Fwd: [htdig-dev] Current Status as of snapshot 3.2.0b4-20030914

[Geoff H. <ghu...@ws...>]

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> From: "David Bannon" <D.B...@vp...>
> Date: Sun Sep 14, 2003  5:38:32  PM America/Chicago
> To: <htd...@li...>
> Cc: "Geoff Hutchison" <ghu...@us...>
> Subject: RE: [htdig-dev] Current Status as of snapshot 3.2.0b4-20030914
> Reply-To: <D.B...@vp...>
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> I try it under Itanium RH Advanced server from time to time ....
>
>>   To be tested:
>> .....
>>     - RedHat AdvanceServer Itanium II (David Bannon)
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> My (week or so ago) test still fails to compile with the same error I 
> posted
> several weeks ago. I did not get any responses from developers then so 
> have
> not perused it.
>
> It fails with a message to the effect of :
> Configuration.cc:20:22: htconfig.h: No such file or directory
>
> A quick read of the cvs indicates that htconfig.h has been removed, 
> then
> reinstated etc. So I asked the developers if it should be there, in 
> which
> case I should find out why its not there, or if it should not be 
> there, I'll
> need to find our why the makefile is looking for it.
>
> I really don't have the time to waste going down wrong path when who 
> ever
> was playing there last can point me in the right direction.
>
> David
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>>   Known to have problems:
>>     - SGI/Irix 6.5.3 using SGI compilers
>>       
>> <http://www.geocrawler.com/mail/msg.php3?msg_id=8025827&list=8825>
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>> RELEASES:
>>    3.2.0b5: Next release, July 2003
>>    3.2.0b4: "In progress" -- snapshots called "3.2.0b4" until 
>> prerelease.
>>    3.2.0b3: Released:  22 Feb 2001.
>>    3.2.0b2: Released:  11 Apr 2000.
>>    3.2.0b1: Released:   4 Feb 2000.
>>
>> (Please note that everything added here should have a tracker PR# so
>> we can be sure they're fixed. Geoff is currently trying to add PR#s 
>> for
>> what's currently here.)
>>
>> SHOWSTOPPERS:
>> * Mifluz database errors are a severe problem (PR#428295)
>> -- Does Neal's new zlib patch solve this for now?
>>
>> KNOWN BUGS:
>> * Odd behavior with $(MODIFIED) and scores not working with
>>    wordlist_compress set but work fine without wordlist_compress.
>>    (the date is definitely stored correctly, even with compression on
>>     so this must be some sort of weird htsearch bug) PR#618737.
>> * META descriptions are somehow added to the database as FLAG_TITLE,
>>    not FLAG_DESCRIPTION. (PR#618738)
>>    Can anyone reproduce this?  I can't! -- Lachlan
>>    Me either. Let's remove the PR. -Geoff
>>
>> PENDING PATCHES (available but need work):
>> * Additional support for Win32. (Neal)
>> * Memory improvements to htmerge. (Backed out b/c htword API changed.)
>> * Mifluz merge.
>>
>> NEEDED FEATURES:
>> * Quim's new htsearch/qtest query parser framework.
>> * File/Database locking. PR#405764.
>>
>> TESTING:
>> * httools programs:
>>   (htload a test file, check a few characteristics, htdump and 
>> compare)
>> * Tests for new config file parser
>> * Duplicate document detection while indexing
>> * Major revisions to ExternalParser.cc, including fork/exec
>> instead of popen,
>>   argument handling for parser/converter, allowing binary output from 
>> an
>>   external converter.
>> * ExternalTransport needs testing of changes similar to 
>> ExternalParser.
>>
>> DOCUMENTATION:
>> * List of supported platforms/compilers is ancient. (PR#405279)
>> * Document all of htsearch's mappings of input parameters to
>> config attributes
>>    to template variables. (Relates to PR#405278.)
>>   Should we make sure these config attributes are all documented in
>>   defaults.cc, even if they're only set by input parameters and never
>>   in the config file?
>> * Split attrs.html into categories for faster loading.
>> * Turn defaults.cc into an XML file for generating documentation and
>>   defaults.cc.
>> * require.html is not updated to list new features and disk space
>>    requirements of 3.2.x (e.g. regex matching, database compression.)
>>    PRs# 405280 #405281.
>> * TODO.html has not been updated for current TODO list and
>>    completions.
>>    I've tried.  Someone "official" please check and remove this -- 
>> Lachlan
>> * Htfuzzy could use more documentation on what each fuzzy algorithm
>>    does. PR#405714.
>> * Document the list of all installed files and default
>>    locations. PR#405715.
>>
>> OTHER ISSUES:
>> * Can htsearch actually search while an index is being created?
>> * The code needs a security audit, esp. htsearch. PR#405765.
>>
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