re2
Install command:
brew install re2Alternative to backtracking PCRE-style regular expression engines
License: BSD-3-Clause
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/re2.json
Formula code: re2.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
tahoe | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| sonoma | ✅ | |
| macOS on Intel |
sonoma | ✅ |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ | |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 2025-11-05 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Depends on:
| abseil | 20260107.1 | C++ Common Libraries |
Depends on when building from source:
| cmake | 4.3.2 | Cross-platform make |
Analytics:
| Installs (30 days) | |
|---|---|
re2 |
7,186 |
re2 --HEAD |
6 |
| Installs on Request (30 days) | |
re2 |
269 |
re2 --HEAD |
3 |
| Build Errors (30 days) | |
re2 |
16 |
| Installs (90 days) | |
re2 |
20,829 |
re2 --HEAD |
7 |
| Installs on Request (90 days) | |
re2 |
919 |
re2 --HEAD |
4 |
| Installs (365 days) | |
re2 |
117,519 |
re2 --HEAD |
22 |
| Installs on Request (365 days) | |
re2 |
8,660 |
re2 --HEAD |
19 |