XML::Index
Dear colleagues, At our institute (Computational Linguistics, Munich University) we have developed some algorithms for indexing semi structured (XML) data. Maybe I have not investigated intensively enough, but I have up to now only found some modules for indexing unstructured plain text. Do you know any such modules? Or is anybody out there who already plans to write and publish such technology? Otherwise I intend to open the namespace XML::Index and write the following modules: XML::Index::DataGuide XML::Index::CADG (Content Aware DG) The XML::Index namespace could be open to other authors intending to program some other technologies that have been devised for XML indexing. So: Any objections? Thanks ahead for cour comments. Markus -- Markus Heller, M.A., PhD student in Computational Linguistics Schellingstrasse 43, 80799 Munich, Germany [EMAIL PROTECTED] // [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tel. +49.173.3835315
Re: Compress::Bzip2 patch, can't reach author
On Sat, 2004-12-11 at 08:16 +0100, David Landgren wrote: David Robins wrote: I've been sitting on a patch for Compress::Bzip2 for a while; I sent it to the maintainer (Marco Carnut, http://search.cpan.org/~kcarnut/) but he didn't reply. The patch: - fixes a bug with compressing small strings (the allocated buffer is too small) - adds error reporting and checking - adds tests - adds an OO streaming interface - adds a 'version' method to get the bzip2 library version - cleans up the documentation - looks for libbz2, rather than hard-coding the location I can send the patch to this list if desired (it's about 9k gzipped), or go ahead and upload a new version to CPAN, although I don't want to tread on anyone's toes. If Marco can't be found I'd be willing to take over maintainership. I was in the same position about two years ago. Never heard anything back. I would recommend you take over maintenance of the module, I think any toes to tread on have long since moved away. http://cpan.org/misc/cpan-faq.html#How_maintain_module It would seem like the requirements have be met to hand over maintenance of this module to a new maintainer. If David's patch file has as much new functionality and fixes as described, and the author has really been absent for close to two years, I think it is time to ask for it. The question is, who controls this? I guess you would write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jarko Hietaniemi). Lincoln
Re: Compress::Bzip2 patch, can't reach author
Lincoln A. Baxter wrote: On Sat, 2004-12-11 at 08:16 +0100, David Landgren wrote: David Robins wrote: I've been sitting on a patch for Compress::Bzip2 for a while; I sent it to the maintainer (Marco Carnut, http://search.cpan.org/~kcarnut/) but he didn't reply. The patch: - fixes a bug with compressing small strings (the allocated buffer is too small) - adds error reporting and checking - adds tests - adds an OO streaming interface - adds a 'version' method to get the bzip2 library version - cleans up the documentation - looks for libbz2, rather than hard-coding the location I can send the patch to this list if desired (it's about 9k gzipped), or go ahead and upload a new version to CPAN, although I don't want to tread on anyone's toes. If Marco can't be found I'd be willing to take over maintainership. I was in the same position about two years ago. Never heard anything back. I would recommend you take over maintenance of the module, I think any toes to tread on have long since moved away. http://cpan.org/misc/cpan-faq.html#How_maintain_module It would seem like the requirements have be met to hand over maintenance of this module to a new maintainer. If David's patch file has as much new functionality and fixes as described, and the author has really been absent for close to two years, I think it is time to ask for it. It's been a while, I'd have to dig around to find the patch. In any event I'm quite certain it wasn't as sophisticated as David... oh hang on, you're referring the other David. In any case, I'll cast a vote for someone, anyone, breathing life into C::B. David
