On 03 Sep 2001, Andras BALI wrote: > On Mon, Sep 03, 2001 at 05:38:25PM +0100, Anthony Campbell wrote: > > > Htdig seems to be for html only. > > To be a bit more precise, it can index files that can be retrieved > using the HTTP protocol. The core program can index only HTML and > plain text files, but you can use external parsers for any type of > files (eg. msword, pdf, postscript). And you can always make your > files available through HTTP by using web server software. > > > Namazu didn't work for me - kept producing error messages in > > Japanese! > > There's a tutorial at <http://namazu.org/doc/tutorial.html.en> and a > manual at <http://namazu.org/doc/manual.html.en>. > > > I got the swish++ deb package but it didn't install the binary - a > > bug in the package on testing? > > The package contains the following binaries: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg-deb -c > /debian/ftp/pool/main/s/swish++/swish++_5.1-0.1_i386.deb | grep bin/ > drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2001-07-13 06:27:44 ./usr/bin/ > -rwxr-xr-x root/root 91804 2001-07-13 06:27:44 ./usr/bin/search++ > -rwxr-xr-x root/root 154684 2001-07-13 06:27:44 ./usr/bin/index++ > -rwxr-xr-x root/root 2536 2001-07-13 06:27:42 ./usr/bin/httpindex > -rwxr-xr-x root/root 5200 2001-07-13 06:27:42 ./usr/bin/searchc > -rwxr-xr-x root/root 75612 2001-07-13 06:27:44 ./usr/bin/extract++ > -rwxr-xr-x root/root 1179 2001-07-13 06:27:42 ./usr/bin/splitmail++ > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ md5sum > /debian/ftp/pool/main/s/swish++/swish++_5.1-0.1_i386.deb > 9e8681bda1367582915ff95990a35b57 > /debian/ftp/pool/main/s/swish++/swish++_5.1-0.1_i386.deb > > Read the index++(1), extract++(1) and search++(1) manual pages for > information on using swish++. > > Regards, > > -- > BALI, Andra's GPG keyID: 78560E1C > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
Many thanks for this information - very helpful. I looked for swish, swish++ and search but didn't think of search++ (I realise I should have looked at the package itself). Regards. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - running Debian GNU/Linux (Windows-free zone). For electronic books (Homeomythology and The Assassins of Alamut), skeptical essays, and over 130 book reviews, go to http://www.acampbell.org.uk/ Il ne faut pas toucher aux idoles: la dorure en reste aux mains. (One should never touch idols: their gilding comes off on the hands.) [Flaubert]
