[sleuthkit-developers] Re: Almost new indexing patch (Was Sleuthkit -> database patch)

[Brian C. <ca...@sl...>]

>
> This release has many improvements, but most importantly it now 
> actively uses the
> "icat.c" and "ils.c" files (At least the code of them) and the 
> fs_tools.a library..
>
> This means that if a lot of things will change in the sleuthkit code, 
> that this will
> affect the indexed searching patch.... So I would like to know if that 
> will happen
> up front, if that is possible....

There shouldn't be major changes.  You may need to call a function to 
open the image and the arguments to fs_open may change, but that is 
about it. The core API will remain the same.   I would like to see if 
we can incorporate the indexing code into the redesign.

> The patches made by Pepijn Vissers and me have gotten their own 
> webpage and can be
> found on http://www.brainspark.nl/?show=tools_sleuthkit (This link 
> will also be
> placed on the download page of sleuthkit and autopsy..)...

Its up there.  I added it at some point during the past couple of weeks.

thanks,
brian