From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Search engines Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 17:37:28 +0100 Message-ID: <87lhlqe7jr.fsf@building.gnus.org> References: <83ppbanqhe.fsf@gnu.org> <87vbl2xigp.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> <83ioh2nlow.fsf@gnu.org> <87sig6xech.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> <83fvc5ni0u.fsf@gnu.org> <87k31fwwyv.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> <87bnmq9ibf.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> <87lhlrx5fc.fsf@building.gnus.org> <877fxb9821.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> <87oaqn26vs.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> <874msfg6p6.fsf@building.gnus.org> <874msf9119.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> <87tx0fbs06.fsf@violet.siamics.net> <87fvbzejtb.fsf_-_@building.gnus.org> <83a926ju8a.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1419871096 17401 80.91.229.3 (29 Dec 2014 16:38:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 16:38:16 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Dec 29 17:38:09 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Y5dKX-0004ZA-Ux for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 29 Dec 2014 17:38:06 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:33975 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y5dKX-000868-8j for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 29 Dec 2014 11:38:05 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:32884) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y5dKT-000862-U3 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Dec 2014 11:38:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y5dKQ-0000SZ-MU for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Dec 2014 11:38:01 -0500 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]:52763) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y5dKQ-0000SU-FT; Mon, 29 Dec 2014 11:37:58 -0500 Original-Received: from 46.67.84.60.tmi.telenormobil.no ([46.67.84.60] helo=building.gnus.org) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Y5dJz-0008GI-Lq; Mon, 29 Dec 2014 17:37:31 +0100 Face: iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAADAAAAAwBAMAAAClLOS0AAAAMFBMVEVHicja5eT///7///9M jspNjbx0epFilcZimMyrq7YLDQ5BdrExPFpDh8dWlMlWltBDJEBgAAABWElEQVQ4jcXUL27DMBQG cIPSgSQo0C4azS4wENyRBVWKNGKpUunU3aBBm5JIld4FBnKFaheYCnqBsWGPFi17z//mJC0a2Kcq qb+fHYNYYTcXwv4bhBtk+uegjgF4nDb8OuKpSGshLOxWACBXIOVOSsBLYyESQkQi5hEXHP8KPrcg ARpck0I93DyLAHAX4OnDCIRLLILMWbYZ5MneE5btKW8fo7QaJrWFScsMBIXPFcKwnM3yPL9lzMGR yvw3LNFwHLYUDcdJbQAfbEe9Sf6pwU2/632UUgQ0fxHUff+tgXr11U9h2lu4zxdK+e5UVS+0iQZl AUsbA7iAnlUFeSYolYZTCNuNA1UNe4JiAlvzaotyBO6dF3oJHgM/24OVMI8GyhAUFsWy1aAXmXux 1Mdp39pzFeZA8XAI8t51HYIfd2EQurP5M7zKtZQriRnDei0PhARwNsnFL8MPu3QqLeJkL3kAAAAA SUVORK5CYII= X-Now-Playing: burn's _304 (Moon Base Big)_: "Wire!Red_Barked_Tree!01-Please_Take" In-Reply-To: <83a926ju8a.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Mon, 29 Dec 2014 18:28:37 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.130012 (Ma Gnus v0.12) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-MailScanner-ID: 1Y5dJz-0008GI-Lq MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1420475855.98264@JL6VNE85YNSdSXL6KA8UrQ X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 80.91.224.195 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:180848 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: > With the exception of text files, searching anything else for text > needs libraries or programs that are capable of accessing text within > those files, and also some way of providing an easily-followable > reference to the found text. Do we really have Free Software > solutions for these problems? No, that's why I said: >> the main work is in understanding the various file formats :-) >> and keeping the reverse index updated when files change. > > The second part is a cron job, nothing else. Or am I missing > something? It's really nice if the index is updated in real time. If I understand correctly, (some of) the OS-level search indexes allow that. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/