RE: [htdig] Parsing pdf's without xpdf

[Dan M. <dm...@in...>]

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> 			Hello Dan,

Hello Martin,

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> AFAIK if you don't want to use an external parser, there is only one=20
> possibility left:

I do want to use an external parser but I need not xpdf or I need to get
xpdf installed minimally.

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> Use the internal parser command as described in
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> http://www.htdig.org/attrs.html#pdf_parser

I'm using 3.2.0, not sure if it has that attribute

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> Hence, for this to work you need to install Acrobat Reader=20
> from Adobe. Dis- pite of what OS you use and the latest=20
> security flaws for Acrobat Reader, which are hopefully fixed=20
> for your OS also, the internal pdf_parser command=20
> is very limited.
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> htmldoc or doc2html just calls xpdf for the pdf2text

Really? I have htmldoc on another server and not a wimper about=20
xpdf anywher on the server except in the ports collection.
I think htmldoc only does html to html,postscript,or pdf but not the
other way around anyway.

> conversion. An additional disadvantage using Acrobat Reader=20
> is the fact, that you will index Postscript files and you=20
> _have_ to adjust the max_doc_size in you htdig.conf above the=20
> size of your biggest PDF/PostScript file.
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> BUT:
> Installing some X11 library stuff does not mean to run the=20
> service :)). If you use some kind of Linux with rpm, try=20

Actually I'm trying via rpm but it keeps failing. I'll try to do xpdf
with --nodeps like you suggested.
I'm on RedHat 8.0 if that helps.

Thanks for the reply!
Dan

> installing only the libraries with --nodeps. Using Solaris=20
> and depending on which Solaris (7/8/9) you use, you don't=20
> need to satisfy all dependancies. Ask me again for a list of=20
> packages :).
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> Yours,
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> Martin
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> On Mon, Jun 23, 2003 at 02:06:03PM -0500, Dan Muey wrote:
> > Hello list,
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> > I'd like to parse and index pdf files but when I try to=20
> install xpdf=20
> > it wants/needs to install a bunch of x windows stuff which I don't=20
> > want to do but even if I try to it keeps failing.
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> > So what I'd like to ask is this:
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> > Has anyone successfully used something else beside xpdf,=20
> like htmldoc=20
> > for instance, to be able to index pdf files?
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> > If so any pointers/documentation would be very helpful.
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> > TIA
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> > Dan
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