which contains support functions for implementing the server or client
role of Z39.50/SR.
-See doc/osi.txt for instructions on how to download and install Peter
-Furniss' ThinOSI-implementation, to provide YAZ with OSI support.
-
Two test-programs of interest are generated when you type 'make' at
-the top level. server/ztest and yazlib/cli. Ztest is a dummy database
+the top level. server/ztest and client/client. Ztest is a dummy database
server which returns canned responses to all queries. It's good for
verifying that the protocol works ok, and ztest.c shows a minimalistic
implementation of the 'backend' interface.
-Cli is a linemode Z39.50 client. It supports a fair amount of the
-functionality of Z39.50v2/SR, but some things you need to enable by
-recompilation. Its primary purpose is to excersise the package, and
+Client is a linemode Z39.50 client. It supports a fair amount of the
+functionality of Z39.50v2/SR, but some things you need to enable or disable
+by recompilation. Its primary purpose is to excersise the package, and
verify that the protocol works OK. It can be started by typing
-cli tcp:<hostname>:<port>
+client tcp:<hostname>:<port>
at the UNIX prompt, to connect to a Z39.50 server, or
-cli osi:[<tsel>'/']<hostname>:<port>
+client osi:[<tsel>'/']<hostname>:<port>
to connect to an OSI SR target (this requires mOSI-support). To connect to
the DANBIB test target, you might use:
-cli osi:0103/find2.denet.dk:4500
+client osi:0103/find2.denet.dk:4500
-CLI supports CCL-queries, with the mapping between qualifiers and
+Client supports CCL-queries, with the mapping between qualifiers and
attribute values specified in the file default.bib in the working
directory. Use '?' to get a list of the available commands.
and calls the backend primitives (best documentation of these
is in the file include/backend.h). See server.txt.
+client - A demonstration client. If we come upon a good design for a
+ higher level client API, that will live here.
+
include - The various header files.
makelib - This is a simple utility that gathers the libraries from the
previous modules into libyaz.a.
lib - The libraries. Primarily libyaz.a.
+
+To get more information or assistance, send mail to yaz-help@index.ping.dk.
+
+We maintain a mailing-list for the purpose of announcing new versions of
+the software, bug-reports, discussion etc. You can sign up by sending
+mail to yaz-request@index.ping.dk.