vector[number] = save_offset1;
+      md->offset_vector[number+1] = save_offset2;
+      }
+
+    FAIL;
+    }
+
+  /* Other types of node can be handled by a switch */
+
+  switch(*ecode)
+    {
+    case OP_END:
+    md->end_match_ptr = eptr;          /* Record where we ended */
+    md->end_offset_top = offset_top;   /* and how many extracts were taken */
+    SUCCEED;
+
+    /* Assertion brackets. Check the alternative branches in turn - the
+    matching won't pass the KET for an assertion. If any one branch matches,
+    the assertion is true. */
+
+    case OP_ASSERT:
+    do
+      {
+      if (match(eptr, ecode+3, offset_top, md)) break;
+      ecode += (ecode[1] << 8) + ecode[2];
+      }
+    while (*ecode == OP_ALT);
+    if (*ecode == OP_KET) FAIL;
+
+    /* Continue from after the assertion, updating the offsets high water
+    mark, since extracts may have been taken during the assertion. */
+
+    do ecode += (ecode[1] << 8) + ecode[2]; while (*ecode == OP_ALT);
+    ecode += 3;
+    offset_top = md->end_offset_top;
+    continue;
+
+    /* Negative assertion: all branches must fail to match */
+
+    case OP_ASSERT_NOT:
+    do
+      {
+      if (match(eptr, ecode+3, offset_top, md)) FAIL;
+      ecode += (ecode[1] << 8) + ecode[2];
+      }
+    while (*ecode == OP_ALT);
+    ecode += 3;
+    continue;
+
+    /* An alternation is the end of a branch; scan along to find the end of the
+    bracketed group and go to there. */
+
+    case OP_ALT:
+    do ecode += (ecode[1] << 8) + ecode[2]; while (*ecode == OP_ALT);
+    break;
+
+    /* BRAZERO and BRAMINZERO occur just before a bracket group, indicating
+    that it may occur zero times. It may repeat infinitely, or not at all -
+    i.e. it could be ()* or ()? in the pattern. Brackets with fixed upper
+    repeat limits are compiled as a number of copies, with the optional ones
+    preceded by BRAZERO or BRAMINZERO. */
+
+    case OP_BRAZERO:
+      {
+      uschar *next = ecode+1;
+      if (match(eptr, next, offset_top, md)) SUCCEED;
+      do next += (next[1] << 8) + next[2]; while (*next == OP_ALT);
+      ecode = next + 3;
+      }
+    break;
+
+    case OP_BRAMINZERO:
+      {
+      uschar *next = ecode+1;
+      do next += (next[1] << 8) + next[2]; while (*next == OP_ALT);
+      if (match(eptr, next+3, offset_top, md)) SUCCEED;
+      ecode++;
+      }
+    break;;
+
+    /* End of a group, repeated or non-repeating. If we are at the end of
+    an assertion "group", stop matching and SUCCEED, but record the
+    current high water mark for use by positive assertions. */
+
+    case OP_KET:
+    case OP_KETRMIN:
+    case OP_KETRMAX:
+      {
+      int number, start, end;
+      uschar *prev = ecode - (ecode[1] << 8) - ecode[2];
+
+      if (*prev == OP_ASSERT || *prev == OP_ASSERT_NOT)
+        {
+        md->end_offset_top = offset_top;
+        SUCCEED;
+        }
+
+      /* In all other cases we have to check the group number back at the
+      start and if necessary complete handling an extraction by setting the
+      final offset and bumping the high water mark. */
+
+      number = (*prev - OP_BRA) << 1;
+
+      #ifdef DEBUG
+      printf("end bracket %d\n", number/2);
+      #endif
+
+      if (number > 0)
+        {
+        if (number >= md->offset_end) md->offset_overflow = TRUE; else
+          {
+          start=md->offset_vector[number] ; end =md->offset_vector[number+1];
+          md->offset_vector[number+1] = eptr - md->start_subject;
+          if (offset_top <= number) offset_top = number + 2;
+          }
+        }
+
+      /* For a non-repeating ket, just advance to the next node and continue at
+      this level. */
+
+      if (*ecode == OP_KET)
+        {
+        ecode += 3;
+        break;
+        }
+
+      /* The repeating kets try the rest of the pattern or restart from the
+      preceding bracket, in the appropriate order. */
+
+      if (*ecode == OP_KETRMIN)
+        {
+	uschar *ptr;
+	if (match(eptr, ecode+3, offset_top, md)) goto succeed;
+	/* Handle alternation inside the BRA...KET; push the additional
+	   alternatives onto the stack 
+	   XXX this tries the alternatives backwards! */
+	ptr=prev;
+	do {
+	  ptr += (ptr[1]<<8)+ ptr[2];
+	  if (*ptr==OP_ALT) 
+	    {
+	      if (md->length == md->point) grow_stack(md);
+	      md->offset_top[md->point] = offset_top; 
+	      md->eptr[md->point]       = eptr; 
+	      md->ecode[md->point]      = ptr+3; 
+	      md->r1[md->point]         = 0; 
+	      md->r2[md->point]         = 0; 
+	      md->off_num[md->point]    = 0; 
+	      md->point++;	      
+	    }
+	} while (*ptr==OP_ALT);
+	ecode=prev+3; goto match_loop;
+        }
+      else  /* OP_KETRMAX */
+        {
+	uschar *ptr;
+	int points_pushed=0;
+
+	/* Push one failure point, that will resume matching at the code after 
+	   the KETRMAX opcode. */
+	if (md->length == md->point) grow_stack(md);
+	md->offset_top[md->point] = offset_top; 
+	md->eptr[md->point]       = eptr; 
+	md->ecode[md->point]      = ecode+3; 
+	md->r1[md->point]         = md->offset_vector[number]; 
+	md->r2[md->point]         = md->offset_vector[number+1]; 
+	md->off_num[md->point]    = number; 
+	md->point++;	      
+
+	md->offset_vector[number] = eptr - md->start_subject;
+	/* Handle alternation inside the BRA...KET; push each of the
+	   additional alternatives onto the stack 
+	   XXX this tries the alternatives backwards! */
+	ptr=prev;
+	do {
+	  ptr += (ptr[1]<<8)+ ptr[2];
+	  if (*ptr==OP_ALT) 
+	    {
+	      if (md->length == md->point) grow_stack(md);
+	      md->offset_top[md->point] = offset_top; 
+	      md->eptr[md->point]       = eptr; 
+	      md->ecode[md->point]      = ptr+3; 
+	      md->r1[md->point]         = 0; 
+	      md->r2[md->point]         = 0; 
+	      md->off_num[md->point]    = 0; 
+	      md->point++;	      
+	      points_pushed++;
+	    }
+	} while (*ptr==OP_ALT);
+	/* Jump to the first (or only) alternative and resume trying to match */
+	ecode=prev+3; goto match_loop;
+        }
+      }
+    FAIL;
+
+    /* Start of subject, or after internal newline if multiline */
+
+    case OP_CIRC:
+    if (md->multiline)
+      {
+      if (eptr != md->start_subject && eptr[-1] != '\n') FAIL;
+      ecode++;
+      break;
+      }
+    /* ... else fall through */
+
+    /* Start of subject assertion */
+
+    case OP_SOD:
+    if (eptr != md->start_subject) FAIL;
+    ecode++;
+    break;
+
+    /* End of subject, or before internal newline if multiline */
+
+    case OP_DOLL:
+    if (md->multiline)
+      {
+      if (eptr < md->end_subject && *eptr != '\n') FAIL;
+      ecode++;
+      break;
+      }
+    /* ... else fall through */
+
+    /* End of subject assertion */
+
+    case OP_EOD:
+    if (eptr < md->end_subject) FAIL;
+    ecode++;
+    break;
+
+    /* Word boundary assertions */
+
+    case OP_NOT_WORD_BOUNDARY:
+    case OP_WORD_BOUNDARY:
+      {
+      BOOL prev_is_word = (eptr != md->start_subject) &&
+        ((pcre_ctypes[eptr[-1]] & ctype_word) != 0);
+      BOOL cur_is_word = (eptr < md->end_subject) &&
+        ((pcre_ctypes[*eptr] & ctype_word) != 0);
+      if ((*ecode++ == OP_WORD_BOUNDARY)?
+           cur_is_word == prev_is_word : cur_is_word != prev_is_word)
+        FAIL;
+      }
+    break;
+
+    /* Match a single character type; inline for speed */
+
+    case OP_ANY:
+    if (!md->dotall && eptr < md->end_subject && *eptr == '\n') FAIL;
+    if (eptr++ >= md->end_subject) FAIL;
+    ecode++;
+    break;
+
+    case OP_NOT_DIGIT:
+    if (eptr >= md->end_subject || (pcre_ctypes[*eptr++] & ctype_digit) != 0)
+      FAIL;
+    ecode++;
+    break;
+
+    case OP_DIGIT:
+    if (eptr >= md->end_subject || (pcre_ctypes[*eptr++] & ctype_digit) == 0)
+      FAIL;
+    ecode++;
+    break;
+
+    case OP_NOT_WHITESPACE:
+    if (eptr >= md->end_subject || (pcre_ctypes[*eptr++] & ctype_space) != 0)
+      FAIL;
+    ecode++;
+    break;
+
+    case OP_WHITESPACE:
+    if (eptr >= md->end_subject || (pcre_ctypes[*eptr++] & ctype_space) == 0)
+      FAIL;
+    ecode++;
+    break;
+
+    case OP_NOT_WORDCHAR:
+    if (eptr >= md->end_subject || (pcre_ctypes[*eptr++] & ctype_word) != 0)
+      FAIL;
+    ecode++;
+    break;
+
+    case OP_WORDCHAR:
+    if (eptr >= md->end_subject || (pcre_ctypes[*eptr++] & ctype_word) == 0)
+      FAIL;
+    ecode++;
+    break;
+
+    /* Match a back reference, possibly repeatedly. Look past the end of the
+    item to see if there is repeat information following. The code is similar
+    to that for character classes, but repeated for efficiency. Then obey
+    similar code to character type repeats - written out again for speed.
+    However, if the referenced string is the empty string, always treat
+    it as matched, any number of times (otherwise there could be infinite
+    loops). */
+
+    case OP_REF:
+      {
+      int length;
+      int number = ecode[1] << 1;                /* Doubled reference number */
+      ecode += 2;                                /* Advance past the item */
+
+      if (number >= offset_top || md->offset_vector[number] < 0)
+        {
+        md->errorcode = PCRE_ERROR_BADREF;
+        FAIL;
+        }
+
+      length = md->offset_vector[number+1] - md->offset_vector[number];
+
+      switch (*ecode)
+        {
+        case OP_CRSTAR:
+        case OP_CRMINSTAR:
+        case OP_CRPLUS:
+        case OP_CRMINPLUS:
+        case OP_CRQUERY:
+        case OP_CRMINQUERY:
+        c = *ecode++ - OP_CRSTAR;
+        minimize = (c & 1) != 0;
+        min = rep_min[c];                 /* Pick up values from tables; */
+        max = rep_max[c];                 /* zero for max => infinity */
+        if (max == 0) max = INT_MAX;
+        break;
+
+        case OP_CRRANGE:
+        case OP_CRMINRANGE:
+        minimize = (*ecode == OP_CRMINRANGE);
+        min = (ecode[1] << 8) + ecode[2];
+        max = (ecode[3] << 8) + ecode[4];
+        if (max == 0) max = INT_MAX;
+        ecode += 5;
+        break;
+
+        default:               /* No repeat follows */
+        if (!match_ref(number, eptr, length, md)) FAIL;
+        eptr += length;
+        continue;              /* With the main loop */
+        }
+
+      /* If the length of the reference is zero, just continue with the
+      main loop. */
+
+      if (length == 0) continue;
+
+      /* First, ensure the minimum number of matches are present. We get back
+      the length of the reference string explicitly rather than passing the
+      address of eptr, so that eptr can be a register variable. */
+
+      for (i = 1; i <= min; i++)
+        {
+        if (!match_ref(number, eptr, length, md)) FAIL;
+        eptr += length;
+        }
+
+      /* If min = max, continue at the same level without recursion.
+      They are not both allowed to be zero. */
+
+      if (min == max) continue;
+
+      /* If minimizing, keep trying and advancing the pointer */
+
+      if (minimize)
+        {
+        for (i = min;; i++)
+          {
+          if (match(eptr, ecode, offset_top, md)) SUCCEED;
+          if (i >= max || !match_ref(number, eptr, length, md))
+            FAIL;
+          eptr += length;
+          }
+        /* Control never gets here */
+        }
+
+      /* If maximizing, find the longest string and work backwards */
+
+      else
+        {
+        uschar *pp = eptr;
+        for (i = min; i < max; i++)
+          {
+          if (!match_ref(number, eptr, length, md)) break;
+          eptr += length;
+          }
+        while (eptr >= pp)
+          {
+          if (match(eptr, ecode, offset_top, md)) SUCCEED;
+          eptr -= length;
+          }
+        FAIL;
+        }
+      }
+    /* Control never gets here */
+
+    /* Match a character class, possibly repeatedly. Look past the end of the
+    item to see if there is repeat information following. Then obey similar
+    code to character type repeats - written out again for speed. */
+
+    case OP_CLASS:
+    case OP_NEGCLASS:
+      {
+      BOOL result = *ecode == OP_CLASS;
+      uschar *data = ecode;               /* Save for matching */
+
+      ecode += 4 + 2 * ecode[2] + ecode[3];      /* Advance past the item */
+
+      switch (*ecode)
+        {
+        case OP_CRSTAR:
+        case OP_CRMINSTAR:
+        case OP_CRPLUS:
+        case OP_CRMINPLUS:
+        case OP_CRQUERY:
+        case OP_CRMINQUERY:
+        c = *ecode++ - OP_CRSTAR;
+        minimize = (c & 1) != 0;
+        min = rep_min[c];                 /* Pick up values from tables; */
+        max = rep_max[c];                 /* zero for max => infinity */
+        if (max == 0) max = INT_MAX;
+        break;
+
+        case OP_CRRANGE:
+        case OP_CRMINRANGE:
+        minimize = (*ecode == OP_CRMINRANGE);
+        min = (ecode[1] << 8) + ecode[2];
+        max = (ecode[3] << 8) + ecode[4];
+        if (max == 0) max = INT_MAX;
+        ecode += 5;
+        break;
+
+        default:               /* No repeat follows */
+        if (eptr >= md->end_subject || !match_class(data, *eptr++, result, md))
+          FAIL;
+        continue;              /* With the main loop */
+        }
+
+      /* First, ensure the minimum number of matches are present. */
+
+      for (i = 1; i <= min; i++)
+        if (eptr >= md->end_subject || !match_class(data, *eptr++, result, md))
+          FAIL;
+
+      /* If max == min we can continue with the main loop without the
+      need to recurse. */
+
+      if (min == max) continue;
+
+      /* If minimizing, keep testing the rest of the expression and advancing
+      the pointer while it matches the class. */
+
+      if (minimize)
+        {
+        for (i = min;; i++)
+          {
+          if (match(eptr, ecode, offset_top, md)) SUCCEED;
+          if (i >= max || eptr >= md->end_subject ||
+            !match_class(data, *eptr++, result, md)) FAIL;
+          }
+        /* Control never gets here */
+        }
+
+      /* If maximizing, find the longest possible run, then work backwards. */
+
+      else
+        {
+        uschar *pp = eptr;
+        for (i = min; i < max; i++)
+          {
+          if (eptr >= md->end_subject || !match_class(data, *eptr, result, md))
+            break;
+          eptr++;
+          }
+        while (eptr >= pp)
+          if (match(eptr--, ecode, offset_top, md)) SUCCEED;
+        FAIL;
+        }
+      }
+    /* Control never gets here */
+
+    /* Match a run of characters */
+
+    case OP_CHARS:
+      {
+      register int length = ecode[1];
+      ecode += 2;
+
+      #ifdef DEBUG
+      if (eptr >= md->end_subject)
+        printf("matching subject <null> against pattern ");
+      else
+        {
+        printf("matching subject ");
+        pchars(eptr, length, TRUE, md);
+        printf(" against pattern ");
+        }
+      pchars(ecode, length, FALSE, md);
+      printf("\n");
+      #endif
+
+      if (length > md->end_subject - eptr) FAIL;
+      if (md->caseless)
+        {
+        while (length-- > 0) if (pcre_lcc[*ecode++] != pcre_lcc[*eptr++]) FAIL;
+        }
+      else
+        {
+        while (length-- > 0) if (*ecode++ != *eptr++) FAIL;
+        }
+      }
+    break;
+
+    /* Match a single character repeatedly; different opcodes share code. */
+
+    case OP_EXACT:
+    min = max = (ecode[1] << 8) + ecode[2];
+    ecode += 3;
+    goto REPEATCHAR;
+
+    case OP_UPTO:
+    case OP_MINUPTO:
+    min = 0;
+    max = (ecode[1] << 8) + ecode[2];
+    minimize = *ecode == OP_MINUPTO;
+    ecode += 3;
+    goto REPEATCHAR;
+
+    case OP_STAR:
+    case OP_MINSTAR:
+    case OP_PLUS:
+    case OP_MINPLUS:
+    case OP_QUERY:
+    case OP_MINQUERY:
+    c = *ecode++ - OP_STAR;
+    minimize = (c & 1) != 0;
+    min = rep_min[c];                 /* Pick up values from tables; */
+    max = rep_max[c];                 /* zero for max => infinity */
+    if (max == 0) max = INT_MAX;
+
+    /* Common code for all repeated single-character matches. We can give
+    up quickly if there are fewer than the minimum number of characters left in
+    the subject. */
+
+    REPEATCHAR:
+    if (min > md->end_subject - eptr) FAIL;
+    c = *ecode++;
+
+    /* The code is duplicated for the caseless and caseful cases, for speed,
+    since matching characters is likely to be quite common. First, ensure the
+    minimum number of matches are present. If min = max, continue at the same
+    level without recursing. Otherwise, if minimizing, keep trying the rest of
+    the expression and advancing one matching character if failing, up to the
+    maximum. Alternatively, if maximizing, find the maximum number of
+    characters and work backwards. */
+
+    #ifdef DEBUG
+    printf("matching %c{%d,%d} against subject %.*s\n", c, min, max,
+      max, eptr);
+    #endif
+
+    if (md->caseless)
+      {
+      c = pcre_lcc[c];
+      for (i = 1; i <= min; i++) if (c != pcre_lcc[*eptr++]) FAIL;
+      if (min == max) continue;
+      if (minimize)
+        {
+        for (i = min;; i++)
+          {
+          if (match(eptr, ecode, offset_top, md)) SUCCEED;
+          if (i >= max || eptr >= md->end_subject || c != pcre_lcc[*eptr++])
+            FAIL;
+          }
+        /* Control never gets here */
+        }
+      else
+        {
+        uschar *pp = eptr;
+        for (i = min; i < max; i++)
+          {
+          if (eptr >= md->end_subject || c != pcre_lcc[*eptr]) break;
+          eptr++;
+          }
+        while (eptr >= pp)
+          if (match(eptr--, ecode, offset_top, md)) SUCCEED;
+        FAIL;
+        }
+      }
+
+    /* Caseful comparisons */
+
+    else
+      {
+      for (i = 1; i <= min; i++) if (c != *eptr++) FAIL;
+      if (min == max) continue;
+      if (minimize)
+        {
+        for (i = min;; i++)
+          {
+          if (match(eptr, ecode, offset_top, md)) SUCCEED;
+          if (i >= max || eptr >= md->end_subject || c != *eptr++) FAIL;
+          }
+        /* Control never gets here */
+        }
+      else
+        {
+        uschar *pp = eptr;
+        for (i = min; i < max; i++)
+          {
+          if (eptr >= md->end_subject || c != *eptr) break;
+          eptr++;
+          }
+        while (eptr >= pp)
+         if (match(eptr--, ecode, offset_top, md)) SUCCEED;
+        FAIL;
+        }
+      }
+    /* Control never gets here */
+
+    /* Match a single character type repeatedly; several different opcodes
+    share code. This is very similar to the code for single characters, but we
+    repeat it in the interests of efficiency. */
+
+    case OP_TYPEEXACT:
+    min = max = (ecode[1] << 8) + ecode[2];
+    minimize = TRUE;
+    ecode += 3;
+    goto REPEATTYPE;
+
+    case OP_TYPEUPTO:
+    case OP_TYPEMINUPTO:
+    min = 0;
+    max = (ecode[1] << 8) + ecode[2];
+    minimize = *ecode == OP_TYPEMINUPTO;
+    ecode += 3;
+    goto REPEATTYPE;
+
+    case OP_TYPESTAR:
+    case OP_TYPEMINSTAR:
+    case OP_TYPEPLUS:
+    case OP_TYPEMINPLUS:
+    case OP_TYPEQUERY:
+    case OP_TYPEMINQUERY:
+    c = *ecode++ - OP_TYPESTAR;
+    minimize = (c & 1) != 0;
+    min = rep_min[c];                 /* Pick up values from tables; */
+    max = rep_max[c];                 /* zero for max => infinity */
+    if (max == 0) max = INT_MAX;
+
+    /* Common code for all repeated single character type matches */
+
+    REPEATTYPE:
+    ctype = *ecode++;      /* Code for the character type */
+
+    /* First, ensure the minimum number of matches are present. Use inline
+    code for maximizing the speed, and do the type test once at the start
+    (i.e. keep it out of the loop). Also test that there are at least the
+    minimum number of characters before we start. */
+
+    if (min > md->end_subject - eptr) FAIL;
+    if (min > 0) switch(ctype)
+      {
+      case OP_ANY:
+      if (!md->dotall)
+        { for (i = 1; i <= min; i++) if (*eptr++ == '\n') FAIL; }
+      else eptr += min;
+      break;
+
+      case OP_NOT_DIGIT:
+      for (i = 1; i <= min; i++)
+        if ((pcre_ctypes[*eptr++] & ctype_digit) != 0) FAIL;
+      break;
+
+      case OP_DIGIT:
+      for (i = 1; i <= min; i++)
+        if ((pcre_ctypes[*eptr++] & ctype_digit) == 0) FAIL;
+      break;
+
+      case OP_NOT_WHITESPACE:
+      for (i = 1; i <= min; i++)
+        if ((pcre_ctypes[*eptr++] & ctype_space) != 0) FAIL;
+      break;
+
+      case OP_WHITESPACE:
+      for (i = 1; i <= min; i++)
+        if ((pcre_ctypes[*eptr++] & ctype_space) == 0) FAIL;
+      break;
+
+      case OP_NOT_WORDCHAR:
+      for (i = 1; i <= min; i++) if ((pcre_ctypes[*eptr++] & ctype_word) != 0)
+        FAIL;
+      break;
+
+      case OP_WORDCHAR:
+      for (i = 1; i <= min; i++) if ((pcre_ctypes[*eptr++] & ctype_word) == 0)
+        FAIL;
+      break;
+      }
+
+    /* If min = max, continue at the same level without recursing */
+
+    if (min == max) continue;
+
+    /* If minimizing, we have to test the rest of the pattern before each
+    subsequent match, so inlining isn't much help; just use the function. */
+
+    if (minimize)
+      {
+      for (i = min;; i++)
+        {
+        if (match(eptr, ecode, offset_top, md)) SUCCEED;
+        if (i >= max || eptr >= md->end_subject ||
+          !match_type(ctype, *eptr++, md->dotall))
+            FAIL;
+        }
+      /* Control never gets here */
+      }
+
+    /* If maximizing it is worth using inline code for speed, doing the type
+    test once at the start (i.e. keep it out of the loop). */
+
+    else
+      {
+      uschar *pp = eptr;
+      switch(ctype)
+        {
+        case OP_ANY:
+        if (!md->dotall)
+          {
+          for (i = min; i < max; i++)
+            {
+            if (eptr >= md->end_subject || *eptr == '\n') break;
+            eptr++;
+            }
+          }
+        else
+          {
+          c = max - min;
+          if (c > md->end_subject - eptr) c = md->end_subject - eptr;
+          eptr += c;
+          }
+        break;
+
+        case OP_NOT_DIGIT:
+        for (i = min; i < max; i++)
+          {
+          if (eptr >= md->end_subject || (pcre_ctypes[*eptr] & ctype_digit) != 0)
+            break;
+          eptr++;
+          }
+        break;
+
+        case OP_DIGIT:
+        for (i = min; i < max; i++)
+          {
+          if (eptr >= md->end_subject || (pcre_ctypes[*eptr] & ctype_digit) == 0)
+            break;
+          eptr++;
+          }
+        break;
+
+        case OP_NOT_WHITESPACE:
+        for (i = min; i < max; i++)
+          {
+          if (eptr >= md->end_subject || (pcre_ctypes[*eptr] & ctype_space) != 0)
+            break;
+          eptr++;
+          }
+        break;
+
+        case OP_WHITESPACE:
+        for (i = min; i < max; i++)
+          {
+          if (eptr >= md->end_subject || (pcre_ctypes[*eptr] & ctype_space) == 0)
+            break;
+          eptr++;
+          }
+        break;
+
+        case OP_NOT_WORDCHAR:
+        for (i = min; i < max; i++)
+          {
+          if (eptr >= md->end_subject || (pcre_ctypes[*eptr] & ctype_word) != 0)
+            break;
+          eptr++;
+          }
+        break;
+
+        case OP_WORDCHAR:
+        for (i = min; i < max; i++)
+          {
+          if (eptr >= md->end_subject || (pcre_ctypes[*eptr] & ctype_word) == 0)
+            break;
+          eptr++;
+          }
+        break;
+        }
+
+      while (eptr >= pp)
+        if (match(eptr--, ecode, offset_top, md)) SUCCEED;
+      FAIL;
+      }
+    /* Control never gets here */
+
+    /* There's been some horrible disaster. */
+
+    default:
+    #ifdef DEBUG
+    printf("Unknown opcode %d\n", *ecode);
+    #endif
+    md->errorcode = PCRE_ERROR_UNKNOWN_NODE;
+    FAIL;
+    }
+
+  /* Do not stick any code in here without much thought; it is assumed
+  that "continue" in the code above comes out to here to repeat the main
+  loop. */
+
+  }             /* End of main loop */
+/* Control never reaches here */
+
+fail: 
+ if (md->point > save_stack_position)
+ {
+   /* If there are still points remaining on the stack, pop the next one off */
+   int start, end, off_num;
+
+   md->point--; 
+   offset_top = md->offset_top[md->point]; 
+   eptr       = md->eptr[md->point]; 
+   ecode      = md->ecode[md->point]; 
+   off_num    = md->off_num[md->point];
+   md->offset_vector[off_num]   = md->r1[md->point]; 
+   md->offset_vector[off_num+1] = md->r2[md->point]; 
+   goto match_loop;
+  }
+   /* Failure, and nothing left on the stack, so end this function call */
+
+ /* Restore the top of the stack to where it was before this function
+    call.  This lets us use one stack for everything; recursive calls
+    can push and pop information, and may increase the stack.  When
+    the call returns, the parent function can resume pushing and
+    popping wherever it was. */
+
+ md->point = save_stack_position;
+ return FALSE;
+
+succeed:
+ return TRUE;
+}
+
+
+/*************************************************
+*         Execute a Regular Expression           *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* This function applies a compiled re to a subject string and picks out
+portions of the string if it matches. Two elements in the vector are set for
+each substring: the offsets to the start and end of the substring.
+
+Arguments:
+  re           points to the compiled expression
+  extra        points to "hints" from pcre_study() or is NULL
+  subject      points to the subject string
+  length       length of subject string (may contain binary zeros)
+  options      option bits
+  offsets      points to a vector of ints to be filled in with offsets
+  offsetcount  the number of elements in the vector
+
+Returns:       > 0 => success; value is the number of elements filled in
+               = 0 => success, but offsets is not big enough
+                -1 => failed to match
+              < -1 => some kind of unexpected problem
+*/
+
+int
+pcre_exec(pcre *external_re, pcre_extra *external_extra, char *subject,
+  int length, int options, int *offsets, int offsetcount)
+{
+int resetcount;
+int first_char = -1;
+match_data match_block;
+uschar *start_bits = NULL;
+uschar *start_match = (uschar *)subject;
+uschar *end_subject;
+real_pcre *re = (real_pcre *)external_re;
+real_pcre_extra *extra = (real_pcre_extra *)external_extra;
+BOOL anchored = ((re->options | options) & PCRE_ANCHORED) != 0;
+BOOL startline = (re->options & PCRE_STARTLINE) != 0;
+
+if ((options & ~PUBLIC_EXEC_OPTIONS) != 0) return PCRE_ERROR_BADOPTION;
+
+if (re == NULL || subject == NULL ||
+   (offsets == NULL && offsetcount > 0)) return PCRE_ERROR_NULL;
+if (re->magic_number != MAGIC_NUMBER) return PCRE_ERROR_BADMAGIC;
+
+match_block.start_subject = (uschar *)subject;
+match_block.end_subject = match_block.start_subject + length;
+end_subject = match_block.end_subject;
+
+match_block.caseless = ((re->options | options) & PCRE_CASELESS) != 0;
+match_block.multiline = ((re->options |options) & PCRE_MULTILINE) != 0;
+match_block.dotall   = ((re->options |options) & PCRE_DOTALL) != 0;
+
+match_block.offset_vector = offsets;            /* Where offsets go */
+match_block.offset_end = (offsetcount & (-2));  /* Past max permitted (even) */
+match_block.offset_overflow = FALSE;
+
+match_block.errorcode = PCRE_ERROR_NOMATCH;     /* Default error */
+
+/* Set the stack state to empty */
+  match_block.off_num = match_block.offset_top = NULL;
+  match_block.r1 = match_block.r2 = NULL;
+  match_block.eptr = match_block.ecode = NULL;
+  match_block.point = match_block.length = 0;
+
+/* Compute the minimum number of offsets that we need to reset each time. Doing
+this makes a huge difference to execution time when there aren't many brackets
+in the pattern. */
+
+resetcount = 2 + re->top_bracket * 2;
+if (resetcount > offsetcount) resetcount = offsetcount;
+
+/* If MULTILINE is set at exec time but was not set at compile time, and the
+anchored flag is set, we must re-check because a setting provoked by ^ in the
+pattern is not right in multi-line mode. Calling is_anchored() again here does
+the right check, because multiline is now set. If it now yields FALSE, the
+expression must have had ^ starting some of its branches. Check to see if
+that is true for *all* branches, and if so, set the startline flag. */
+
+if (match_block. multiline && anchored && (re->options & PCRE_MULTILINE) == 0 &&
+    !is_anchored(re->code, match_block.multiline))
+  {
+  anchored = FALSE;
+  if (is_startline(re->code)) startline = TRUE;
+  }
+
+/* Set up the first character to match, if available. The first_char value is
+never set for an anchored regular expression, but the anchoring may be forced
+at run time, so we have to test for anchoring. The first char may be unset for
+an unanchored pattern, of course. If there's no first char and the pattern was
+studied, the may be a bitmap of possible first characters. However, we can
+use this only if the caseless state of the studying was correct. */
+
+if (!anchored)
+  {
+  if ((re->options & PCRE_FIRSTSET) != 0)
+    {
+    first_char = re->first_char;
+    if (match_block.caseless) first_char = pcre_lcc[first_char];
+    }
+  else
+    if (!startline && extra != NULL &&
+      (extra->options & PCRE_STUDY_MAPPED) != 0 &&
+      ((extra->options & PCRE_STUDY_CASELESS) != 0) == match_block.caseless)
+        start_bits = extra->start_bits;
+  }
+
+/* Loop for unanchored matches; for anchored regexps the loop runs just once. */
+
+do
+  {
+  register int *iptr = offsets;
+  register int *iend = offsets + resetcount;
+
+  /* Reset the maximum number of extractions we might see. */
+
+  while (iptr < iend) *iptr++ = -1;
+
+  /* Advance to a unique first char if possible */
+
+  if (first_char >= 0)
+    {
+    if (match_block.caseless)
+      while (start_match < end_subject && pcre_lcc[*start_match] != first_char)
+        start_match++;
+    else
+      while (start_match < end_subject && *start_match != first_char)
+        start_match++;
+    }
+
+  /* Or to just after \n for a multiline match if possible */
+
+  else if (startline)
+    {
+    if (start_match > match_block.start_subject)
+      {
+      while (start_match < end_subject && start_match[-1] != '\n')
+        start_match++;
+      }
+    }
+
+  /* Or to a non-unique first char */
+
+  else if (start_bits != NULL)
+    {
+    while (start_match < end_subject)
+      {
+      register int c = *start_match;
+      if ((start_bits[c/8] & (1<<(c%8))) == 0) start_match++; else break;
+      }
+    }
+
+  #ifdef DEBUG
+  printf(">>>> Match against: ");
+  pchars(start_match, end_subject - start_match, TRUE, &match_block);
+  printf("\n");
+  #endif
+
+  /* When a match occurs, substrings will be set for all internal extractions;
+  we just need to set up the whole thing as substring 0 before returning. If
+  there were too many extractions, set the return code to zero. */
+
+  if (match(start_match, re->code, 2, &match_block))
+    {
+    int rc = match_block.offset_overflow? 0 : match_block.end_offset_top/2;
+    if (match_block.offset_end < 2) rc = 0; else
+      {
+      offsets[0] = start_match - match_block.start_subject;
+      offsets[1] = match_block.end_match_ptr - match_block.start_subject;
+      }
+    #ifdef DEBUG
+    printf(">>>> returning %d\n", rc);
+    #endif
+    free_stack(&match_block);
+    return rc;
+    }
+  }
+while (!anchored &&
+       match_block.errorcode == PCRE_ERROR_NOMATCH &&
+       start_match++ < end_subject);
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+printf(">>>> returning %d\n", match_block.errorcode);
+#endif
+free_stack(&match_block);
+return match_block.errorcode;
+}
+
+/* End of pcre.c */