* that, we hardcode the JDK Pattern compiler on Android (and, inadvertently, on App Engine and
     * in Guava, at least for now).
     */
    return new JdkPatternCompiler();
  }

  private static final class JdkPatternCompiler implements PatternCompiler {
    @Override
    public CommonPattern compile(String pattern) {
      return new JdkPattern(Pattern.compile(pattern));
    }

    @Override