[sword-devel] Help

[Chris Little]

YTang0648@aol.com wrote:

> Can anyone point me the documentation of the following
> 
> 1. Build instruction for Windows/Linux port of SWORD backend

See http://www.crosswire.org/sword/develop/biblecs/cvs.jsp and don't 
forget to also get & build sword-icu.

For linux, just do ./autogen.sh;./usrinst.sh;make install to build 
Sword.  For Windows, follow Troy's instructions posted recently or 
available here:
http://www.crosswire.org/ucgi-bin/twiki/view/Swordwin/GettingStarted

> 2. Documentation of how to use Perl binding with Sword.

Check the bindings directory and its SWIG subdirectory especially.  (Is 
there a need for the separate perl bindings directory?)

> 3. Any UI specification of Window's (or other port) of SWORD front-end port.
> 
> It will be interesting if we can
> 1. Create a XPConnect binding to the SWORD backend in the Mozilla world 
> so once the modle and library installed in the cleint, the JavaScript in 
> the local file can call SWORD api from JavaScript
> 2. Create a SWORD UI by using XUL + CSS + JS to talk to 1.