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<td><code>STATIC_PCRE</code></td>
<td>@if-STATIC_PCRE-then@ Yes @else-not-STATIC_PCRE@ No @endif-STATIC_PCRE@</td>
- <td>Use the supplied statically-linked PCRE library. This is set automatically
- by <code>./configure</code> if you do not have the libpcre installed.</td>
+ <td>Use the supplied statically-linked PCRE library. This is set automatically
+ by <code>./configure</code> if you do not have the libpcre installed.
+ Dynamically linking to an external libpcre is recommended as the internal
+ one is outdated and lacks various features and bug-fixes you may be interested in.</td>
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<td><code>STATIC_PCRS</code></td>