re2
Install command:
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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 |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| sonoma | ✅ | |
| macOS on Intel |
sonoma | ✅ |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 2025-11-05 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Revision: 2
Depends on:
| abseil | 20260817.0 | C++ Common Libraries |
Depends on when building from source:
| cmake | 4.4.5 | Cross-platform make |
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 98,269 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 5,412,973 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 5,567 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 17.7× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-12T00:52:58Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-13 to 2026-11-12. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 5,567 | 17,092 | 88,982 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| Installs on Request | 163 | 912 | 4,683 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Build Errors | 9 |