Re: Feature discussion: Search field and local search engine

["Sébastien Gendre" <seb@k-7.ch>]

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Hello,

I'm back, for a few days. I've started to list candidates for a search
engine, compare their characteristics, etc.

But I need to define the criteria of selection.
Here is my suggestion:

- Libre Software

- Exist for more than a few years

- Still maintained

- Can index content from command line

- Can search with only frontend components (no backend needed)


What do you think ? Did I miss something ?



Best regards

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Gendre Sébastien


Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net> writes:

> Sébastien Gendre <seb@k-7.ch> writes:
>
>> For the platform-independence, I think it would depend on the tool used.
>>
>> PageFind precompiler release, on their Github, is available for x86_64
>> GNU/Linux, Apple Darwin and Windows and aarch64 GNU/Linux and Apple
>> Darwin.
>> ...
>> But if we use a search indexer written in interpreted language, as long
>> as the interpreter is available, we can run it.
>
> Not trivial :)
> We may be able to do it, and I do not see major obstacles as long as we
> make this optional (some users frown upon binaries downloaded
> automatically, while other users love such automation)
>
> However, I'd first start from implementing the feature under assumption
> that the indexer/search engine is already installed. We can add
> auto-downloading after we have the rest.

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