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Sebastian Hammer
<quinn@indexdata.com>
Wed, 13 Dec 1995 13:45:21 +0000
(13:45 +0000)
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Sebastian Hammer
<quinn@indexdata.com>
Wed, 13 Dec 1995 13:45:21 +0000
(13:45 +0000)
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<!doctype linuxdoc system>
<!--
<!doctype linuxdoc system>
<!--
- $Id: zebra.sgml,v 1.9 1995-12-01 11:37:31 adam Exp $
+ $Id: zebra.sgml,v 1.10 1995-12-13 13:45:21 quinn Exp $
-->
<article>
<title>Zebra Server - Administrators's Guide and Reference
<author>Index Data, <tt/info@index.ping.dk/
-->
<article>
<title>Zebra Server - Administrators's Guide and Reference
<author>Index Data, <tt/info@index.ping.dk/
-<date>$Revision: 1.9 $
+<date>$Revision: 1.10 $
<abstract>
The Zebra information server combines a versatile fielded/free-text
search engine with a Z39.50-1995 frontend to provide a powerful and flexible
<abstract>
The Zebra information server combines a versatile fielded/free-text
search engine with a Z39.50-1995 frontend to provide a powerful and flexible
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+61,10
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system.
<item>
Supports updating - records can be added and deleted without
<item>
Supports updating - records can be added and deleted without
-rebuilding the index.
+rebuilding the index from scratch.
+The update procedure is tolerant to crashes or hard interrupts
+during register updating - registers can be reconstructed following a crash.
+Registers can be safely updated even while users are accessing the server.
<item>
Supports large databases - files for indices, etc. can be
<item>
Supports large databases - files for indices, etc. can be
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-127,7
+130,7
@@
provide SR services over an OSI stack, as well as Z39.50 over TCP/IP.
<sect1>Future Work
<p>
<sect1>Future Work
<p>
-This is an early alfa-release of the software, to allow you to look at
+This is an alfa-release of the software, to allow you to look at
it - try it out, and assess whether it can be of use to you. We expect
this version to be followed by a succession of beta-releases until we
arrive at a stable first version.
it - try it out, and assess whether it can be of use to you. We expect
this version to be followed by a succession of beta-releases until we
arrive at a stable first version.
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-141,7
+144,7
@@
last beta release.
<itemize>
<item>
<itemize>
<item>
-*Allow the system to handle additional input formats. Specifically
+*Allow the system to handle other input formats. Specifically
MARC records and general, structured ASCII records (such as mail/news
files) parameterized by regular expressions.
MARC records and general, structured ASCII records (such as mail/news
files) parameterized by regular expressions.
@@
-157,14
+160,6
@@
data elements in records.
*Port the system to Windows NT.
<item>
*Port the system to Windows NT.
<item>
-Add robust database updating - tolerant to crashes or hard interrupts
-during register updating.
-
-<item>
-Add online updating, to permit register updating while users are
-accessing the system.
-
-<item>
Add index and data compression to save disk space.
<item>
Add index and data compression to save disk space.
<item>
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-175,7
+170,7
@@
and stemming. Add relevance feedback support.
Add Explain support.
<item>
Add Explain support.
<item>
-Add support for very large records by implementing segmentation and
+Add support for very large records by implementing segmentation and/or
variant pieces.
<item>
variant pieces.
<item>
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-196,6
+191,7
@@
Programmers thrive on user feedback. If you are interested in a facility that
you don't see mentioned here, or if there's something you think we
could do better, please drop us a mail. If you think it's all really
neat, you're of course welcome to drop us a line saying that, too.
you don't see mentioned here, or if there's something you think we
could do better, please drop us a mail. If you think it's all really
neat, you're of course welcome to drop us a line saying that, too.
+
<sect>Introduction
<sect>Compiling the software
<sect>Introduction
<sect>Compiling the software
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+206,8
@@
As with YAZ, an ANSI C compiler is required in order to compile the Zebra
server system — GNU C works fine.
Unpack the Zebra software. You might put Zebra in the same directory level
server system — GNU C works fine.
Unpack the Zebra software. You might put Zebra in the same directory level
-as YAZ, for example if YAZ is placed in ..<tt>/src/yaz-</tt>.., then
-Zebra is placed in ..<tt>/src/zebra-</tt>.
+as YAZ, for example if YAZ is placed in ..<tt>/src/yaz-xxx</tt>, then
+Zebra is placed in ..<tt>/src/zebra-yyy</tt>.
Edit the top-level <tt>Makefile</tt> in the Zebra directory in which
you specify the location of YAZ by setting make variables.
Edit the top-level <tt>Makefile</tt> in the Zebra directory in which
you specify the location of YAZ by setting make variables.
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@@
Z> find surficial
Z> show 1
</verb></tscreen>
Z> show 1
</verb></tscreen>
-To try other retrieval formats for the same record, try:
+The default retrieval syntax for the client is USMARC. To try other
+formats for the same record, try:
<tscreen><verb>
Z>format sutrs
<tscreen><verb>
Z>format sutrs