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+################################################################################
+#
+# pcre
+#
+################################################################################
+
+PCRE_VERSION = 8.37
+PCRE_SITE = ftp://ftp.csx.cam.ac.uk/pub/software/programming/pcre
+PCRE_SOURCE = pcre-$(PCRE_VERSION).tar.bz2
+PCRE_LICENSE = BSD-3c
+PCRE_LICENSE_FILES = LICENCE
+PCRE_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+PCRE_CONFIG_SCRIPTS = pcre-config
+
+ifneq ($(BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP),y)
+# pcre will use the host g++ if a cross version isn't available
+PCRE_CONF_OPTS = --disable-cpp
+endif
+
+PCRE_CONF_OPTS += --enable-pcre8
+PCRE_CONF_OPTS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE_16),--enable-pcre16,--disable-pcre16)
+PCRE_CONF_OPTS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE_32),--enable-pcre32,--disable-pcre32)
+PCRE_CONF_OPTS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE_UTF),--enable-utf,--disable-utf)
+PCRE_CONF_OPTS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE_UCP),--enable-unicode-properties,--disable-unicode-properties)
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))
+$(eval $(host-autotools-package))