summary refs log tree commit diff stats
path: root/lib/impure/re.nim
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorAndreas Rumpf <rumpf_a@web.de>2019-03-19 12:48:46 +0100
committerAndreas Rumpf <rumpf_a@web.de>2019-03-19 12:48:54 +0100
commitcd9caf09d1878141871d46a5110648b119b7cb31 (patch)
tree6535c7cc53afc4dbe18026574076c63972d423c2 /lib/impure/re.nim
parentd3df1b8edaf22101bc7205cb8bb0a661ee3278a2 (diff)
downloadNim-cd9caf09d1878141871d46a5110648b119b7cb31.tar.gz
pcre.nim: added pcre_free and removed hacks in nre and re.nim
Diffstat (limited to 'lib/impure/re.nim')
-rw-r--r--lib/impure/re.nim7
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/impure/re.nim b/lib/impure/re.nim
index 4f32cd5fb..6f57185e6 100644
--- a/lib/impure/re.nim
+++ b/lib/impure/re.nim
@@ -60,12 +60,9 @@ proc rawCompile(pattern: string, flags: cint): ptr Pcre =
     raiseInvalidRegex($msg & "\n" & pattern & "\n" & spaces(offset) & "^\n")
 
 proc finalizeRegEx(x: Regex) =
-  # XXX This is a hack, but PCRE does not export its "free" function properly.
-  # Sigh. The hack relies on PCRE's implementation (see ``pcre_get.c``).
-  # Fortunately the implementation is unlikely to change.
-  pcre.free_substring(cast[cstring](x.h))
+  pcre.free(x.h)
   if not isNil(x.e):
-    pcre.free_substring(cast[cstring](x.e))
+    pcre.free_study(x.e)
 
 proc re*(s: string, flags = {reStudy}): Regex =
   ## Constructor of regular expressions.