# Re: Oniguruma

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-oniguruma/94630>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 7, 2006, 3:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-oniguruma/94630 "2006-01-07T03:34:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![K.Kosako](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a87d85/32.png) [@K.Kosako](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/K.Kosako)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2006, 3:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-oniguruma/94630/1 "2006-01-07T03:34:55Z")

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\*\*\> So my first two questions are:

> 1. How to do a simple test that confirms whether or not  
> Oniguruma is there?

Currently not supported.  
I will add a constant Regexp::ENGINE = “Oniguruma 2.5.2” for Ruby 1.8.X.  
Then, oniguruma check will be  
(RUBY\_VERSION \>= “1.9.0” || (defined?(Regexp::ENGINE) &&  
Regexp::ENGINE.include?(‘Oniguruma’)))

> 1. How to build the stable snapshot with Oniguruma?

Same as release version of Ruby 1.8.4.  
(INSTALL-RUBY file in onigd2\_5\_1.tar.gz)