diff --git a/env.sh b/env.sh
index b0c5badcf9ca6..9230b9854fb5c 100755
--- a/env.sh
+++ b/env.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ new_env='
 LIBR_PLUGINS=$PWD/prefix/lib/radare2
 PATH=$PATH:$PWD/prefix/bin
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$PWD/prefix/lib
+PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$PWD/libr/
 '
 
 echo
diff --git a/libr/libr.pc b/libr/libr.pc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..971788637ddca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libr/libr.pc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+prefix=/usr
+exec_prefix=${prefix}
+libdir=${exec_prefix}/lib
+includedir=${prefix}/include
+
+Name: libr
+Description: radare framework libraries
+Version: 0.1
+Requires: gobject-2.0 gmodule-no-export-2.0
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lr_core -lr_lang -lr_search -lr_cmd
+Cflags: -I${includedir}/libr
diff --git a/libr/search/Makefile b/libr/search/Makefile
index 2d417e3a68757..7d34bc7cc98bc 100644
--- a/libr/search/Makefile
+++ b/libr/search/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 NAME=r_search
-OBJ=search.o bytepat.o stripstr.o aes-find.o
+OBJ=search.o bytepat.o stripstr.o aes-find.o regexp.o
 DEPS=r_util
 CFLAGS+=-g
 #OBJ+=binparse.o
diff --git a/libr/search/regexp.c b/libr/search/regexp.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7621cf7feca2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libr/search/regexp.c
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/* radare - LGPL - Copyright 2008-2009 pancake<nopcode.org> */
+
+#include "r_search.h"
+#include <regex.h>
+
+int r_search_regexp_update(struct r_search_t *s, u64 from, const u8 *buf, int len)
+{
+	struct list_head *pos;
+	char *buffer = malloc(len+1);
+	char *skipz, *end;
+	int i, count = 0;
+
+	memcpy(buffer, buf, len);
+	buffer[len]='\0';
+
+	list_for_each_prev(pos, &s->kws) {
+		struct r_search_kw_t *kw = list_entry(pos, struct r_search_kw_t, list);
+		int reflags = REG_EXTENDED;
+		int delta = 0;
+		regmatch_t matches[10];
+		regex_t compiled;
+
+		if (strchr(kw->binmask, 'i'))
+			reflags |= REG_ICASE;
+
+		regcomp(&compiled, kw->keyword, reflags);
+		foo:
+		while (!regexec(&compiled, buffer+delta, 1, &matches, 0)) {
+			if (s->callback)
+				s->callback(kw, s->user, (u64)from+matches[0].rm_so+delta);
+			else printf("hit%d_%d 0x%08llx ; %s\n",
+				count, kw->count, (u64)from+matches[0].rm_so,
+				buf+matches[0].rm_so+delta);
+			delta += matches[0].rm_so+1;
+			kw->count++;
+			count++;
+		}
+
+		/* TODO: check if skip 0 works */
+		skipz = strchr(buffer, '\0');
+		end = buffer+len;
+		if (skipz && skipz+1 < end) {
+			for(;!*skipz&&end;skipz=skipz+1);
+			delta = skipz-buffer;
+			goto foo;
+		}
+	}
+	return count;
+}
diff --git a/libr/search/search.c b/libr/search/search.c
index fb11fffd6f3a8..21d37350c99d9 100644
--- a/libr/search/search.c
+++ b/libr/search/search.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ struct r_search_t *r_search_free(struct r_search_t *s)
 }
 
 /* control */
+/* Rename to start(), begin() .. */
 int r_search_initialize(struct r_search_t *s)
 {
 	struct list_head *pos;
@@ -72,6 +73,15 @@ int r_search_initialize(struct r_search_t *s)
 		kw->count = 0;
 		kw->idx = 0;
 	}
+
+#if 0
+	/* TODO: compile regexpes */
+	switch(s->mode) {
+	case R_SEARCH_REGEXP:
+		break;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -126,12 +136,13 @@ int r_search_update(struct r_search_t *s, u64 *from, const u8 *buf, u32 len)
 	int i, ret = 0;
 	switch(s->mode) {
 	case R_SEARCH_KEYWORD:
-		r_search_mybinparse_update(s, *from, buf, len);
+		ret += r_search_mybinparse_update(s, *from, buf, len);
 		break;
 	case R_SEARCH_XREFS:
 		//r_search_xrefs_update(s, *from, buf, len);
 		break;
 	case R_SEARCH_REGEXP:
+		ret += r_search_regexp_update(s, *from, buf, len);
 		break;
 	case R_SEARCH_AES:
 		ret += r_search_aes_update(s, *from, buf, len);
@@ -160,14 +171,14 @@ int r_search_kw_add(struct r_search_t *s, const char *kw, const char *bm)
 {
 	struct r_search_kw_t *k = MALLOC_STRUCT(struct r_search_kw_t);
 	if (k == NULL)
-		return -1;
+		return R_FALSE;
 	strncpy(k->keyword, kw, sizeof(k->keyword));
 	strncpy(k->bin_keyword, kw, sizeof(k->keyword));
 	k->keyword_length = strlen(kw);
 	strncpy(k->binmask, bm, sizeof(k->binmask));
 	k->binmask_length = r_hex_str2bin(bm, k->bin_binmask);
 	list_add(&(k->list), &(s->kws));
-	return 0;
+	return R_TRUE;
 }
 
 /* hexpair string */
@@ -175,13 +186,13 @@ int r_search_kw_add_hex(struct r_search_t *s, const char *kw, const char *bm)
 {
 	struct r_search_kw_t *k = MALLOC_STRUCT(struct r_search_kw_t);
 	if (k == NULL)
-		return -1;
+		return R_FALSE;
 	strncpy(k->keyword, kw, sizeof(k->keyword));
 	k->keyword_length = r_hex_str2bin(kw, k->bin_keyword);
 	strncpy(k->binmask, bm, sizeof(k->binmask));
 	k->binmask_length = r_hex_str2bin(bm, k->bin_binmask);
 	list_add(&(k->list), &(s->kws));
-	return 0;
+	return R_TRUE;
 }
 
 /* raw bin */
@@ -189,7 +200,7 @@ int r_search_kw_add_bin(struct r_search_t *s, const u8 *kw, int kw_len, const u8
 {
 	struct r_search_kw_t *k = MALLOC_STRUCT(struct r_search_kw_t);
 	if (kw == NULL)
-		return -1;
+		return R_FALSE;
 	memcpy(k->bin_keyword, kw, kw_len);
 	k->keyword_length = kw_len;
 	memcpy(k->bin_binmask, bm, bm_len);
@@ -197,7 +208,7 @@ int r_search_kw_add_bin(struct r_search_t *s, const u8 *kw, int kw_len, const u8
 	r_hex_bin2str(kw, kw_len, k->keyword);
 	r_hex_bin2str(bm, bm_len, k->binmask);
 	list_add(&(k->list), &(s->kws));
-	return 0;
+	return R_TRUE;
 }
 
 /* show keywords */
diff --git a/libr/search/t/Makefile b/libr/search/t/Makefile
index fe3a34b165200..fc251c48e8596 100644
--- a/libr/search/t/Makefile
+++ b/libr/search/t/Makefile
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ BINDEPS=r_util r_search
 
 include ../../rules.mk
 
-all: test test-str
+all: test test-str test-regexp
 
 test:
 	${CC} -g -I ../../include test.c ${LDFLAGS} -o test
 
+test-regexp:
+	${CC} -g -I ../../include test-regexp.c ${LDFLAGS} -o test-regexp
+
 test-str:
 	${CC} -g -I ../../include test-str.c ${LDFLAGS} -o test-str
 
diff --git a/libr/search/t/test-regexp.c b/libr/search/t/test-regexp.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b26d9bdd6f557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libr/search/t/test-regexp.c
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#include <r_search.h>
+
+u8 *buffer = "ELF,e,e,e,ELF--fooo";
+
+int hit(struct r_search_kw_t *kw, void *user, u64 addr)
+{
+	const u8 *buf = (u8*)user;
+	printf("HIT %d AT %lld (%s)\n", kw->count, addr, buffer+addr);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	struct r_search_t *rs;
+
+	rs = r_search_new(R_SEARCH_REGEXP);
+	r_search_set_callback(rs, &hit, buffer);
+	r_search_kw_add(rs, "E.F", "i"); /* search for /E.F/i */
+	r_search_initialize(rs);
+	printf("Searching strings in '%s'\n", buffer);
+	r_search_update_i(rs, 0LL, buffer, strlen(buffer));
+	rs = r_search_free(rs);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/libr/vapi/t/Makefile b/libr/vapi/t/Makefile
index 9d322974b669c..2a60001a6761a 100644
--- a/libr/vapi/t/Makefile
+++ b/libr/vapi/t/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ core:
 		-lr_bin -Wl,-R../../bin -L../../bin \
 		-lr_io -Wl,-R../../io -L../../io \
 		-lr_cons -Wl,-R../../cons -L../../cons \
+		-lr_debug -Wl,-R../../debug -L../../debug \
+		-lr_lang -Wl,-R../../lang -L../../lang \
+		-lr_line -Wl,-R../../line -L../../line \
+		-lr_lib -Wl,-R../../lib -L../../lib \
 		-lr_flags -Wl,-R../../flags -L../../flags \
 		-lr_macro -Wl,-R../../macro -L../../macro \
 		-lr_print -Wl,-R../../print -L../../print \