[sword-devel] IBT repository - module contents structure

[David Haslam]

It’s possible, but for unknown causes, the Xiphos produced search index only works in PS for a few modules.

David

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On Sun, Apr 28, 2019 at 13:12, Johan <johan.marais at messianic.co.za> wrote:

> David,
>
> Is it possible to create an index (e.g. in Xiphos) and transfer that (as part of the other bible and dictionary modules in zipped format) via Module Maintainer Mode in PocketSword?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Johan Marais
>
> From: David Haslam <dfhdfh at protonmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, 28 April 2019 10:20
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> Subject: [sword-devel] IBT repository - module contents structure
>
> If you install a Bible module from the IBT repository, the module is structured such that it also already contains the Lucene search index.
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> Try installing the Chechen module CHE.
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> Thus for PocketSword there is no further need to go to the CrossWire server to look for a separately maintained unofficially supported installable search index for each module released.
>
> After CHE was installed, the search index existed, even though PS did not indicate that it had looked for and found a search index from CrossWire.
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> At least that’s what appears to be the case for some IBT modules. But I may be mistaken.
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> Some other IBT Bible modules are without a built-in search index and the index is not found at CrossWire either.
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> Might this approach be a useful method to imitate for CrossWire modules?
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> Either way, the possibility to harmonise the support for PocketSword search clearly has more than one potential interim workaround.
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> Best regards,
>
> David
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