[sword-devel] PocketSword's index generator

[Manfred Bergmann]

I’m on vacation next week.
If no one takes this until I’m back I’ll have a look at the problem.


Manfred


> Am 07.01.2016 um 12:35 schrieb David Haslam <dfhmch at googlemail.com>:
> 
> Michael just mentioned PocketSword's index generator.
> 
> The situation is more complicated than merely generating the downloadable
> search index for each module.
> cf. Peter already does that for new modules he builds for CrossWire.
> 
> Until and including iOS 8.x this install feature of PS worked OK.
> Installing a module was followed immediately by installing its index.
> For any module without an index, PS gave a graceful error message.
> 
> After iOS 9.0 was released, things changed.
> Installing a module with an index worked OK.
> For any module without an index, PS crashes while attempting to get the
> index.
> 
> Now with iOS 9.2, it's got much worse.
> Installing a module with an index, PS now crashes while attempting to get
> the index.
> This is a serious situation for one of our most popular front-ends.
> 
> Nic's proposal would be to update PS so that it can generate its own index
> for a module.
> This wasn't a good prospect for the earliest iOS devices, but it should be
> quite feasible and fast with the latest hardware.
> 
> The difficulty is that he doesn't have the free time he used to have, so PS
> software development is on hold.
> 
> His plea for volunteers seems to have been unheeded, but there's no harm in
> repeating it.
> 
> As an iPad Mini & iPhone user of PS, I'd welcome seeing some progress
> towards fixing this.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> David
> 
> 
> 
> 
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