X-Git-Url: http://git.indexdata.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fir-tcl.sgml;h=1bb7b7b901d85d00583544df20258d87d0d66733;hb=dec8b1d7ae8358f58bd0cdc701f5ae6bbc290b15;hp=2114ee34bec6c497c899a1633e6493638845e675;hpb=c1984a321c189f1996d117e88a5d70cf09926ba5;p=ir-tcl-moved-to-github.git diff --git a/doc/ir-tcl.sgml b/doc/ir-tcl.sgml index 2114ee3..1bb7b7b 100644 --- a/doc/ir-tcl.sgml +++ b/doc/ir-tcl.sgml @@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
IrTcl User's Guide and Reference <author><htmlurl url="http://www.indexdata.dk/" name="Index Data">, <tt><htmlurl url="mailto:info@indexdata.dk" name="info@indexdata.dk"></tt> -<date>$Revision: 1.25 $ +<date>$Date: 2003-03-05 22:32:36 $ <abstract> -This document describes IrTcl -- an information retrieval toolkit for -Tcl and Tk that provides access to the Z39.50/SR protocol. +IrTcl version 1.4.1 -- a Tcl extension that allows you to build +Z39.50 clients. </abstract> <toc> @@ -20,44 +20,32 @@ Tcl and Tk that provides access to the Z39.50/SR protocol. <p> This document describes the <sf/IrTcl/ information retrieval toolkit, -which offers a high-level, client interface to the Z39.50 and SR protocols. -The toolkit is based on the Tcl/Tk toolkit developed by Prof. John +which offers a high-level interface for the development of Z39.50 +clients. The toolkit is based on the Tcl/Tk toolkit developed by Prof. John K. Ousterhout at the University of California [ref 1]. -Tcl is a simple, somewhat shell-like, interpreted language. What -makes Tcl attractive is that it also offers a C API, which makes -extensions to the language possible. The most important Tcl extension is -probably Tk -- A Motif look-and-feel interface to the X window -system. - -To interface the Z39.50/SR protocol <sf/IrTcl/ uses <bf/YAZ/. -<bf/YAZ/ offers two transport types: RFC1729/BER on TCP/IP and the mOSI -protocol stack. -However, the mOSI transport is only an option, and hence it is not -needed unless you wish to communicate within an OSI environment. -See [ref 2] for more information about the XTI/mOSI implementation. - -<sf/IrTcl/ is normally implemented as a <it/dynamic/ library (DLL) -which is dynamically loaded by using the Tcl command <tt/load/. -However, <sf/IrTcl/ can be compiled as a traditional <it/static/ -library as well. +The core of Tcl is rather small but it offers a flexible C API +for easy development of Tcl extensions. The most important Tcl +extension is probably Tk -- A portale GUI for X/WIN32/MAC. + +To interface the Z39.50 protocol <sf/IrTcl/ uses the <bf/YAZ/ toolkit. + +<sf/IrTcl/ is usually build as a <it/dynamic/ library (WIN32) +or a shared object (Unix) which is dynamically loaded by using the Tcl's +<tt/load/ command. However, <sf/IrTcl/ can also be compiled as a +traditional <it/static/ library. <sect>Compilation and installation <p> -In order to compile you need: +<sect1>UNIX +<p> +In order to compile the software on UNIX you need: <itemize> <item> An ANSI C compiler such as GNU C. -<item> <htmlurl url="http://sunscript.sun.com/TclTkCore/" name="Tcl">. - Version 7.5, 7.6 and 8.0 has been tested. -<item> <htmlurl url="http://www.indexdata.dk/yaz.html" name="YAZ"> - version 1.4 or higher. -</itemize> - -As an option you may want: -<itemize> -<item> <htmlurl url="http://sunscript.sun.com/TclTkCore/" name="Tk">. -Version 4.1, 4.2 and 8.0 has been tested. -<item> XTI/mOSI +<item> <htmlurl url="http://www.scriptics.com" name="Tcl">. + Version 8.0 and 8.3 has been tested. +<item> <htmlurl url="http://www.indexdata.dk/yaz/" name="YAZ"> + version 1.6 or higher. </itemize> Unpack the <sf/IrTcl/ package at the same directory level as <bf/YAZ/. @@ -70,20 +58,19 @@ $ ./configure This command tries to configure <sf/IrTcl/ for your system and creates a <tt>Makefile</tt>. -The <tt>configure</tt> command tries to locate the file <tt/tclConfig.sh/ +The <tt>configure</tt> script tries to locate the file <tt/tclConfig.sh/ which should be generated by Tcl's installation script. Configure -looks for your Tcl shell in order to locate this file. For example -if <tt/tclsh/ is located in <tt>/home/joe/bin</tt>, configure will +looks for ther Tcl shell on your system in order to locate this file. +For example if <tt/tclsh/ is located in <tt>/home/joe/bin</tt>, configure will assume that <tt>tclConfig.sh</tt> is installed in <tt>/home/joe/lib</tt>, in which case the prefix is <tt>/home/joe</tt>. If you have more than one Tcl version installed on your system, or if configure -cannot find the Tcl shell in your path, you can specify the prefix -by adding <tt>--prefix=</tt>prefix to the configure command, i.e. +cannot find the <tt/tclConfig.sh/, you can specify in which directory +it is, by supplying option <tt>--with-tclconfig</tt> - for example: <tscreen><verb> -$ ./configure --prefix=/home/joe +$ ./configure --with-tclconfig=/home/joe/lib </verb></tscreen> -The prefix is also used to determine where <sf/IrTcl/ is installed. The <sf/IrTcl/ executables are installed in prefix/bin and libraries and support files are installed in prefix/irtcl. @@ -98,8 +85,8 @@ normal static library, <tt/libirtcl.a/. For Tcl versions that doesn't support dynamic libraries the make command will create two shells will build-in <sf/IrTcl/ support -- -a Tcl shell called <tt/ir-tcl/ and a Tcl/Tk shell called <tt/ir-tk/. -The traditional static library, <tt/libirtcl.a/, is build as well. +a Tcl shell called <tt/ir-tcl/. The traditional static +library, <tt/libirtcl.a/, is build as well. To install the programs and support files type: <tscreen><verb> @@ -116,21 +103,13 @@ Summary of files installed (the names refer to the Makefile variables): <descrip> <tag><tt>irtcl.so</tt></tag> The <sf/IrTcl/ shared dynamic library. The actual name of this library vary. Installed in <tt>IRTCLDIR</tt>. -This file is only generated when using newer versions of Tcl. - -<tag><tt>ir-tk</tt></tag> The <sf/IrTcl/ shell for Tk. This shell - is not needed when using a Tk that support for shared libraries is present. - Installed in <tt>BINDIR</tt> -- defaults to - <tt>/usr/local/bin</tt>. <tt>ir-tk</tt> works like - <tt>wish</tt> &mdash without arguments it reads commands from stdin. - A source file may be specified by option <tt>-f</tt>. <tt>ir-tk</tt> - accept the same set of options as <tt>wish</tt>. +This file is only generated when using newer versions of Tcl/Tk. <tag><tt>ir-tcl</tt></tag> The <sf/IrTcl/ shell for Tcl. This program is not needed when using a Tcl that supports shared libraries. Installed in <tt>BINDIR</tt> -- defaults to <tt>/usr/local/bin</tt>. -<tag><tt>client.tcl</tt></tag> A graphical client for <tt>ir-tk</tt>. +<tag><tt>client.tcl</tt></tag> A graphical client for Tk. The client is installed as an executable script called <tt>irclient</tt> in <tt>BINDIR</tt>. This client needs a number of files, bitmaps, etc. The client looks for the files in the current directory &mdash if @@ -143,7 +122,7 @@ This file is only generated when using newer versions of Tcl. <tag><tt>ir-tcl.h</tt></tag> The <sf/IrTcl/ header file. Installed in <tt>INCDIR</tt> -- defaults to <tt>/usr/local/include</tt>. -<tag><tt>clientrc.tcl</tt></tag> A setup file with definitions +<tag><tt>irtdb.tcl</tt></tag> A setup file with definitions of target and queries. Read and updated by <tt>client.tcl</tt>. Installed in <tt>IRTCLDIR</tt> -- defaults to <tt>/usr/local/lib/irtcl</tt>. @@ -160,58 +139,82 @@ This file is only generated when using newer versions of Tcl. in <tt>IRTCLDIR</tt> -- defaults to <tt>/usr/local/lib/irtcl</tt>. </descrip> -<sect1>Using Tcl - <p> -Basic Tcl is handled by the program <tt/tclsh/. The script -must use the <tt/load/ command to load the <sf/IrTcl/ dynamic -library. If dynamic libraries are unsupported the <tt/ir-tcl/ program -should be used instead, since that program is statically linked -with the <sf/IrTcl/ library. +<sf/IrTcl/ can be used either from the Tcl interpreter +<tt/tclsh/ or the statically linked program <tt/ir-tcl/. +Using <tt/tclsh/ is the preferred method. You must load +the <sf/IrTcl/ library by using the <tt/load/ command. -So the static, non-dynamic, version goes like this: +A static, non-dynamic, version goes like this: <tscreen><verb> $ ir-tcl % </verb></tscreen> -and the dynamic version goes like: +and the dynamic version (preferred) goes like: <tscreen><verb> $ tclsh % load ./irtcl.tcl % </verb></tscreen> +<sect1>WIN32 +<p> + +<sf/IrTcl/ is shipped with a "makefile" for the NMAKE tool part of +with Microsoft Visual C++. + +Start an MS-DOS prompt and switch the sub directory <tt>WIN</tt> where +the file <tt>makefile</tt> is located. Customize the installation +by editing the <tt>makefile</tt> file (for example by using wordpad). + +The following summarises the most important settings in that +file. + +<descrip> +<tag><tt>YAZDIR</tt></tag> Specifies where YAZ is located. +<tag><tt>DEBUG</tt></tag> If set to 1, the software is +compiled with debugging libraries. If set to 0, the software +is compiled with release (non-debugging) libraries. +</descrip> + +When satisfied with the settings in the makefile type +<tscreen><verb> +nmake +</verb></tscreen> + +If compilation was successful the executables <tt>irtcl.dll</tt> +is put in directory <tt>BIN</tt>. + +To start the test client that comes with <sf/IrTcl/ make sure +both <tt/YAZ.DLL/ and <tt/IRTCL.DLL/ are in current directory +or in your PATH. Go to the top-level directory of <sf/IrTcl/ +and type "wish -f client.tcl". You might want to make a +short-cut to start this. + <sect1>Using Tk <p> If your Tcl/Tk supports dynamic libraries you can use the <tt/load/ command from within <tt/wish/ as described in the previous section. -If not, you must use the <tt>ir-tk</tt> shell that acts as <tt>wish</tt> -except that it includes the <sf/IrTcl/ commands. The enclosed script <tt>client.tcl</tt> is a graphical client -which demonstates an example of a user interface for the Z39.50/SR protocols. +which demonstates an example of a user interface for the Z39.50 protocol. At first the script was relatively small but it has grown since the beginning. At present it is about 3000 lines. -To start the client using a dynamic library use: +To start the client with dynamic library support use: <tscreen><verb> $ wish -f client.tcl </verb></tscreen> -Note: some installations a slightly different name for wish, eg. -<tt/wish8.0/. - -To start the client without dynamic library support use: -<tscreen><verb> -$ ir-tk -f client.tcl -</verb></tscreen> +Note: Substitute the real name for the wish interpreter above, for +version 8.0 it is probably called <tt/wish8.0/. The client lets up define targets and query types within the interface. -Hence, you will not need to modify configation files. +Hence, you will not need to modify configuration files. -Stuff concerning targets can be found in the pull down menu 'Target' +Stuff regarding targets can be found in the pull down menu 'Target' with the following options: <descrip> <tag>Connect</tag> Establishes connection to a target. @@ -303,7 +306,7 @@ is called. Callback routines are represented in Tcl as a list, which is re-interpreted prior to invocation. The method is similar to the one used in Tk to capture X events. -For each SR/Z39.50 request there is a corresponding object action. The most +For each Z39.50 request there is a corresponding object action. The most important actions are: <descrip> <tag/connect/ Establishes connection with a target @@ -402,9 +405,10 @@ immediately followed by a hostname. A number of settings affect the <descrip> <tag><tt>comstack </tt><tt>mosi|tcpip</tt></tag> - Comstack type. + Comstack type. Note that <tt/mosi/ is no longer supported by <bf/YAZ/. <tag><tt>protocol </tt><tt>Z39|SR</tt></tag> - Protocol type - ANSI/NISO Z39.50 or ISO SR. + Protocol type - ANSI/NISO Z39.50 or ISO SR. Note, that SR + is no longer supported by <bf/YAZ/. <tag><tt>callback </tt><em>list</em></tag> Tcl script called when the connection is established. <tag><tt>failback </tt><em>list</em></tag> @@ -521,10 +525,10 @@ Each item in the list describes the target parameters with the following four components: association-name, comstack-type, protocol-type and a hostname. -The list for the two targets: ISO/SR target DANBIB and TCP/Z39.50 +The list for the two targets: Library of Congress and Z39.50 target Data Research, will be defined as: <tscreen><verb> -set targetList { {danbib mosi SR 0103/find2.denet.dk:4500} +set targetList { {loc tcpip Z39 z3950.loc.gov:7090} {drs tcpip Z39 dranet.dra.com} } </verb></tscreen> @@ -684,7 +688,7 @@ The settings that affect the search are listed below: <tag><tt>smallSetUpperBound </tt><em>integer</em></tag> Small set upper bound. Default 0. <tag><tt>largeSetLowerBound </tt><em>integer</em></tag> - Large set lower bound. Default 2. + Large set lower bound. Default 1. <tag><tt>mediumSetPresentNumber </tt><em>integer</em></tag> Medium set present number. Default 0. <tag><tt>replaceIndicator </tt><em>boolean</em></tag> @@ -1404,7 +1408,7 @@ been created. <sect>License <p> -Copyright © 1995-1998, Index Data. +Copyright © 1995-2003, Index Data ApS. Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation, in whole or in part, for any purpose, is hereby granted, @@ -1447,14 +1451,14 @@ in general. <tscreen><verb> Index Data -Ryesgade 3 -2200 Copenhagen N +Kobmagergade 43 +1150 Copenhagen K Denmark </verb></tscreen> <p> <tscreen><verb> -Phone: +45 3536 3672 -Fax : +45 3536 0449 +Phone: +45 3341 0100 +Fax : +45 3341 0101 Email: info@indexdata.dk </verb></tscreen> @@ -1463,14 +1467,20 @@ Email: info@indexdata.dk <p> <descrip> -<tag>1 Ousterhout, John K.:</tag> +<tag>1 IrTcl Homepage</tag> +<htmlurl url="http://www.indexdata.dk/irtcl/" +name="http://www.indexdata.dk/irtcl/"> + +<tag>2 Ousterhout, John K.:</tag> Tcl and the Tk Toolkit. Addison-Wesley Company Inc (ISBN 0-201-63337-X). The Tcl/Tk toolkit home page is -<tt><htmlurl url="http://www.sunscript.com" - name="http://www.sunscript.com"></tt>. -The primary ftp site is <tt><htmlurl url="ftp://ftp.smli.com/pub/tcl/" -name="ftp://ftp.smli.com/pub/tcl/"></tt>. -<tag>2 Welch, Brent B.:</tag> +<htmlurl url="http://tcl.activestate.com" + name="http://tcl.activestate.com">. +The primary download area is +<htmlurl url="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/tcl/" +name="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/tcl/">. + +<tag>3 Welch, Brent B.:</tag> Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk. Prentice Hall (ISBN 0-13-616830-2).