search.cpan.org search oddness
It's interesting how difficult it is to find CGI.pm using search.cpan.org. For example http://search.cpan.org/search?query=CGImode=all doesn't seem to mention CGI.pm at all. Has it always been like that or has something changed recently? -- Andy Armstrong, hexten.net
Re: search.cpan.org search oddness
* Andy Armstrong [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007-05-22 20:30]: It's interesting how difficult it is to find CGI.pm using search.cpan.org. Difficult? http://search.cpan.org/search?query=CGImode=module First hit. I agree though that it’s weird that CGI.pm doesn’t show up at all with `query=CGI;mode=all` (I checked). It only shows up at #295 if you use `query=CGI;mode=dist`, but shows up as the first hit for `query=CGI.pm;mode=dist`. Taking a step back and looking at `query=CGI.pm;mode=all`, you’ll see that the CGI::* modules in the CGI.pm-distro all show up at pretty high spots. Maybe search.cpan.org is biased against exact matches on modules without `::` in their name, possibly in order to rank down pragmata? I have no idea. My educated guess is that if the CGI.pm distro was called CGI and the summary mentioned CGI (eg. in parentheses behind the spelled- out form), it would fare much better. Regards, -- Aristotle Pagaltzis // http://plasmasturm.org/
Re: search.cpan.org search oddness
On 22 May 2007, at 20:08, A. Pagaltzis wrote: * Andy Armstrong [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007-05-22 20:30]: It's interesting how difficult it is to find CGI.pm using search.cpan.org. Difficult? http://search.cpan.org/search?query=CGImode=module Difficult for people who aren't sure how the search interface works, certainly. -- Andy Armstrong, hexten.net
Re: search.cpan.org search oddness
On May 22, 2007, at 2:12 PM, Andy Armstrong wrote: Difficult? http://search.cpan.org/search?query=CGImode=module Difficult for people who aren't sure how the search interface works, certainly. Certainly I would expect to put CGI in the box and click search and get CGI.pm right away. Law of least surprise and all that. -- Andy Lester = [EMAIL PROTECTED] = www.petdance.com = AIM:petdance
Re: search.cpan.org search oddness
* Andy Armstrong [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007-05-22 21:15]: On 22 May 2007, at 20:08, A. Pagaltzis wrote: Difficult? http://search.cpan.org/search?query=CGImode=module Difficult for people who aren't sure how the search interface works, certainly. I do think `mode=module` should be the default. My own keyword bookmark in Firefox uses that. The labels could be slightly more descriptive, also. * Andy Lester [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007-05-22 21:45]: Certainly I would expect to put CGI in the box and click search and get CGI.pm right away. Law of least surprise and all that. Well, for the reasons I gave in my mail, I think at least part of the blame rests with CGI.pm rather than search.cpan.org. Regards, -- Aristotle Pagaltzis // http://plasmasturm.org/
