diff -up gambas-3.17.3/gb.pcre/configure.ac.just-pcre2 gambas-3.17.3/gb.pcre/configure.ac
--- gambas-3.17.3/gb.pcre/configure.ac.just-pcre2	2022-09-20 14:20:07.418837160 -0400
+++ gambas-3.17.3/gb.pcre/configure.ac	2022-09-20 14:21:12.326309588 -0400
@@ -11,22 +11,6 @@ GB_COMPONENT_PKG_CONFIG(
   pcre, PCRE, gb.pcre, [src],
   libpcre2-8)
 
-if test "$have_pcre" != "yes"; then
-
-  GB_COMPONENT_PKG_CONFIG_AGAIN(
-    pcre, PCRE, gb.pcre, [src],
-    libpcre, [trying with pcre])
-  gb_use_pcre2=0
-
-else
-
-  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PCRE2, 1, libpcre2 is used)
-  gb_use_pcre2=1
-
-fi
-
-AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_PCRE2, test "$gb_use_pcre2" = 1)
-
 AC_OUTPUT( \
 Makefile \
 src/Makefile \
diff -up gambas-3.17.3/gb.pcre/src/main.c.just-pcre2 gambas-3.17.3/gb.pcre/src/main.c
--- gambas-3.17.3/gb.pcre/src/main.c.just-pcre2	2022-09-20 14:23:27.914296475 -0400
+++ gambas-3.17.3/gb.pcre/src/main.c	2022-09-20 14:23:37.395365484 -0400
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include "regexp.h"
+#include "regexp2.h"
 
 #include "main.h"
 
diff -up gambas-3.17.3/gb.pcre/src/Makefile.am.just-pcre2 gambas-3.17.3/gb.pcre/src/Makefile.am
--- gambas-3.17.3/gb.pcre/src/Makefile.am.just-pcre2	2022-09-20 14:21:58.953648970 -0400
+++ gambas-3.17.3/gb.pcre/src/Makefile.am	2022-09-20 14:22:10.542733323 -0400
@@ -9,16 +9,6 @@ gb_pcre_la_CPPFLAGS = @PCRE_INC@
 
 gb_pcre_la_SOURCES = \
  main.h main.c \
- gb.pcre.h
- 
-if USE_PCRE2
-
-gb_pcre_la_SOURCES += regexp2.h regexp2.c
-
-else
-
-gb_pcre_la_SOURCES += regexp.h regexp.c
- 
-endif
-
+ gb.pcre.h \
+ regexp2.h regexp2.c