JavaScriptCore/pcre/pcre_compile.cpp
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+/* This is JavaScriptCore's variant of the PCRE library. While this library
+started out as a copy of PCRE, many of the features of PCRE have been
+removed. This library now supports only the regular expression features
+required by the JavaScript language specification, and has only the functions
+needed by JavaScriptCore and the rest of WebKit.
+
+                 Originally written by Philip Hazel
+           Copyright (c) 1997-2006 University of Cambridge
+    Copyright (C) 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (C) 2007 Eric Seidel <eric@webkit.org>
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+      this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+      documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+    * Neither the name of the University of Cambridge nor the names of its
+      contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+      this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+*/
+
+/* This module contains the external function jsRegExpExecute(), along with
+supporting internal functions that are not used by other modules. */
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include "pcre_internal.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <wtf/ASCIICType.h>
+#include <wtf/FastMalloc.h>
+#include <wtf/FixedArray.h>
+
+using namespace WTF;
+
+/* Negative values for the firstchar and reqchar variables */
+
+#define REQ_UNSET (-2)
+#define REQ_NONE  (-1)
+
+/*************************************************
+*      Code parameters and static tables         *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* Maximum number of items on the nested bracket stacks at compile time. This
+applies to the nesting of all kinds of parentheses. It does not limit
+un-nested, non-capturing parentheses. This number can be made bigger if
+necessary - it is used to dimension one int and one unsigned char vector at
+compile time. */
+
+#define BRASTACK_SIZE 200
+
+/* 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. */
+
+static const short escapes[] = {
+     0,      0,      0,      0,      0,      0,      0,      0,   /* 0 - 7 */
+     0,      0,    ':',    ';',    '<',    '=',    '>',    '?',   /* 8 - ? */
+   '@',      0, -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,      0,    '[',   '\\',    ']',    '^',    '_',   /* 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 */
+};
+
+/* Error code numbers. They are given names so that they can more easily be
+tracked. */
+
+enum ErrorCode {
+    ERR0, ERR1, ERR2, ERR3, ERR4, ERR5, ERR6, ERR7, ERR8, ERR9,
+    ERR10, ERR11, ERR12, ERR13, ERR14, ERR15, ERR16, ERR17
+};
+
+/* The texts of compile-time error messages. These are "char *" because they
+are passed to the outside world. */
+
+static const char* errorText(ErrorCode code)
+{
+    static const char errorTexts[] =
+      /* 1 */
+      "\\ at end of pattern\0"
+      "\\c at end of pattern\0"
+      "character value in \\x{...} sequence is too large\0"
+      "numbers out of order in {} quantifier\0"
+      /* 5 */
+      "number too big in {} quantifier\0"
+      "missing terminating ] for character class\0"
+      "internal error: code overflow\0"
+      "range out of order in character class\0"
+      "nothing to repeat\0"
+      /* 10 */
+      "unmatched parentheses\0"
+      "internal error: unexpected repeat\0"
+      "unrecognized character after (?\0"
+      "failed to get memory\0"
+      "missing )\0"
+      /* 15 */
+      "reference to non-existent subpattern\0"
+      "regular expression too large\0"
+      "parentheses nested too deeply"
+    ;
+
+    int i = code;
+    const char* text = errorTexts;
+    while (i > 1)
+        i -= !*text++;
+    return text;
+}
+
+/* Structure for passing "static" information around between the functions
+doing the compiling. */
+
+struct CompileData {
+    CompileData() {
+        topBackref = 0;
+        backrefMap = 0;
+        reqVaryOpt = 0;
+        needOuterBracket = false;
+        numCapturingBrackets = 0;
+    }
+    int topBackref;            /* Maximum back reference */
+    unsigned backrefMap;       /* Bitmap of low back refs */
+    int reqVaryOpt;            /* "After variable item" flag for reqByte */
+    bool needOuterBracket;
+    int numCapturingBrackets;
+};
+
+/* Definitions to allow mutual recursion */
+
+static bool compileBracket(int, int*, unsigned char**, const UChar**, const UChar*, ErrorCode*, int, int*, int*, CompileData&);
+static bool bracketIsAnchored(const unsigned char* code);
+static bool bracketNeedsLineStart(const unsigned char* code, unsigned captureMap, unsigned backrefMap);
+static int bracketFindFirstAssertedCharacter(const unsigned char* code, bool inassert);
+
+/*************************************************
+*            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. When UTF-8 is enabled,
+a positive value greater than 255 may be returned. 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
+  errorCodePtr   points to the errorcode variable
+  bracount       number of previous extracting brackets
+  options        the options bits
+  isClass        true if inside a character class
+
+Returns:         zero or positive => a data character
+                 negative => a special escape sequence
+                 on error, errorPtr is set
+*/
+
+static int checkEscape(const UChar** ptrPtr, const UChar* patternEnd, ErrorCode* errorCodePtr, int bracount, bool isClass)
+{
+    const UChar* ptr = *ptrPtr + 1;
+
+    /* If backslash is at the end of the pattern, it's an error. */
+    if (ptr == patternEnd) {
+        *errorCodePtr = ERR1;
+        *ptrPtr = ptr;
+        return 0;
+    }
+    
+    int c = *ptr;
+    
+    /* Non-alphamerics are literals. For digits or letters, do an initial lookup in
+     a table. A non-zero result is something that can be returned immediately.
+     Otherwise further processing may be required. */
+    
+    if (c < '0' || c > 'z') { /* Not alphameric */
+    } else if (int escapeValue = escapes[c - '0']) {
+        c = escapeValue;
+        if (isClass) {
+            if (-c == ESC_b)
+                c = '\b'; /* \b is backslash in a class */
+            else if (-c == ESC_B)
+                c = 'B'; /* and \B is a capital B in a class (in browsers event though ECMAScript 15.10.2.19 says it raises an error) */
+        }
+    /* Escapes that need further processing, or are illegal. */
+    
+    } else {
+        switch (c) {
+            case '1':
+            case '2':
+            case '3':
+            case '4':
+            case '5':
+            case '6':
+            case '7':
+            case '8':
+            case '9':
+                /* Escape sequences starting with a non-zero digit are backreferences,
+                 unless there are insufficient brackets, in which case they are octal
+                 escape sequences. Those sequences end on the first non-octal character
+                 or when we overflow 0-255, whichever comes first. */
+                
+                if (!isClass) {
+                    const UChar* oldptr = ptr;
+                    c -= '0';
+                    while ((ptr + 1 < patternEnd) && isASCIIDigit(ptr[1]) && c <= bracount)
+                        c = c * 10 + *(++ptr) - '0';
+                    if (c <= bracount) {
+                        c = -(ESC_REF + c);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    ptr = oldptr;      /* Put the pointer back and fall through */
+                }
+                
+                /* Handle an octal number following \. If the first digit is 8 or 9,
+                 this is not octal. */
+                
+                if ((c = *ptr) >= '8') {
+                    c = '\\';
+                    ptr -= 1;
+                    break;
+                }
+
+            /* \0 always starts an octal number, but we may drop through to here with a
+             larger first octal digit. */
+
+            case '0': {
+                c -= '0';
+                int i;
+                for (i = 1; i <= 2; ++i) {
+                    if (ptr + i >= patternEnd || ptr[i] < '0' || ptr[i] > '7')
+                        break;
+                    int cc = c * 8 + ptr[i] - '0';
+                    if (cc > 255)
+                        break;
+                    c = cc;
+                }
+                ptr += i - 1;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            case 'x': {
+                c = 0;
+                int i;
+                for (i = 1; i <= 2; ++i) {
+                    if (ptr + i >= patternEnd || !isASCIIHexDigit(ptr[i])) {
+                        c = 'x';
+                        i = 1;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    int cc = ptr[i];
+                    if (cc >= 'a')
+                        cc -= 32;             /* Convert to upper case */
+                    c = c * 16 + cc - ((cc < 'A') ? '0' : ('A' - 10));
+                }
+                ptr += i - 1;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            case 'u': {
+                c = 0;
+                int i;
+                for (i = 1; i <= 4; ++i) {
+                    if (ptr + i >= patternEnd || !isASCIIHexDigit(ptr[i])) {
+                        c = 'u';
+                        i = 1;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    int cc = ptr[i];
+                    if (cc >= 'a')
+                        cc -= 32;             /* Convert to upper case */
+                    c = c * 16 + cc - ((cc < 'A') ? '0' : ('A' - 10));
+                }
+                ptr += i - 1;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            case 'c':
+                if (++ptr == patternEnd) {
+                    *errorCodePtr = ERR2;
+                    return 0;
+                }
+                
+                c = *ptr;
+
+                /* To match Firefox, inside a character class, we also accept
+                   numbers and '_' as control characters */
+                if ((!isClass && !isASCIIAlpha(c)) || (!isASCIIAlphanumeric(c) && c != '_')) {
+                    c = '\\';
+                    ptr -= 2;
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                /* A letter is upper-cased; then the 0x40 bit is flipped. This coding
+                 is ASCII-specific, but then the whole concept of \cx is ASCII-specific. */
+                c = toASCIIUpper(c) ^ 0x40;
+                break;
+            }
+    }
+    
+    *ptrPtr = ptr;
+    return c;
+}
+
+/*************************************************
+*            Check for counted repeat            *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* This function is called when a '{' is encountered in a place where it might
+start a quantifier. It looks ahead to see if it really is a quantifier or not.
+It is only a quantifier if it is one of the forms {ddd} {ddd,} or {ddd,ddd}
+where the ddds are digits.
+
+Arguments:
+  p         pointer to the first char after '{'
+
+Returns:    true or false
+*/
+
+static bool isCountedRepeat(const UChar* p, const UChar* patternEnd)
+{
+    if (p >= patternEnd || !isASCIIDigit(*p))
+        return false;
+    p++;
+    while (p < patternEnd && isASCIIDigit(*p))
+        p++;
+    if (p < patternEnd && *p == '}')
+        return true;
+    
+    if (p >= patternEnd || *p++ != ',')
+        return false;
+    if (p < patternEnd && *p == '}')
+        return true;
+    
+    if (p >= patternEnd || !isASCIIDigit(*p))
+        return false;
+    p++;
+    while (p < patternEnd && isASCIIDigit(*p))
+        p++;
+    
+    return (p < patternEnd && *p == '}');
+}
+
+/*************************************************
+*         Read repeat counts                     *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* Read an item of the form {n,m} and return the values. This is called only
+after isCountedRepeat() has confirmed that a repeat-count quantifier exists,
+so the syntax is guaranteed to be correct, but we need to check 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
+  errorCodePtr   points to error code variable
+
+Returns:         pointer to '}' on success;
+                 current ptr on error, with errorCodePtr set non-zero
+*/
+
+static const UChar* readRepeatCounts(const UChar* p, int* minp, int* maxp, ErrorCode* errorCodePtr)
+{
+    int min = 0;
+    int max = -1;
+    
+    /* Read the minimum value and do a paranoid check: a negative value indicates
+     an integer overflow. */
+    
+    while (isASCIIDigit(*p))
+        min = min * 10 + *p++ - '0';
+    if (min < 0 || min > 65535) {
+        *errorCodePtr = ERR5;
+        return p;
+    }
+    
+    /* Read the maximum value if there is one, and again do a paranoid on its size.
+     Also, max must not be less than min. */
+    
+    if (*p == '}')
+        max = min;
+    else {
+        if (*(++p) != '}') {
+            max = 0;
+            while (isASCIIDigit(*p))
+                max = max * 10 + *p++ - '0';
+            if (max < 0 || max > 65535) {
+                *errorCodePtr = ERR5;
+                return p;
+            }
+            if (max < min) {
+                *errorCodePtr = ERR4;
+                return p;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /* Fill in the required variables, and pass back the pointer to the terminating
+     '}'. */
+    
+    *minp = min;
+    *maxp = max;
+    return p;
+}
+
+/*************************************************
+*      Find first significant op code            *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* This is called by several functions that scan a compiled expression looking
+for a fixed first character, or an anchoring op code etc. It skips over things
+that do not influence this.
+
+Arguments:
+  code         pointer to the start of the group
+Returns:       pointer to the first significant opcode
+*/
+
+static const unsigned char* firstSignificantOpcode(const unsigned char* code)
+{
+    while (*code == OP_BRANUMBER)
+        code += 3;
+    return code;
+}
+
+static const unsigned char* firstSignificantOpcodeSkippingAssertions(const unsigned char* code)
+{
+    while (true) {
+        switch (*code) {
+            case OP_ASSERT_NOT:
+                advanceToEndOfBracket(code);
+                code += 1 + LINK_SIZE;
+                break;
+            case OP_WORD_BOUNDARY:
+            case OP_NOT_WORD_BOUNDARY:
+                ++code;
+                break;
+            case OP_BRANUMBER:
+                code += 3;
+                break;
+            default:
+                return code;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/*************************************************
+*           Get othercase range                  *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* This function is passed the start and end of a class range, in UTF-8 mode
+with UCP support. It searches up the characters, looking for internal ranges of
+characters in the "other" case. Each call returns the next one, updating the
+start address.
+
+Arguments:
+  cptr        points to starting character value; updated
+  d           end value
+  ocptr       where to put start of othercase range
+  odptr       where to put end of othercase range
+
+Yield:        true when range returned; false when no more
+*/
+
+static bool getOthercaseRange(int* cptr, int d, int* ocptr, int* odptr)
+{
+    int c, othercase = 0;
+    
+    for (c = *cptr; c <= d; c++) {
+        if ((othercase = jsc_pcre_ucp_othercase(c)) >= 0)
+            break;
+    }
+    
+    if (c > d)
+        return false;
+    
+    *ocptr = othercase;
+    int next = othercase + 1;
+    
+    for (++c; c <= d; c++) {
+        if (jsc_pcre_ucp_othercase(c) != next)
+            break;
+        next++;
+    }
+    
+    *odptr = next - 1;
+    *cptr = c;
+    
+    return true;
+}
+
+/*************************************************
+ *       Convert character value to UTF-8         *
+ *************************************************/
+
+/* This function takes an integer value in the range 0 - 0x7fffffff
+ and encodes it as a UTF-8 character in 0 to 6 bytes.
+ 
+ Arguments:
+ cvalue     the character value
+ buffer     pointer to buffer for result - at least 6 bytes long
+ 
+ Returns:     number of characters placed in the buffer
+ */
+
+static int encodeUTF8(int cvalue, unsigned char *buffer)
+{
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < jsc_pcre_utf8_table1_size; i++)
+        if (cvalue <= jsc_pcre_utf8_table1[i])
+            break;
+    buffer += i;
+    for (int j = i; j > 0; j--) {
+        *buffer-- = 0x80 | (cvalue & 0x3f);
+        cvalue >>= 6;
+    }
+    *buffer = jsc_pcre_utf8_table2[i] | cvalue;
+    return i + 1;
+}
+
+/*************************************************
+*           Compile one branch                   *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* Scan the pattern, compiling it into the code vector.
+
+Arguments:
+  options        the option bits
+  brackets       points to number of extracting brackets used
+  codePtr        points to the pointer to the current code point
+  ptrPtr         points to the current pattern pointer
+  errorCodePtr   points to error code variable
+  firstbyteptr   set to initial literal character, or < 0 (REQ_UNSET, REQ_NONE)
+  reqbyteptr     set to the last literal character required, else < 0
+  cd             contains pointers to tables etc.
+
+Returns:         true on success
+                 false, with *errorCodePtr set non-zero on error
+*/
+
+static inline bool safelyCheckNextChar(const UChar* ptr, const UChar* patternEnd, UChar expected)
+{
+    return ((ptr + 1 < patternEnd) && ptr[1] == expected);
+}
+
+static bool
+compileBranch(int options, int* brackets, unsigned char** codePtr,
+               const UChar** ptrPtr, const UChar* patternEnd, ErrorCode* errorCodePtr, int *firstbyteptr,
+               int* reqbyteptr, CompileData& cd)
+{
+    int repeatType, opType;
+    int repeatMin = 0, repeat_max = 0;      /* To please picky compilers */
+    int bravalue = 0;
+    int reqvary, tempreqvary;
+    int c;
+    unsigned char* code = *codePtr;
+    unsigned char* tempcode;
+    bool didGroupSetFirstByte = false;
+    const UChar* ptr = *ptrPtr;
+    const UChar* tempptr;
+    unsigned char* previous = NULL;
+    unsigned char classbits[32];
+    
+    bool class_utf8;
+    unsigned char* class_utf8data;
+    unsigned char utf8_char[6];
+    
+    /* Initialize no first byte, no required byte. REQ_UNSET means "no char
+     matching encountered yet". It gets changed to REQ_NONE if we hit something that
+     matches a non-fixed char first char; reqByte just remains unset if we never
+     find one.
+     
+     When we hit a repeat whose minimum is zero, we may have to adjust these values
+     to take the zero repeat into account. This is implemented by setting them to
+     zeroFirstByte and zeroReqByte when such a repeat is encountered. The individual
+     item types that can be repeated set these backoff variables appropriately. */
+    
+    int firstByte = REQ_UNSET;
+    int reqByte = REQ_UNSET;
+    int zeroReqByte = REQ_UNSET;
+    int zeroFirstByte = REQ_UNSET;
+    
+    /* The variable reqCaseOpt contains either the REQ_IGNORE_CASE value or zero,
+     according to the current setting of the ignores-case flag. REQ_IGNORE_CASE is a bit
+     value > 255. It is added into the firstByte or reqByte variables to record the
+     case status of the value. This is used only for ASCII characters. */
+    
+    int reqCaseOpt = (options & IgnoreCaseOption) ? REQ_IGNORE_CASE : 0;
+    
+    /* Switch on next character until the end of the branch */
+    
+    for (;; ptr++) {
+        bool negateClass;
+        bool shouldFlipNegation; /* If a negative special such as \S is used, we should negate the whole class to properly support Unicode. */
+        int classCharCount;
+        int classLastChar;
+        int skipBytes;
+        int subReqByte;
+        int subFirstByte;
+        int mcLength;
+        unsigned char mcbuffer[8];
+        
+        /* Next byte in the pattern */
+        
+        c = ptr < patternEnd ? *ptr : 0;
+        
+        /* Fill in length of a previous callout, except when the next thing is
+         a quantifier. */
+        
+        bool isQuantifier = c == '*' || c == '+' || c == '?' || (c == '{' && isCountedRepeat(ptr + 1, patternEnd));
+        
+        switch (c) {
+            /* The branch terminates at end of string, |, or ). */
+                
+            case 0:
+                if (ptr < patternEnd)
+                    goto NORMAL_CHAR;
+                // End of string; fall through
+            case '|':
+            case ')':
+                *firstbyteptr = firstByte;
+                *reqbyteptr = reqByte;
+                *codePtr = code;
+                *ptrPtr = ptr;
+                return true;
+                
+            /* Handle single-character metacharacters. In multiline mode, ^ disables
+             the setting of any following char as a first character. */
+
+            case '^':
+                if (options & MatchAcrossMultipleLinesOption) {
+                    if (firstByte == REQ_UNSET)
+                        firstByte = REQ_NONE;
+                    *code++ = OP_BOL;
+                } else
+                    *code++ = OP_CIRC;
+                previous = NULL;
+                break;
+
+            case '$':
+                previous = NULL;
+                if (options & MatchAcrossMultipleLinesOption)
+                  *code++ = OP_EOL;
+                else
+                  *code++ = OP_DOLL;
+                break;
+
+            /* There can never be a first char if '.' is first, whatever happens about
+             repeats. The value of reqByte doesn't change either. */
+
+            case '.':
+                if (firstByte == REQ_UNSET)
+                    firstByte = REQ_NONE;
+                zeroFirstByte = firstByte;
+                zeroReqByte = reqByte;
+                previous = code;
+                *code++ = OP_NOT_NEWLINE;
+                break;
+                
+            /* Character classes. If the included characters are all < 256, we build a
+             32-byte bitmap of the permitted characters, except in the special case
+             where there is only one such character. For negated classes, we build the
+             map as usual, then invert it at the end. However, we use a different opcode
+             so that data characters > 255 can be handled correctly.
+             
+             If the class contains characters outside the 0-255 range, a different
+             opcode is compiled. It may optionally have a bit map for characters < 256,
+             but those above are are explicitly listed afterwards. A flag byte tells
+             whether the bitmap is present, and whether this is a negated class or not.
+             */
+                
+            case '[': {
+                previous = code;
+                shouldFlipNegation = false;
+                
+                /* PCRE supports POSIX class stuff inside a class. Perl gives an error if
+                 they are encountered at the top level, so we'll do that too. */
+                
+                /* If the first character is '^', set the negation flag and skip it. */
+
+                if (ptr + 1 >= patternEnd) {
+                    *errorCodePtr = ERR6;
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                if (ptr[1] == '^') {
+                    negateClass = true;
+                    ++ptr;
+                } else
+                    negateClass = false;
+                
+                /* Keep a count of chars with values < 256 so that we can optimize the case
+                 of just a single character (as long as it's < 256). For higher valued UTF-8
+                 characters, we don't yet do any optimization. */
+                
+                classCharCount = 0;
+                classLastChar = -1;
+                
+                class_utf8 = false;                       /* No chars >= 256 */
+                class_utf8data = code + LINK_SIZE + 34;   /* For UTF-8 items */
+                
+                /* Initialize the 32-char bit map to all zeros. We have to build the
+                 map in a temporary bit of store, in case the class contains only 1
+                 character (< 256), because in that case the compiled code doesn't use the
+                 bit map. */
+                
+                memset(classbits, 0, 32 * sizeof(unsigned char));
+                
+                /* Process characters until ] is reached. The first pass
+                 through the regex checked the overall syntax, so we don't need to be very
+                 strict here. At the start of the loop, c contains the first byte of the
+                 character. */
+
+                while ((++ptr < patternEnd) && (c = *ptr) != ']') {
+                    /* 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 backspace. Elsewhere
+                     it marks a word boundary. Other escapes have preset maps ready to
+                     or into the one we are building. We assume they have more than one
+                     character in them, so set classCharCount bigger than one. */
+                    
+                    if (c == '\\') {
+                        c = checkEscape(&ptr, patternEnd, errorCodePtr, cd.numCapturingBrackets, true);
+                        if (c < 0) {
+                            classCharCount += 2;     /* Greater than 1 is what matters */
+                            switch (-c) {
+                                case ESC_d:
+                                    for (c = 0; c < 32; c++)
+                                        classbits[c] |= classBitmapForChar(c + cbit_digit);
+                                    continue;
+                                    
+                                case ESC_D:
+                                    shouldFlipNegation = true;
+                                    for (c = 0; c < 32; c++)
+                                        classbits[c] |= ~classBitmapForChar(c + cbit_digit);
+                                    continue;
+                                    
+                                case ESC_w:
+                                    for (c = 0; c < 32; c++)
+                                        classbits[c] |= classBitmapForChar(c + cbit_word);
+                                    continue;
+                                    
+                                case ESC_W:
+                                    shouldFlipNegation = true;
+                                    for (c = 0; c < 32; c++)
+                                        classbits[c] |= ~classBitmapForChar(c + cbit_word);
+                                    continue;
+                                    
+                                case ESC_s:
+                                    for (c = 0; c < 32; c++)
+                                         classbits[c] |= classBitmapForChar(c + cbit_space);
+                                    continue;
+                                    
+                                case ESC_S:
+                                    shouldFlipNegation = true;
+                                    for (c = 0; c < 32; c++)
+                                         classbits[c] |= ~classBitmapForChar(c + cbit_space);
+                                    continue;
+                                    
+                                    /* Unrecognized escapes are faulted if PCRE is running in its
+                                     strict mode. By default, for compatibility with Perl, they are
+                                     treated as literals. */
+                                    
+                                default:
+                                    c = *ptr;              /* The final character */
+                                    classCharCount -= 2;  /* Undo the default count from above */
+                            }
+                        }
+                        
+                        /* Fall through if we have a single character (c >= 0). This may be
+                         > 256 in UTF-8 mode. */
+                        
+                    }   /* End of backslash handling */
+                    
+                    /* 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 + 2 < patternEnd) && ptr[1] == '-' && ptr[2] != ']') {
+                        ptr += 2;
+                        
+                        int d = *ptr;
+                        
+                        /* The second part of a range can be a single-character escape, but
+                         not any of the other escapes. Perl 5.6 treats a hyphen as a literal
+                         in such circumstances. */
+                        
+                        if (d == '\\') {
+                            const UChar* oldptr = ptr;
+                            d = checkEscape(&ptr, patternEnd, errorCodePtr, cd.numCapturingBrackets, true);
+                            
+                            /* \X is literal X; any other special means the '-' was literal */
+                            if (d < 0) {
+                                ptr = oldptr - 2;
+                                goto LONE_SINGLE_CHARACTER;  /* A few lines below */
+                            }
+                        }
+                        
+                        /* The check that the two values are in the correct order happens in
+                         the pre-pass. Optimize one-character ranges */
+                        
+                        if (d == c)
+                            goto LONE_SINGLE_CHARACTER;  /* A few lines below */
+                        
+                        /* In UTF-8 mode, if the upper limit is > 255, or > 127 for caseless
+                         matching, we have to use an XCLASS with extra data items. Caseless
+                         matching for characters > 127 is available only if UCP support is
+                         available. */
+                        
+                        if ((d > 255 || ((options & IgnoreCaseOption) && d > 127))) {
+                            class_utf8 = true;
+                            
+                            /* With UCP support, we can find the other case equivalents of
+                             the relevant characters. There may be several ranges. Optimize how
+                             they fit with the basic range. */
+                            
+                            if (options & IgnoreCaseOption) {
+                                int occ, ocd;
+                                int cc = c;
+                                int origd = d;
+                                while (getOthercaseRange(&cc, origd, &occ, &ocd)) {
+                                    if (occ >= c && ocd <= d)
+                                        continue;  /* Skip embedded ranges */
+                                    
+                                    if (occ < c  && ocd >= c - 1)        /* Extend the basic range */
+                                    {                                  /* if there is overlap,   */
+                                        c = occ;                           /* noting that if occ < c */
+                                        continue;                          /* we can't have ocd > d  */
+                                    }                                  /* because a subrange is  */
+                                    if (ocd > d && occ <= d + 1)         /* always shorter than    */
+                                    {                                  /* the basic range.       */
+                                        d = ocd;
+                                        continue;
+                                    }
+                                    
+                                    if (occ == ocd)
+                                        *class_utf8data++ = XCL_SINGLE;
+                                    else {
+                                        *class_utf8data++ = XCL_RANGE;
+                                        class_utf8data += encodeUTF8(occ, class_utf8data);
+                                    }
+                                    class_utf8data += encodeUTF8(ocd, class_utf8data);
+                                }
+                            }
+                            
+                            /* Now record the original range, possibly modified for UCP caseless
+                             overlapping ranges. */
+                            
+                            *class_utf8data++ = XCL_RANGE;
+                            class_utf8data += encodeUTF8(c, class_utf8data);
+                            class_utf8data += encodeUTF8(d, class_utf8data);
+                            
+                            /* With UCP support, we are done. Without UCP support, there is no
+                             caseless matching for UTF-8 characters > 127; we can use the bit map
+                             for the smaller ones. */
+                            
+                            continue;    /* With next character in the class */
+                        }
+                        
+                        /* We use the bit map for all cases when not in UTF-8 mode; else
+                         ranges that lie entirely within 0-127 when there is UCP support; else
+                         for partial ranges without UCP support. */
+                        
+                        for (; c <= d; c++) {
+                            classbits[c/8] |= (1 << (c&7));
+                            if (options & IgnoreCaseOption) {
+                                int uc = flipCase(c);
+                                classbits[uc/8] |= (1 << (uc&7));
+                            }
+                            classCharCount++;                /* in case a one-char range */
+                            classLastChar = c;
+                        }
+                        
+                        continue;   /* Go get the next char in the class */
+                    }
+                    
+                    /* Handle a lone single character - we can get here for a normal
+                     non-escape char, or after \ that introduces a single character or for an
+                     apparent range that isn't. */
+                    
+                LONE_SINGLE_CHARACTER:
+                    
+                    /* Handle a character that cannot go in the bit map */
+                    
+                    if ((c > 255 || ((options & IgnoreCaseOption) && c > 127))) {
+                        class_utf8 = true;
+                        *class_utf8data++ = XCL_SINGLE;
+                        class_utf8data += encodeUTF8(c, class_utf8data);
+                        
+                        if (options & IgnoreCaseOption) {
+                            int othercase;
+                            if ((othercase = jsc_pcre_ucp_othercase(c)) >= 0) {
+                                *class_utf8data++ = XCL_SINGLE;
+                                class_utf8data += encodeUTF8(othercase, class_utf8data);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        /* Handle a single-byte character */
+                        classbits[c/8] |= (1 << (c&7));
+                        if (options & IgnoreCaseOption) {
+                            c = flipCase(c);
+                            classbits[c/8] |= (1 << (c&7));
+                        }
+                        classCharCount++;
+                        classLastChar = c;
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                /* If classCharCount is 1, we saw precisely one character whose value is
+                 less than 256. In non-UTF-8 mode we can always optimize. In UTF-8 mode, we
+                 can optimize the negative case only if there were no characters >= 128
+                 because OP_NOT and the related opcodes like OP_NOTSTAR operate on
+                 single-bytes only. This is an historical hangover. Maybe one day we can
+                 tidy these opcodes to handle multi-byte characters.
+                 
+                 The optimization throws away the bit map. We turn the item into a
+                 1-character OP_CHAR[NC] if it's positive, or OP_NOT if it's negative. Note
+                 that OP_NOT does not support multibyte characters. In the positive case, it
+                 can cause firstByte to be set. Otherwise, there can be no first char if
+                 this item is first, whatever repeat count may follow. In the case of
+                 reqByte, save the previous value for reinstating. */
+                
+                if (classCharCount == 1 && (!class_utf8 && (!negateClass || classLastChar < 128))) {
+                    zeroReqByte = reqByte;
+                    
+                    /* The OP_NOT opcode works on one-byte characters only. */
+                    
+                    if (negateClass) {
+                        if (firstByte == REQ_UNSET)
+                            firstByte = REQ_NONE;
+                        zeroFirstByte = firstByte;
+                        *code++ = OP_NOT;
+                        *code++ = classLastChar;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    
+                    /* For a single, positive character, get the value into c, and
+                     then we can handle this with the normal one-character code. */
+                    
+                    c = classLastChar;
+                    goto NORMAL_CHAR;
+                }       /* End of 1-char optimization */
+                
+                /* The general case - not the one-char optimization. If this is the first
+                 thing in the branch, there can be no first char setting, whatever the
+                 repeat count. Any reqByte setting must remain unchanged after any kind of
+                 repeat. */
+                
+                if (firstByte == REQ_UNSET) firstByte = REQ_NONE;
+                zeroFirstByte = firstByte;
+                zeroReqByte = reqByte;
+                
+                /* If there are characters with values > 255, we have to compile an
+                 extended class, with its own opcode. If there are no characters < 256,
+                 we can omit the bitmap. */
+                
+                if (class_utf8 && !shouldFlipNegation) {
+                    *class_utf8data++ = XCL_END;    /* Marks the end of extra data */
+                    *code++ = OP_XCLASS;
+                    code += LINK_SIZE;
+                    *code = negateClass? XCL_NOT : 0;
+                    
+                    /* If the map is required, install it, and move on to the end of
+                     the extra data */
+                    
+                    if (classCharCount > 0) {
+                        *code++ |= XCL_MAP;
+                        memcpy(code, classbits, 32);
+                        code = class_utf8data;
+                    }
+                    
+                    /* If the map is not required, slide down the extra data. */
+                    
+                    else {
+                        int len = class_utf8data - (code + 33);
+                        memmove(code + 1, code + 33, len);
+                        code += len + 1;
+                    }
+                    
+                    /* Now fill in the complete length of the item */
+                    
+                    putLinkValue(previous + 1, code - previous);
+                    break;   /* End of class handling */
+                }
+                
+                /* If there are no characters > 255, negate the 32-byte map if necessary,
+                 and copy it into the code vector. If this is the first thing in the branch,
+                 there can be no first char setting, whatever the repeat count. Any reqByte
+                 setting must remain unchanged after any kind of repeat. */
+                
+                *code++ = (negateClass == shouldFlipNegation) ? OP_CLASS : OP_NCLASS;
+                if (negateClass)
+                    for (c = 0; c < 32; c++)
+                        code[c] = ~classbits[c];
+                else
+                    memcpy(code, classbits, 32);
+                code += 32;
+                break;
+            }
+                
+            /* Various kinds of repeat; '{' is not necessarily a quantifier, but this
+             has been tested above. */
+
+            case '{':
+                if (!isQuantifier)
+                    goto NORMAL_CHAR;
+                ptr = readRepeatCounts(ptr + 1, &repeatMin, &repeat_max, errorCodePtr);
+                if (*errorCodePtr)
+                    goto FAILED;
+                goto REPEAT;
+                
+            case '*':
+                repeatMin = 0;
+                repeat_max = -1;
+                goto REPEAT;
+                
+            case '+':
+                repeatMin = 1;
+                repeat_max = -1;
+                goto REPEAT;
+                
+            case '?':
+                repeatMin = 0;
+                repeat_max = 1;
+                
+            REPEAT:
+                if (!previous) {
+                    *errorCodePtr = ERR9;
+                    goto FAILED;
+                }
+                
+                if (repeatMin == 0) {
+                    firstByte = zeroFirstByte;    /* Adjust for zero repeat */
+                    reqByte = zeroReqByte;        /* Ditto */
+                }
+                
+                /* Remember whether this is a variable length repeat */
+                
+                reqvary = (repeatMin == repeat_max) ? 0 : REQ_VARY;
+                
+                opType = 0;                    /* Default single-char op codes */
+                
+                /* Save start of previous item, in case we have to move it up to make space
+                 for an inserted OP_ONCE for the additional '+' extension. */
+                /* FIXME: Probably don't need this because we don't use OP_ONCE. */
+                
+                tempcode = previous;
+                
+                /* If the next character is '+', we have a possessive quantifier. This
+                 implies greediness, whatever the setting of the PCRE_UNGREEDY option.
+                 If the next character is '?' this is a minimizing repeat, by default,
+                 but if PCRE_UNGREEDY is set, it works the other way round. We change the
+                 repeat type to the non-default. */
+                
+                if (safelyCheckNextChar(ptr, patternEnd, '?')) {
+                    repeatType = 1;
+                    ptr++;
+                } else
+                    repeatType = 0;
+                
+                /* If previous was a character match, abolish the item and generate a
+                 repeat item instead. If a char item has a minumum of more than one, ensure
+                 that it is set in reqByte - it might not be if a sequence such as x{3} is
+                 the first thing in a branch because the x will have gone into firstByte
+                 instead.  */
+                
+                if (*previous == OP_CHAR || *previous == OP_CHAR_IGNORING_CASE) {
+                    /* Deal with UTF-8 characters that take up more than one byte. It's
+                     easier to write this out separately than try to macrify it. Use c to
+                     hold the length of the character in bytes, plus 0x80 to flag that it's a
+                     length rather than a small character. */
+                    
+                    if (code[-1] & 0x80) {
+                        unsigned char *lastchar = code - 1;
+                        while((*lastchar & 0xc0) == 0x80)
+                            lastchar--;
+                        c = code - lastchar;            /* Length of UTF-8 character */
+                        memcpy(utf8_char, lastchar, c); /* Save the char */
+                        c |= 0x80;                      /* Flag c as a length */
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        c = code[-1];
+                        if (repeatMin > 1)
+                            reqByte = c | reqCaseOpt | cd.reqVaryOpt;
+                    }
+                    
+                    goto OUTPUT_SINGLE_REPEAT;   /* Code shared with single character types */
+                }
+                
+                else if (*previous == OP_ASCII_CHAR || *previous == OP_ASCII_LETTER_IGNORING_CASE) {
+                    c = previous[1];
+                    if (repeatMin > 1)
+                        reqByte = c | reqCaseOpt | cd.reqVaryOpt;
+                    goto OUTPUT_SINGLE_REPEAT;
+                }
+                
+                /* If previous was a single negated character ([^a] or similar), we use
+                 one of the special opcodes, replacing it. The code is shared with single-
+                 character repeats by setting opt_type to add a suitable offset into
+                 repeatType. OP_NOT is currently used only for single-byte chars. */
+                
+                else if (*previous == OP_NOT) {
+                    opType = OP_NOTSTAR - OP_STAR;  /* Use "not" opcodes */
+                    c = previous[1];
+                    goto OUTPUT_SINGLE_REPEAT;
+                }
+                
+                /* 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 setting opType to add a suitable offset into repeatType. */
+                
+                else if (*previous <= OP_NOT_NEWLINE) {
+                    opType = OP_TYPESTAR - OP_STAR;  /* Use type opcodes */
+                    c = *previous;
+                    
+                OUTPUT_SINGLE_REPEAT:
+                    int prop_type = -1;
+                    int prop_value = -1;
+                    
+                    unsigned char* oldcode = code;
+                    code = previous;                  /* Usually overwrite previous item */
+                    
+                    /* If the maximum is zero then the minimum must also be zero; Perl allows
+                     this case, so we do too - by simply omitting the item altogether. */
+                    
+                    if (repeat_max == 0)
+                        goto END_REPEAT;
+                    
+                    /* Combine the opType with the repeatType */
+                    
+                    repeatType += opType;
+                    
+                    /* A minimum of zero is handled either as the special case * or ?, or as
+                     an UPTO, with the maximum given. */
+                    
+                    if (repeatMin == 0) {
+                        if (repeat_max == -1)
+                            *code++ = OP_STAR + repeatType;
+                        else if (repeat_max == 1)
+                            *code++ = OP_QUERY + repeatType;
+                        else {
+                            *code++ = OP_UPTO + repeatType;
+                            put2ByteValueAndAdvance(code, repeat_max);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    
+                    /* A repeat minimum of 1 is optimized into some special cases. If the
+                     maximum is unlimited, we use OP_PLUS. Otherwise, the original item it
+                     left in place and, if the maximum is greater than 1, we use OP_UPTO with
+                     one less than the maximum. */
+                    
+                    else if (repeatMin == 1) {
+                        if (repeat_max == -1)
+                            *code++ = OP_PLUS + repeatType;
+                        else {
+                            code = oldcode;                 /* leave previous item in place */
+                            if (repeat_max == 1)
+                                goto END_REPEAT;
+                            *code++ = OP_UPTO + repeatType;
+                            put2ByteValueAndAdvance(code, repeat_max - 1);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    
+                    /* The case {n,n} is just an EXACT, while the general case {n,m} is
+                     handled as an EXACT followed by an UPTO. */
+                    
+                    else {
+                        *code++ = OP_EXACT + opType;  /* NB EXACT doesn't have repeatType */
+                        put2ByteValueAndAdvance(code, repeatMin);
+                        
+                        /* If the maximum is unlimited, insert an OP_STAR. Before doing so,
+                         we have to insert the character for the previous code. For a repeated
+                         Unicode property match, there are two extra bytes that define the
+                         required property. In UTF-8 mode, long characters have their length in
+                         c, with the 0x80 bit as a flag. */
+                        
+                        if (repeat_max < 0) {
+                            if (c >= 128) {
+                                memcpy(code, utf8_char, c & 7);
+                                code += c & 7;
+                            } else {
+                                *code++ = c;
+                                if (prop_type >= 0) {
+                                    *code++ = prop_type;
+                                    *code++ = prop_value;
+                                }
+                            }
+                            *code++ = OP_STAR + repeatType;
+                        }
+                        
+                        /* Else insert an UPTO if the max is greater than the min, again
+                         preceded by the character, for the previously inserted code. */
+                        
+                        else if (repeat_max != repeatMin) {
+                            if (c >= 128) {
+                                memcpy(code, utf8_char, c & 7);
+                                code += c & 7;
+                            } else
+                                *code++ = c;
+                            if (prop_type >= 0) {
+                                *code++ = prop_type;
+                                *code++ = prop_value;
+                            }
+                            repeat_max -= repeatMin;
+                            *code++ = OP_UPTO + repeatType;
+                            put2ByteValueAndAdvance(code, repeat_max);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    
+                    /* The character or character type itself comes last in all cases. */
+                    
+                    if (c >= 128) {
+                        memcpy(code, utf8_char, c & 7);
+                        code += c & 7;
+                    } else
+                        *code++ = c;
+                    
+                    /* For a repeated Unicode property match, there are two extra bytes that
+                     define the required property. */
+                    
+                    if (prop_type >= 0) {
+                        *code++ = prop_type;
+                        *code++ = prop_value;
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                /* If previous was a character class or a back reference, we put the repeat
+                 stuff after it, but just skip the item if the repeat was {0,0}. */
+                
+                else if (*previous == OP_CLASS ||
+                         *previous == OP_NCLASS ||
+                         *previous == OP_XCLASS ||
+                         *previous == OP_REF)
+                {
+                    if (repeat_max == 0) {
+                        code = previous;
+                        goto END_REPEAT;
+                    }
+                    
+                    if (repeatMin == 0 && repeat_max == -1)
+                        *code++ = OP_CRSTAR + repeatType;
+                    else if (repeatMin == 1 && repeat_max == -1)
+                        *code++ = OP_CRPLUS + repeatType;
+                    else if (repeatMin == 0 && repeat_max == 1)
+                        *code++ = OP_CRQUERY + repeatType;
+                    else {
+                        *code++ = OP_CRRANGE + repeatType;
+                        put2ByteValueAndAdvance(code, repeatMin);
+                        if (repeat_max == -1)
+                            repeat_max = 0;  /* 2-byte encoding for max */
+                        put2ByteValueAndAdvance(code, repeat_max);
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                /* If previous was a bracket group, we may have to replicate it in certain
+                 cases. */
+                
+                else if (*previous >= OP_BRA) {
+                    int ketoffset = 0;
+                    int len = code - previous;
+                    unsigned char* bralink = NULL;
+                    
+                    /* If the maximum repeat count is unlimited, find the end of the bracket
+                     by scanning through from the start, and compute the offset back to it
+                     from the current code pointer. There may be an OP_OPT setting following
+                     the final KET, so we can't find the end just by going back from the code
+                     pointer. */
+                    
+                    if (repeat_max == -1) {
+                        const unsigned char* ket = previous;
+                        advanceToEndOfBracket(ket);
+                        ketoffset = code - ket;
+                    }
+                    
+                    /* The case of a zero minimum is special because of the need to stick
+                     OP_BRAZERO in front of it, and because the group appears once in the
+                     data, whereas in other cases it appears the minimum number of times. For
+                     this reason, it is simplest to treat this case separately, as otherwise
+                     the code gets far too messy. There are several special subcases when the
+                     minimum is zero. */
+                    
+                    if (repeatMin == 0) {
+                        /* If the maximum is also zero, we just omit the group from the output
+                         altogether. */
+                        
+                        if (repeat_max == 0) {
+                            code = previous;
+                            goto END_REPEAT;
+                        }
+                        
+                        /* If the maximum is 1 or unlimited, we just have to stick in the
+                         BRAZERO and do no more at this point. However, we do need to adjust
+                         any OP_RECURSE calls inside the group that refer to the group itself or
+                         any internal group, because the offset is from the start of the whole
+                         regex. Temporarily terminate the pattern while doing this. */
+                        
+                        if (repeat_max <= 1) {
+                            *code = OP_END;
+                            memmove(previous+1, previous, len);
+                            code++;
+                            *previous++ = OP_BRAZERO + repeatType;
+                        }
+                        
+                        /* If the maximum is greater than 1 and limited, we have to replicate
+                         in a nested fashion, sticking OP_BRAZERO before each set of brackets.
+                         The first one has to be handled carefully because it's the original
+                         copy, which has to be moved up. The remainder can be handled by code
+                         that is common with the non-zero minimum case below. We have to
+                         adjust the value of repeat_max, since one less copy is required. */
+                        
+                        else {
+                            *code = OP_END;
+                            memmove(previous + 2 + LINK_SIZE, previous, len);
+                            code += 2 + LINK_SIZE;
+                            *previous++ = OP_BRAZERO + repeatType;
+                            *previous++ = OP_BRA;
+                            
+                            /* We chain together the bracket offset fields that have to be
+                             filled in later when the ends of the brackets are reached. */
+                            
+                            int offset = (!bralink) ? 0 : previous - bralink;
+                            bralink = previous;
+                            putLinkValueAllowZeroAndAdvance(previous, offset);
+                        }
+                        
+                        repeat_max--;
+                    }
+                    
+                    /* If the minimum is greater than zero, replicate the group as many
+                     times as necessary, and adjust the maximum to the number of subsequent
+                     copies that we need. If we set a first char from the group, and didn't
+                     set a required char, copy the latter from the former. */
+                    
+                    else {
+                        if (repeatMin > 1) {
+                            if (didGroupSetFirstByte && reqByte < 0)
+                                reqByte = firstByte;
+                            for (int i = 1; i < repeatMin; i++) {
+                                memcpy(code, previous, len);
+                                code += len;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if (repeat_max > 0)
+                            repeat_max -= repeatMin;
+                    }
+                    
+                    /* This code is common to both the zero and non-zero minimum cases. If
+                     the maximum is limited, it replicates the group in a nested fashion,
+                     remembering the bracket starts on a stack. In the case of a zero minimum,
+                     the first one was set up above. In all cases the repeat_max now specifies
+                     the number of additional copies needed. */
+                    
+                    if (repeat_max >= 0) {
+                        for (int i = repeat_max - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+                            *code++ = OP_BRAZERO + repeatType;
+                            
+                            /* All but the final copy start a new nesting, maintaining the
+                             chain of brackets outstanding. */
+                            
+                            if (i != 0) {
+                                *code++ = OP_BRA;
+                                int offset = (!bralink) ? 0 : code - bralink;
+                                bralink = code;
+                                putLinkValueAllowZeroAndAdvance(code, offset);
+                            }
+                            
+                            memcpy(code, previous, len);
+                            code += len;
+                        }
+                        
+                        /* Now chain through the pending brackets, and fill in their length
+                         fields (which are holding the chain links pro tem). */
+                        
+                        while (bralink) {
+                            int offset = code - bralink + 1;
+                            unsigned char* bra = code - offset;
+                            int oldlinkoffset = getLinkValueAllowZero(bra + 1);
+                            bralink = (!oldlinkoffset) ? 0 : bralink - oldlinkoffset;
+                            *code++ = OP_KET;
+                            putLinkValueAndAdvance(code, offset);
+                            putLinkValue(bra + 1, offset);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    
+                    /* If the maximum is unlimited, set a repeater in the final copy. We
+                     can't just offset backwards from the current code point, because we
+                     don't know if there's been an options resetting after the ket. The
+                     correct offset was computed above. */
+                    
+                    else
+                        code[-ketoffset] = OP_KETRMAX + repeatType;
+                }
+                
+                // A quantifier after an assertion is mostly meaningless, but it
+                // can nullify the assertion if it has a 0 minimum.
+                else if (*previous == OP_ASSERT || *previous == OP_ASSERT_NOT) {
+                    if (repeatMin == 0) {
+                        code = previous;
+                        goto END_REPEAT;
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                /* Else there's some kind of shambles */
+                
+                else {
+                    *errorCodePtr = ERR11;
+                    goto FAILED;
+                }
+                
+                /* In all case we no longer have a previous item. We also set the
+                 "follows varying string" flag for subsequently encountered reqbytes if
+                 it isn't already set and we have just passed a varying length item. */
+                
+            END_REPEAT:
+                previous = NULL;
+                cd.reqVaryOpt |= reqvary;
+                break;
+                
+            /* Start of nested bracket sub-expression, or comment or lookahead or
+             lookbehind or option setting or condition. 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 '(':
+                skipBytes = 0;
+                
+                if (*(++ptr) == '?') {
+                    switch (*(++ptr)) {
+                        case ':':                 /* Non-extracting bracket */
+                            bravalue = OP_BRA;
+                            ptr++;
+                            break;
+                            
+                        case '=':                 /* Positive lookahead */
+                            bravalue = OP_ASSERT;
+                            ptr++;
+                            break;
+                            
+                        case '!':                 /* Negative lookahead */
+                            bravalue = OP_ASSERT_NOT;
+                            ptr++;
+                            break;
+                            
+                        /* Character after (? not specially recognized */
+                            
+                        default:
+                            *errorCodePtr = ERR12;
+                            goto FAILED;
+                        }
+                }
+                
+                /* Else we have a referencing group; adjust the opcode. If the bracket
+                 number is greater than EXTRACT_BASIC_MAX, we set the opcode one higher, and
+                 arrange for the true number to follow later, in an OP_BRANUMBER item. */
+                
+                else {
+                    if (++(*brackets) > EXTRACT_BASIC_MAX) {
+                        bravalue = OP_BRA + EXTRACT_BASIC_MAX + 1;
+                        code[1 + LINK_SIZE] = OP_BRANUMBER;
+                        put2ByteValue(code + 2 + LINK_SIZE, *brackets);
+                        skipBytes = 3;
+                    }
+                    else
+                        bravalue = OP_BRA + *brackets;
+                }
+                
+                /* Process nested bracketed re. We copy code into a non-variable
+                 in order to be able to pass its address because some compilers
+                 complain otherwise. Pass in a new setting for the ims options
+                 if they have changed. */
+                
+                previous = code;
+                *code = bravalue;
+                tempcode = code;
+                tempreqvary = cd.reqVaryOpt;     /* Save value before bracket */
+                
+                if (!compileBracket(
+                                   options,
+                                   brackets,                     /* Extracting bracket count */
+                                   &tempcode,                    /* Where to put code (updated) */
+                                   &ptr,                         /* Input pointer (updated) */
+                                   patternEnd,
+                                   errorCodePtr,                 /* Where to put an error message */
+                                   skipBytes,                    /* Skip over OP_BRANUMBER */
+                                   &subFirstByte,                /* For possible first char */
+                                   &subReqByte,                  /* For possible last char */
+                                   cd))                          /* Tables block */
+                    goto FAILED;
+                
+                /* At the end of compiling, code is still pointing to the start of the
+                 group, while tempcode has been updated to point past the end of the group
+                 and any option resetting that may follow it. The pattern pointer (ptr)
+                 is on the bracket. */
+                
+                /* Handle updating of the required and first characters. Update for normal
+                 brackets of all kinds, and conditions with two branches (see code above).
+                 If the bracket is followed by a quantifier with zero repeat, we have to
+                 back off. Hence the definition of zeroReqByte and zeroFirstByte outside the
+                 main loop so that they can be accessed for the back off. */
+                
+                zeroReqByte = reqByte;
+                zeroFirstByte = firstByte;
+                didGroupSetFirstByte = false;
+                
+                if (bravalue >= OP_BRA) {
+                    /* If we have not yet set a firstByte in this branch, take it from the
+                     subpattern, remembering that it was set here so that a repeat of more
+                     than one can replicate it as reqByte if necessary. If the subpattern has
+                     no firstByte, set "none" for the whole branch. In both cases, a zero
+                     repeat forces firstByte to "none". */
+                    
+                    if (firstByte == REQ_UNSET) {
+                        if (subFirstByte >= 0) {
+                            firstByte = subFirstByte;
+                            didGroupSetFirstByte = true;
+                        }
+                        else
+                            firstByte = REQ_NONE;
+                        zeroFirstByte = REQ_NONE;
+                    }
+                    
+                    /* If firstByte was previously set, convert the subpattern's firstByte
+                     into reqByte if there wasn't one, using the vary flag that was in
+                     existence beforehand. */
+                    
+                    else if (subFirstByte >= 0 && subReqByte < 0)
+                        subReqByte = subFirstByte | tempreqvary;
+                    
+                    /* If the subpattern set a required byte (or set a first byte that isn't
+                     really the first byte - see above), set it. */
+                    
+                    if (subReqByte >= 0)
+                        reqByte = subReqByte;
+                }
+                
+                /* For a forward assertion, we take the reqByte, if set. This can be
+                 helpful if the pattern that follows the assertion doesn't set a different
+                 char. For example, it's useful for /(?=abcde).+/. We can't set firstByte
+                 for an assertion, however because it leads to incorrect effect for patterns
+                 such as /(?=a)a.+/ when the "real" "a" would then become a reqByte instead
+                 of a firstByte. This is overcome by a scan at the end if there's no
+                 firstByte, looking for an asserted first char. */
+                
+                else if (bravalue == OP_ASSERT && subReqByte >= 0)
+                    reqByte = subReqByte;
+                
+                /* Now update the main code pointer to the end of the group. */
+                
+                code = tempcode;
+                
+                /* Error if hit end of pattern */
+                
+                if (ptr >= patternEnd || *ptr != ')') {
+                    *errorCodePtr = ERR14;
+                    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 '\\':
+                tempptr = ptr;
+                c = checkEscape(&ptr, patternEnd, errorCodePtr, cd.numCapturingBrackets, false);
+                
+                /* 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_w for the latter; this may
+                 have to change if any new ones are ever created. */
+                
+                if (c < 0) {
+                    /* For metasequences that actually match a character, we disable the
+                     setting of a first character if it hasn't already been set. */
+                    
+                    if (firstByte == REQ_UNSET && -c > ESC_b && -c <= ESC_w)
+                        firstByte = REQ_NONE;
+                    
+                    /* Set values to reset to if this is followed by a zero repeat. */
+                    
+                    zeroFirstByte = firstByte;
+                    zeroReqByte = reqByte;
+                    
+                    /* Back references are handled specially */
+                    
+                    if (-c >= ESC_REF) {
+                        int number = -c - ESC_REF;
+                        previous = code;
+                        *code++ = OP_REF;
+                        put2ByteValueAndAdvance(code, number);
+                    }
+                    
+                    /* For the rest, we can obtain the OP value by negating the escape
+                     value */
+                    
+                    else {
+                        previous = (-c > ESC_b && -c <= ESC_w) ? code : NULL;
+                        *code++ = -c;
+                    }
+                    continue;
+                }
+                
+                /* Fall through. */
+                
+                /* Handle a literal character. It is guaranteed not to be whitespace or #
+                 when the extended flag is set. If we are in UTF-8 mode, it may be a
+                 multi-byte literal character. */
+                
+                default:
+            NORMAL_CHAR:
+                
+                previous = code;
+                
+                if (c < 128) {
+                    mcLength = 1;
+                    mcbuffer[0] = c;
+                    
+                    if ((options & IgnoreCaseOption) && (c | 0x20) >= 'a' && (c | 0x20) <= 'z') {
+                        *code++ = OP_ASCII_LETTER_IGNORING_CASE;
+                        *code++ = c | 0x20;
+                    } else {
+                        *code++ = OP_ASCII_CHAR;
+                        *code++ = c;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    mcLength = encodeUTF8(c, mcbuffer);
+                    
+                    *code++ = (options & IgnoreCaseOption) ? OP_CHAR_IGNORING_CASE : OP_CHAR;
+                    for (c = 0; c < mcLength; c++)
+                        *code++ = mcbuffer[c];
+                }
+                
+                /* Set the first and required bytes appropriately. If no previous first
+                 byte, set it from this character, but revert to none on a zero repeat.
+                 Otherwise, leave the firstByte value alone, and don't change it on a zero
+                 repeat. */
+                
+                if (firstByte == REQ_UNSET) {
+                    zeroFirstByte = REQ_NONE;
+                    zeroReqByte = reqByte;
+                    
+                    /* If the character is more than one byte long, we can set firstByte
+                     only if it is not to be matched caselessly. */
+                    
+                    if (mcLength == 1 || reqCaseOpt == 0) {
+                        firstByte = mcbuffer[0] | reqCaseOpt;
+                        if (mcLength != 1)
+                            reqByte = code[-1] | cd.reqVaryOpt;
+                    }
+                    else
+                        firstByte = reqByte = REQ_NONE;
+                }
+                
+                /* firstByte was previously set; we can set reqByte only the length is
+                 1 or the matching is caseful. */
+                
+                else {
+                    zeroFirstByte = firstByte;
+                    zeroReqByte = reqByte;
+                    if (mcLength == 1 || reqCaseOpt == 0)
+                        reqByte = code[-1] | reqCaseOpt | cd.reqVaryOpt;
+                }
+                
+                break;            /* End of literal character handling */
+        }
+    }                   /* 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. If the ims options are changed at the start (for a (?ims: group) or
+during any branch, we need to insert an OP_OPT item at the start of every
+following branch to ensure they get set correctly at run time, and also pass
+the new options into every subsequent branch compile.
+
+Argument:
+  options        option bits, including any changes for this subpattern
+  brackets       -> int containing the number of extracting brackets used
+  codePtr        -> the address of the current code pointer
+  ptrPtr         -> the address of the current pattern pointer
+  errorCodePtr   -> pointer to error code variable
+  skipBytes      skip this many bytes at start (for OP_BRANUMBER)
+  firstbyteptr   place to put the first required character, or a negative number
+  reqbyteptr     place to put the last required character, or a negative number
+  cd             points to the data block with tables pointers etc.
+
+Returns:      true on success
+*/
+
+static bool
+compileBracket(int options, int* brackets, unsigned char** codePtr,
+    const UChar** ptrPtr, const UChar* patternEnd, ErrorCode* errorCodePtr, int skipBytes,
+    int* firstbyteptr, int* reqbyteptr, CompileData& cd)
+{
+    const UChar* ptr = *ptrPtr;
+    unsigned char* code = *codePtr;
+    unsigned char* lastBranch = code;
+    unsigned char* start_bracket = code;
+    int firstByte = REQ_UNSET;
+    int reqByte = REQ_UNSET;
+    
+    /* Offset is set zero to mark that this bracket is still open */
+    
+    putLinkValueAllowZero(code + 1, 0);
+    code += 1 + LINK_SIZE + skipBytes;
+    
+    /* Loop for each alternative branch */
+    
+    while (true) {
+        /* Now compile the branch */
+        
+        int branchFirstByte;
+        int branchReqByte;
+        if (!compileBranch(options, brackets, &code, &ptr, patternEnd, errorCodePtr,
+                            &branchFirstByte, &branchReqByte, cd)) {
+            *ptrPtr = ptr;
+            return false;
+        }
+        
+        /* If this is the first branch, the firstByte and reqByte values for the
+         branch become the values for the regex. */
+        
+        if (*lastBranch != OP_ALT) {
+            firstByte = branchFirstByte;
+            reqByte = branchReqByte;
+        }
+        
+        /* If this is not the first branch, the first char and reqByte have to
+         match the values from all the previous branches, except that if the previous
+         value for reqByte didn't have REQ_VARY set, it can still match, and we set
+         REQ_VARY for the regex. */
+        
+        else {
+            /* If we previously had a firstByte, but it doesn't match the new branch,
+             we have to abandon the firstByte for the regex, but if there was previously
+             no reqByte, it takes on the value of the old firstByte. */
+            
+            if (firstByte >= 0 && firstByte != branchFirstByte) {
+                if (reqByte < 0)
+                    reqByte = firstByte;
+                firstByte = REQ_NONE;
+            }
+            
+            /* If we (now or from before) have no firstByte, a firstByte from the
+             branch becomes a reqByte if there isn't a branch reqByte. */
+            
+            if (firstByte < 0 && branchFirstByte >= 0 && branchReqByte < 0)
+                branchReqByte = branchFirstByte;
+            
+            /* Now ensure that the reqbytes match */
+            
+            if ((reqByte & ~REQ_VARY) != (branchReqByte & ~REQ_VARY))
+                reqByte = REQ_NONE;
+            else
+                reqByte |= branchReqByte;   /* To "or" REQ_VARY */
+        }
+        
+        /* Reached end of expression, either ')' or end of pattern. Go back through
+         the alternative branches and reverse the chain of offsets, with the field in
+         the BRA item now becoming an offset to the first alternative. If there are
+         no alternatives, it points to the end of the group. The length in the
+         terminating ket is always the length of the whole bracketed item. If any of
+         the ims options were changed inside the group, compile a resetting op-code
+         following, except at the very end of the pattern. Return leaving the pointer
+         at the terminating char. */
+        
+        if (ptr >= patternEnd || *ptr != '|') {
+            int length = code - lastBranch;
+            do {
+                int prevLength = getLinkValueAllowZero(lastBranch + 1);
+                putLinkValue(lastBranch + 1, length);
+                length = prevLength;
+                lastBranch -= length;
+            } while (length > 0);
+            
+            /* Fill in the ket */
+            
+            *code = OP_KET;
+            putLinkValue(code + 1, code - start_bracket);
+            code += 1 + LINK_SIZE;
+            
+            /* Set values to pass back */
+            
+            *codePtr = code;
+            *ptrPtr = ptr;
+            *firstbyteptr = firstByte;
+            *reqbyteptr = reqByte;
+            return true;
+        }
+        
+        /* Another branch follows; insert an "or" node. Its length field points back
+         to the previous branch while the bracket remains open. At the end the chain
+         is reversed. It's done like this so that the start of the bracket has a
+         zero offset until it is closed, making it possible to detect recursion. */
+        
+        *code = OP_ALT;
+        putLinkValue(code + 1, code - lastBranch);
+        lastBranch = code;
+        code += 1 + LINK_SIZE;
+        ptr++;
+    }
+    ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
+}
+
+/*************************************************
+*          Check for anchored expression         *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* Try to find out if this is an anchored regular expression. Consider each
+alternative branch. If they all start OP_CIRC, or with a bracket
+all of whose alternatives start OP_CIRC (recurse ad lib), then
+it's anchored.
+
+Arguments:
+  code          points to start of expression (the bracket)
+  captureMap    a bitmap of which brackets we are inside while testing; this
+                 handles up to substring 31; all brackets after that share
+                 the zero bit
+  backrefMap    the back reference bitmap
+*/
+
+static bool branchIsAnchored(const unsigned char* code)
+{
+    const unsigned char* scode = firstSignificantOpcode(code);
+    int op = *scode;
+
+    /* Brackets */
+    if (op >= OP_BRA || op == OP_ASSERT)
+        return bracketIsAnchored(scode);
+
+    /* Check for explicit anchoring */    
+    return op == OP_CIRC;
+}
+
+static bool bracketIsAnchored(const unsigned char* code)
+{
+    do {
+        if (!branchIsAnchored(code + 1 + LINK_SIZE))
+            return false;
+        code += getLinkValue(code + 1);
+    } while (*code == OP_ALT);   /* Loop for each alternative */
+    return true;
+}
+
+/*************************************************
+*         Check for starting with ^ or .*        *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* This is called to find out if every branch starts with ^ or .* so that
+"first char" processing can be done to speed things up in multiline
+matching and for non-DOTALL patterns that start with .* (which must start at
+the beginning or after \n)
+
+Except when the .* appears inside capturing parentheses, and there is a
+subsequent back reference to those parentheses. By keeping a bitmap of the
+first 31 back references, we can catch some of the more common cases more
+precisely; all the greater back references share a single bit.
+
+Arguments:
+  code          points to start of expression (the bracket)
+  captureMap    a bitmap of which brackets we are inside while testing; this
+                 handles up to substring 31; all brackets after that share
+                 the zero bit
+  backrefMap    the back reference bitmap
+*/
+
+static bool branchNeedsLineStart(const unsigned char* code, unsigned captureMap, unsigned backrefMap)
+{
+    const unsigned char* scode = firstSignificantOpcode(code);
+    int op = *scode;
+    
+    /* Capturing brackets */
+    if (op > OP_BRA) {
+        int captureNum = op - OP_BRA;
+        if (captureNum > EXTRACT_BASIC_MAX)
+            captureNum = get2ByteValue(scode + 2 + LINK_SIZE);
+        int bracketMask = (captureNum < 32) ? (1 << captureNum) : 1;
+        return bracketNeedsLineStart(scode, captureMap | bracketMask, backrefMap);
+    }
+    
+    /* Other brackets */
+    if (op == OP_BRA || op == OP_ASSERT)
+        return bracketNeedsLineStart(scode, captureMap, backrefMap);
+    
+    /* .* means "start at start or after \n" if it isn't in brackets that
+     may be referenced. */
+    
+    if (op == OP_TYPESTAR || op == OP_TYPEMINSTAR)
+        return scode[1] == OP_NOT_NEWLINE && !(captureMap & backrefMap);
+
+    /* Explicit ^ */
+    return op == OP_CIRC || op == OP_BOL;
+}
+
+static bool bracketNeedsLineStart(const unsigned char* code, unsigned captureMap, unsigned backrefMap)
+{
+    do {
+        if (!branchNeedsLineStart(code + 1 + LINK_SIZE, captureMap, backrefMap))
+            return false;
+        code += getLinkValue(code + 1);
+    } while (*code == OP_ALT);  /* Loop for each alternative */
+    return true;
+}
+
+/*************************************************
+*       Check for asserted fixed first char      *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* During compilation, the "first char" settings from forward assertions are
+discarded, because they can cause conflicts with actual literals that follow.
+However, if we end up without a first char setting for an unanchored pattern,
+it is worth scanning the regex to see if there is an initial asserted first
+char. If all branches start with the same asserted char, or with a bracket all
+of whose alternatives start with the same asserted char (recurse ad lib), then
+we return that char, otherwise -1.
+
+Arguments:
+  code       points to start of expression (the bracket)
+  options    pointer to the options (used to check casing changes)
+  inassert   true if in an assertion
+
+Returns:     -1 or the fixed first char
+*/
+
+static int branchFindFirstAssertedCharacter(const unsigned char* code, bool inassert)
+{
+    const unsigned char* scode = firstSignificantOpcodeSkippingAssertions(code);
+    int op = *scode;
+    
+    if (op >= OP_BRA)
+        op = OP_BRA;
+    
+    switch (op) {
+        default:
+            return -1;
+            
+        case OP_BRA:
+        case OP_ASSERT:
+            return bracketFindFirstAssertedCharacter(scode, op == OP_ASSERT);
+
+        case OP_EXACT:
+            scode += 2;
+            /* Fall through */
+
+        case OP_CHAR:
+        case OP_CHAR_IGNORING_CASE:
+        case OP_ASCII_CHAR:
+        case OP_ASCII_LETTER_IGNORING_CASE:
+        case OP_PLUS:
+        case OP_MINPLUS:
+            if (!inassert)
+                return -1;
+            return scode[1];
+    }
+}
+
+static int bracketFindFirstAssertedCharacter(const unsigned char* code, bool inassert)
+{
+    int c = -1;
+    do {
+        int d = branchFindFirstAssertedCharacter(code + 1 + LINK_SIZE, inassert);
+        if (d < 0)
+            return -1;
+        if (c < 0)
+            c = d;
+        else if (c != d)
+            return -1;
+        code += getLinkValue(code + 1);
+    } while (*code == OP_ALT);
+    return c;
+}
+
+static inline int multiplyWithOverflowCheck(int a, int b)
+{
+    if (!a || !b)
+        return 0;
+    if (a > MAX_PATTERN_SIZE / b)
+        return -1;
+    return a * b;
+}
+
+static int calculateCompiledPatternLength(const UChar* pattern, int patternLength, JSRegExpIgnoreCaseOption ignoreCase,
+    CompileData& cd, ErrorCode& errorcode)
+{
+    /* 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. */
+
+    if (patternLength > MAX_PATTERN_SIZE) {
+        errorcode = ERR16;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    int length = 1 + LINK_SIZE;      /* For initial BRA plus length */
+    int branch_extra = 0;
+    int lastitemlength = 0;
+    unsigned brastackptr = 0;
+    FixedArray<int, BRASTACK_SIZE> brastack;
+    FixedArray<unsigned char, BRASTACK_SIZE> bralenstack;
+    int bracount = 0;
+    
+    const UChar* ptr = (const UChar*)(pattern - 1);
+    const UChar* patternEnd = (const UChar*)(pattern + patternLength);
+    
+    while (++ptr < patternEnd) {
+        int minRepeats = 0, maxRepeats = 0;
+        int c = *ptr;
+
+        switch (c) {
+            /* A backslashed item may be an escaped data character or it may be a
+             character type. */
+
+            case '\\':
+                c = checkEscape(&ptr, patternEnd, &errorcode, cd.numCapturingBrackets, false);
+                if (errorcode != 0)
+                    return -1;
+                
+                lastitemlength = 1;     /* Default length of last item for repeats */
+                
+                if (c >= 0) {            /* Data character */
+                    length += 2;          /* For a one-byte character */
+                    
+                    if (c > 127) {
+                        int i;
+                        for (i = 0; i < jsc_pcre_utf8_table1_size; i++)
+                            if (c <= jsc_pcre_utf8_table1[i]) break;
+                        length += i;
+                        lastitemlength += i;
+                    }
+                    
+                    continue;
+                }
+                
+                /* Other escapes need one byte */
+                
+                length++;
+                
+                /* A back reference needs an additional 2 bytes, plus either one or 5
+                 bytes for a repeat. We also need to keep the value of the highest
+                 back reference. */
+                
+                if (c <= -ESC_REF) {
+                    int refnum = -c - ESC_REF;
+                    cd.backrefMap |= (refnum < 32) ? (1 << refnum) : 1;
+                    if (refnum > cd.topBackref)
+                        cd.topBackref = refnum;
+                    length += 2;   /* For single back reference */
+                    if (safelyCheckNextChar(ptr, patternEnd, '{') && isCountedRepeat(ptr + 2, patternEnd)) {
+                        ptr = readRepeatCounts(ptr + 2, &minRepeats, &maxRepeats, &errorcode);
+                        if (errorcode)
+                            return -1;
+                        if ((minRepeats == 0 && (maxRepeats == 1 || maxRepeats == -1)) ||
+                            (minRepeats == 1 && maxRepeats == -1))
+                            length++;
+                        else
+                            length += 5;
+                        if (safelyCheckNextChar(ptr, patternEnd, '?'))
+                            ptr++;
+                    }
+                }
+                continue;
+                
+            case '^':     /* Single-byte metacharacters */
+            case '.':
+            case '$':
+                length++;
+                lastitemlength = 1;
+                continue;
+                
+            case '*':            /* These repeats won't be after brackets; */
+            case '+':            /* those are handled separately */
+            case '?':
+                length++;
+                goto POSSESSIVE;
+                
+            /* This covers the cases of braced repeats after a single char, metachar,
+             class, or back reference. */
+
+            case '{':
+                if (!isCountedRepeat(ptr + 1, patternEnd))
+                    goto NORMAL_CHAR;
+                ptr = readRepeatCounts(ptr + 1, &minRepeats, &maxRepeats, &errorcode);
+                if (errorcode != 0)
+                    return -1;
+                
+                /* These special cases just insert one extra opcode */
+                
+                if ((minRepeats == 0 && (maxRepeats == 1 || maxRepeats == -1)) ||
+                    (minRepeats == 1 && maxRepeats == -1))
+                    length++;
+                
+                /* These cases might insert additional copies of a preceding character. */
+                
+                else {
+                    if (minRepeats != 1) {
+                        length -= lastitemlength;   /* Uncount the original char or metachar */
+                        if (minRepeats > 0)
+                            length += 3 + lastitemlength;
+                    }
+                    length += lastitemlength + ((maxRepeats > 0) ? 3 : 1);
+                }
+                
+                if (safelyCheckNextChar(ptr, patternEnd, '?'))
+                    ptr++;      /* Needs no extra length */
+
+            POSSESSIVE:                     /* Test for possessive quantifier */
+                if (safelyCheckNextChar(ptr, patternEnd, '+')) {
+                    ptr++;
+                    length += 2 + 2 * LINK_SIZE;   /* Allow for atomic brackets */
+                }
+                continue;
+                
+            /* An alternation contains an offset to the next branch or ket. If any ims
+             options changed in the previous branch(es), and/or if we are in a
+             lookbehind assertion, extra space will be needed at the start of the
+             branch. This is handled by branch_extra. */
+                
+            case '|':
+                if (brastackptr == 0)
+                    cd.needOuterBracket = true;
+                length += 1 + LINK_SIZE + branch_extra;
+                continue;
+                
+            /* A character class uses 33 characters provided that all the character
+             values are less than 256. Otherwise, it uses a bit map for low valued
+             characters, and individual items for others. Don't worry about character
+             types that aren't allowed in classes - they'll get picked up during the
+             compile. A character class that contains only one single-byte character
+             uses 2 or 3 bytes, depending on whether it is negated or not. Notice this
+             where we can. (In UTF-8 mode we can do this only for chars < 128.) */
+                
+            case '[': {
+                int class_optcount;
+                if (*(++ptr) == '^') {
+                    class_optcount = 10;  /* Greater than one */
+                    ptr++;
+                }
+                else
+                    class_optcount = 0;
+                
+                bool class_utf8 = false;
+                
+                for (; ptr < patternEnd && *ptr != ']'; ++ptr) {
+                    /* Check for escapes */
+                    
+                    if (*ptr == '\\') {
+                        c = checkEscape(&ptr, patternEnd, &errorcode, cd.numCapturingBrackets, true);
+                        if (errorcode != 0)
+                            return -1;
+                        
+                        /* Handle escapes that turn into characters */
+                        
+                        if (c >= 0)
+                            goto NON_SPECIAL_CHARACTER;
+                        
+                        /* Escapes that are meta-things. The normal ones just affect the
+                         bit map, but Unicode properties require an XCLASS extended item. */
+                        
+                        else
+                            class_optcount = 10;         /* \d, \s etc; make sure > 1 */
+                    }
+                    
+                    /* Anything else increments the possible optimization count. We have to
+                     detect ranges here so that we can compute the number of extra ranges for
+                     caseless wide characters when UCP support is available. If there are wide
+                     characters, we are going to have to use an XCLASS, even for single
+                     characters. */
+                    
+                    else {
+                        c = *ptr;
+                        
+                        /* Come here from handling \ above when it escapes to a char value */
+                        
+                    NON_SPECIAL_CHARACTER:
+                        class_optcount++;
+                        
+                        int d = -1;
+                        if (safelyCheckNextChar(ptr, patternEnd, '-')) {
+                            const UChar* hyptr = ptr++;
+                            if (safelyCheckNextChar(ptr, patternEnd, '\\')) {
+                                ptr++;
+                                d = checkEscape(&ptr, patternEnd, &errorcode, cd.numCapturingBrackets, true);
+                                if (errorcode != 0)
+                                    return -1;
+                            }
+                            else if ((ptr + 1 < patternEnd) && ptr[1] != ']')
+                                d = *++ptr;
+                            if (d < 0)
+                                ptr = hyptr;      /* go back to hyphen as data */
+                        }
+                        
+                        /* If d >= 0 we have a range. In UTF-8 mode, if the end is > 255, or >
+                         127 for caseless matching, we will need to use an XCLASS. */
+                        
+                        if (d >= 0) {
+                            class_optcount = 10;     /* Ensure > 1 */
+                            if (d < c) {
+                                errorcode = ERR8;
+                                return -1;
+                            }
+                            
+                            if ((d > 255 || (ignoreCase && d > 127))) {
+                                unsigned char buffer[6];
+                                if (!class_utf8)         /* Allow for XCLASS overhead */
+                                {
+                                    class_utf8 = true;
+                                    length += LINK_SIZE + 2;
+                                }
+                                
+                                /* If we have UCP support, find out how many extra ranges are
+                                 needed to map the other case of characters within this range. We
+                                 have to mimic the range optimization here, because extending the
+                                 range upwards might push d over a boundary that makes it use
+                                 another byte in the UTF-8 representation. */
+                                
+                                if (ignoreCase) {
+                                    int occ, ocd;
+                                    int cc = c;
+                                    int origd = d;
+                                    while (getOthercaseRange(&cc, origd, &occ, &ocd)) {
+                                        if (occ >= c && ocd <= d)
+                                            continue;   /* Skip embedded */
+                                        
+                                        if (occ < c  && ocd >= c - 1)  /* Extend the basic range */
+                                        {                            /* if there is overlap,   */
+                                            c = occ;                     /* noting that if occ < c */
+                                            continue;                    /* we can't have ocd > d  */
+                                        }                            /* because a subrange is  */
+                                        if (ocd > d && occ <= d + 1)   /* always shorter than    */
+                                        {                            /* the basic range.       */
+                                            d = ocd;
+                                            continue;
+                                        }
+                                        
+                                        /* An extra item is needed */
+                                        
+                                        length += 1 + encodeUTF8(occ, buffer) +
+                                        ((occ == ocd) ? 0 : encodeUTF8(ocd, buffer));
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                
+                                /* The length of the (possibly extended) range */
+                                
+                                length += 1 + encodeUTF8(c, buffer) + encodeUTF8(d, buffer);
+                            }
+                            
+                        }
+                        
+                        /* We have a single character. There is nothing to be done unless we
+                         are in UTF-8 mode. If the char is > 255, or 127 when caseless, we must
+                         allow for an XCL_SINGLE item, doubled for caselessness if there is UCP
+                         support. */
+                        
+                        else {
+                            if ((c > 255 || (ignoreCase && c > 127))) {
+                                unsigned char buffer[6];
+                                class_optcount = 10;     /* Ensure > 1 */
+                                if (!class_utf8)         /* Allow for XCLASS overhead */
+                                {
+                                    class_utf8 = true;
+                                    length += LINK_SIZE + 2;
+                                }
+                                length += (ignoreCase ? 2 : 1) * (1 + encodeUTF8(c, buffer));
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                if (ptr >= patternEnd) {   /* Missing terminating ']' */
+                    errorcode = ERR6;
+                    return -1;
+                }
+                
+                /* We can optimize when there was only one optimizable character.
+                 Note that this does not detect the case of a negated single character.
+                 In that case we do an incorrect length computation, but it's not a serious
+                 problem because the computed length is too large rather than too small. */
+
+                if (class_optcount == 1)
+                    goto NORMAL_CHAR;
+
+                /* Here, we handle repeats for the class opcodes. */
+                {
+                    length += 33;
+                    
+                    /* A repeat needs either 1 or 5 bytes. If it is a possessive quantifier,
+                     we also need extra for wrapping the whole thing in a sub-pattern. */
+                    
+                    if (safelyCheckNextChar(ptr, patternEnd, '{') && isCountedRepeat(ptr + 2, patternEnd)) {
+                        ptr = readRepeatCounts(ptr + 2, &minRepeats, &maxRepeats, &errorcode);
+                        if (errorcode != 0)
+                            return -1;
+                        if ((minRepeats == 0 && (maxRepeats == 1 || maxRepeats == -1)) ||
+                            (minRepeats == 1 && maxRepeats == -1))
+                            length++;
+                        else
+                            length += 5;
+                        if (safelyCheckNextChar(ptr, patternEnd, '+')) {
+                            ptr++;
+                            length += 2 + 2 * LINK_SIZE;
+                        } else if (safelyCheckNextChar(ptr, patternEnd, '?'))
+                            ptr++;
+                    }
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            /* Brackets may be genuine groups or special things */
+                
+            case '(': {
+                int branch_newextra = 0;
+                int bracket_length = 1 + LINK_SIZE;
+                bool capturing = false;
+                
+                /* Handle special forms of bracket, which all start (? */
+                
+                if (safelyCheckNextChar(ptr, patternEnd, '?')) {
+                    switch (c = (ptr + 2 < patternEnd ? ptr[2] : 0)) {
+                        /* Non-referencing groups and lookaheads just move the pointer on, and
+                         then behave like a non-special bracket, except that they don't increment
+                         the count of extracting brackets. Ditto for the "once only" bracket,
+                         which is in Perl from version 5.005. */
+                            
+                        case ':':
+                        case '=':
+                        case '!':
+                            ptr += 2;
+                            break;
+                            
+                        /* Else loop checking valid options until ) is met. Anything else is an
+                         error. If we are without any brackets, i.e. at top level, the settings
+                         act as if specified in the options, so massage the options immediately.
+                         This is for backward compatibility with Perl 5.004. */
+                            
+                        default:
+                            errorcode = ERR12;
+                            return -1;
+                    }
+                } else
+                    capturing = 1;
+                
+                /* Capturing brackets must be counted so we can process escapes in a
+                 Perlish way. If the number exceeds EXTRACT_BASIC_MAX we are going to need
+                 an additional 3 bytes of memory per capturing bracket. */
+                
+                if (capturing) {
+                    bracount++;
+                    if (bracount > EXTRACT_BASIC_MAX)
+                        bracket_length += 3;
+                }
+                
+                /* Save length for computing whole length at end if there's a repeat that
+                 requires duplication of the group. Also save the current value of
+                 branch_extra, and start the new group with the new value. If non-zero, this
+                 will either be 2 for a (?imsx: group, or 3 for a lookbehind assertion. */
+                
+                if (brastackptr >= sizeof(brastack)/sizeof(int)) {
+                    errorcode = ERR17;
+                    return -1;
+                }
+                
+                bralenstack[brastackptr] = branch_extra;
+                branch_extra = branch_newextra;
+                
+                brastack[brastackptr++] = length;
+                length += bracket_length;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            /* Handle ket. Look for subsequent maxRepeats/minRepeats; for certain sets of values we
+             have to replicate this bracket up to that many times. If brastackptr is
+             0 this is an unmatched bracket which will generate an error, but take care
+             not to try to access brastack[-1] when computing the length and restoring
+             the branch_extra value. */
+
+            case ')': {
+                int duplength;
+                length += 1 + LINK_SIZE;
+                if (brastackptr > 0) {
+                    duplength = length - brastack[--brastackptr];
+                    branch_extra = bralenstack[brastackptr];
+                }
+                else
+                    duplength = 0;
+                
+                /* Leave ptr at the final char; for readRepeatCounts this happens
+                 automatically; for the others we need an increment. */
+                
+                if ((ptr + 1 < patternEnd) && (c = ptr[1]) == '{' && isCountedRepeat(ptr + 2, patternEnd)) {
+                    ptr = readRepeatCounts(ptr + 2, &minRepeats, &maxRepeats, &errorcode);
+                    if (errorcode)
+                        return -1;
+                } else if (c == '*') {
+                    minRepeats = 0;
+                    maxRepeats = -1;
+                    ptr++;
+                } else if (c == '+') {
+                    minRepeats = 1;
+                    maxRepeats = -1;
+                    ptr++;
+                } else if (c == '?') {
+                    minRepeats = 0;
+                    maxRepeats = 1;
+                    ptr++;
+                } else {
+                    minRepeats = 1;
+                    maxRepeats = 1;
+                }
+                
+                /* If the minimum is zero, we have to allow for an OP_BRAZERO before the
+                 group, and if the maximum is greater than zero, we have to replicate
+                 maxval-1 times; each replication acquires an OP_BRAZERO plus a nesting
+                 bracket set. */
+                
+                int repeatsLength;
+                if (minRepeats == 0) {
+                    length++;
+                    if (maxRepeats > 0) {
+                        repeatsLength = multiplyWithOverflowCheck(maxRepeats - 1, duplength + 3 + 2 * LINK_SIZE);
+                        if (repeatsLength < 0) {
+                            errorcode = ERR16;
+                            return -1;
+                        }
+                        length += repeatsLength;
+                        if (length > MAX_PATTERN_SIZE) {
+                            errorcode = ERR16;
+                            return -1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                /* When the minimum is greater than zero, we have to replicate up to
+                 minval-1 times, with no additions required in the copies. Then, if there
+                 is a limited maximum we have to replicate up to maxval-1 times allowing
+                 for a BRAZERO item before each optional copy and nesting brackets for all
+                 but one of the optional copies. */
+                
+                else {
+                    repeatsLength = multiplyWithOverflowCheck(minRepeats - 1, duplength);
+                    if (repeatsLength < 0) {
+                        errorcode = ERR16;
+                        return -1;
+                    }
+                    length += repeatsLength;
+                    if (maxRepeats > minRepeats) { /* Need this test as maxRepeats=-1 means no limit */
+                        repeatsLength = multiplyWithOverflowCheck(maxRepeats - minRepeats, duplength + 3 + 2 * LINK_SIZE);
+                        if (repeatsLength < 0) {
+                            errorcode = ERR16;
+                            return -1;
+                        }
+                        length += repeatsLength - (2 + 2 * LINK_SIZE);
+                    }
+                    if (length > MAX_PATTERN_SIZE) {
+                        errorcode = ERR16;
+                        return -1;
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                /* Allow space for once brackets for "possessive quantifier" */
+                
+                if (safelyCheckNextChar(ptr, patternEnd, '+')) {
+                    ptr++;
+                    length += 2 + 2 * LINK_SIZE;
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            /* Non-special character. It won't be space or # in extended mode, so it is
+             always a genuine character. If we are in a \Q...\E sequence, check for the
+             end; if not, we have a literal. */
+                
+            default:
+            NORMAL_CHAR:
+                length += 2;          /* For a one-byte character */
+                lastitemlength = 1;   /* Default length of last item for repeats */
+
+                if (c > 127) {
+                    int i;
+                    for (i = 0; i < jsc_pcre_utf8_table1_size; i++)
+                        if (c <= jsc_pcre_utf8_table1[i])
+                            break;
+                    length += i;
+                    lastitemlength += i;
+                }
+                
+                continue;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    length += 2 + LINK_SIZE;    /* For final KET and END */
+
+    cd.numCapturingBrackets = bracount;
+    return length;
+}
+
+/*************************************************
+*        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. The original API for this
+function had no error code return variable; it is retained for backwards
+compatibility. The new function is given a new name.
+
+Arguments:
+  pattern       the regular expression
+  options       various option bits
+  errorCodePtr  pointer to error code variable (pcre_compile2() only)
+                  can be NULL if you don't want a code value
+  errorPtr      pointer to pointer to error text
+  erroroffset   ptr offset in pattern where error was detected
+  tables        pointer to character tables or NULL
+
+Returns:        pointer to compiled data block, or NULL on error,
+                with errorPtr and erroroffset set
+*/
+
+static inline JSRegExp* returnError(ErrorCode errorcode, const char** errorPtr)
+{
+    *errorPtr = errorText(errorcode);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+JSRegExp* jsRegExpCompile(const UChar* pattern, int patternLength,
+                JSRegExpIgnoreCaseOption ignoreCase, JSRegExpMultilineOption multiline,
+                unsigned* numSubpatterns, const char** errorPtr)
+{
+    /* We can't pass back an error message if errorPtr is NULL; I guess the best we
+     can do is just return NULL, but we can set a code value if there is a code pointer. */
+    if (!errorPtr)
+        return 0;
+    *errorPtr = NULL;
+    
+    CompileData cd;
+    
+    ErrorCode errorcode = ERR0;
+    /* Call this once just to count the brackets. */
+    calculateCompiledPatternLength(pattern, patternLength, ignoreCase, cd, errorcode);
+    /* Call it again to compute the length. */
+    int length = calculateCompiledPatternLength(pattern, patternLength, ignoreCase, cd, errorcode);
+    if (errorcode)
+        return returnError(errorcode, errorPtr);
+    
+    if (length > MAX_PATTERN_SIZE)
+        return returnError(ERR16, errorPtr);
+    
+    size_t size = length + sizeof(JSRegExp);
+#if REGEXP_HISTOGRAM
+    size_t stringOffset = (size + sizeof(UChar) - 1) / sizeof(UChar) * sizeof(UChar);
+    size = stringOffset + patternLength * sizeof(UChar);
+#endif
+    JSRegExp* re = reinterpret_cast<JSRegExp*>(new char[size]);
+    
+    if (!re)
+        return returnError(ERR13, errorPtr);
+    
+    re->options = (ignoreCase ? IgnoreCaseOption : 0) | (multiline ? MatchAcrossMultipleLinesOption : 0);
+    
+    /* The starting points of the name/number translation table and of the code are
+     passed around in the compile data block. */
+    
+    const unsigned char* codeStart = (const unsigned char*)(re + 1);
+    
+    /* Set up a starting, non-extracting bracket, then compile the expression. On
+     error, errorcode will be set non-zero, so we don't need to look at the result
+     of the function here. */
+    
+    const UChar* ptr = (const UChar*)pattern;
+    const UChar* patternEnd = pattern + patternLength;
+    unsigned char* code = const_cast<unsigned char*>(codeStart);
+    int firstByte, reqByte;
+    int bracketCount = 0;
+    if (!cd.needOuterBracket)
+        compileBranch(re->options, &bracketCount, &code, &ptr, patternEnd, &errorcode, &firstByte, &reqByte, cd);
+    else {
+        *code = OP_BRA;
+        compileBracket(re->options, &bracketCount, &code, &ptr, patternEnd, &errorcode, 0, &firstByte, &reqByte, cd);
+    }
+    re->topBracket = bracketCount;
+    re->topBackref = cd.topBackref;
+    
+    /* If not reached end of pattern on success, there's an excess bracket. */
+    
+    if (errorcode == 0 && ptr < patternEnd)
+        errorcode = ERR10;
+    
+    /* 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;
+
+    ASSERT(code - codeStart <= length);
+    if (code - codeStart > length)
+        errorcode = ERR7;
+    
+    /* Give an error if there's back reference to a non-existent capturing
+     subpattern. */
+    
+    if (re->topBackref > re->topBracket)
+        errorcode = ERR15;
+    
+    /* Failed to compile, or error while post-processing */
+    
+    if (errorcode != ERR0) {
+        delete [] reinterpret_cast<char*>(re);
+        return returnError(errorcode, errorPtr);
+    }
+    
+    /* If the anchored option was not passed, set the flag if we can determine that
+     the pattern is anchored by virtue of ^ characters or \A or anything else (such
+     as starting with .* when DOTALL is set).
+     
+     Otherwise, if we know what the first character has to be, save it, because that
+     speeds up unanchored matches no end. If not, see if we can set the
+     UseMultiLineFirstByteOptimizationOption flag. This is helpful for multiline matches when all branches
+     start with ^. and also when all branches start with .* for non-DOTALL matches.
+     */
+    
+    if (cd.needOuterBracket ? bracketIsAnchored(codeStart) : branchIsAnchored(codeStart))
+        re->options |= IsAnchoredOption;
+    else {
+        if (firstByte < 0) {
+            firstByte = (cd.needOuterBracket
+                    ? bracketFindFirstAssertedCharacter(codeStart, false)
+                    : branchFindFirstAssertedCharacter(codeStart, false))
+                | ((re->options & IgnoreCaseOption) ? REQ_IGNORE_CASE : 0);
+        }
+        if (firstByte >= 0) {
+            int ch = firstByte & 255;
+            if (ch < 127) {
+                re->firstByte = ((firstByte & REQ_IGNORE_CASE) && flipCase(ch) == ch) ? ch : firstByte;
+                re->options |= UseFirstByteOptimizationOption;
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (cd.needOuterBracket ? bracketNeedsLineStart(codeStart, 0, cd.backrefMap) : branchNeedsLineStart(codeStart, 0, cd.backrefMap))
+                re->options |= UseMultiLineFirstByteOptimizationOption;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /* For an anchored pattern, we use the "required byte" only if it follows a
+     variable length item in the regex. Remove the caseless flag for non-caseable
+     bytes. */
+    
+    if (reqByte >= 0 && (!(re->options & IsAnchoredOption) || (reqByte & REQ_VARY))) {
+        int ch = reqByte & 255;
+        if (ch < 127) {
+            re->reqByte = ((reqByte & REQ_IGNORE_CASE) && flipCase(ch) == ch) ? (reqByte & ~REQ_IGNORE_CASE) : reqByte;
+            re->options |= UseRequiredByteOptimizationOption;
+        }
+    }
+    
+#if REGEXP_HISTOGRAM
+    re->stringOffset = stringOffset;
+    re->stringLength = patternLength;
+    memcpy(reinterpret_cast<char*>(re) + stringOffset, pattern, patternLength * 2);
+#endif
+
+    if (numSubpatterns)
+        *numSubpatterns = re->topBracket;
+    return re;
+}
+
+void jsRegExpFree(JSRegExp* re)
+{
+    delete [] reinterpret_cast<char*>(re);
+}