From b9ac6469056f0a8ff7336dbd0b91c2a679329ca3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastian Hammer Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 16:34:43 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Work --- doc/zebra.sgml | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/zebra.sgml b/doc/zebra.sgml index 9a6c916..2a748e5 100644 --- a/doc/zebra.sgml +++ b/doc/zebra.sgml @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-Zebra server Administrators's Guide and Reference +<title>Zebra Server - Administrators's Guide and Reference <author>Index Data, <tt/info@index.ping.dk/ -<date>$Revision: 1.4 $ +<date>$Revision: 1.5 $ <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 @@ -24,11 +24,33 @@ services using the software. <sect1>Overview <p> +The Zebra system is a fielded free-text indexing and retrieval engine with a +Z39.50 frontend. You can use any commercial or freeware Z39.50 client +to access data stored in Zebra. + +The Zebra server is our first step towards the development of a fully +configurable, open information system. Eventually, it will be paired +off with a powerful Z39.50 client to support complex information +management tasks within almost any application domain. We're making +the server available now because it's no fun to be in the open +information retrieval business all by yourself. We want to allow +people with interesting data to make their things +available in interesting ways, without having to start out +by implementing yet another protocol stack from scratch. + +This document is an introduction to the Zebra system. It will tell you +how to compile the software, and how to prepare your first database. +It also explains how the server can be configured to give you the +functionality that you need. + +You should read <it/Specifying and Using Application (Database) +Profiles/, which is bundled with the YAZ documentation, to learn how +records are formatted, and how you can configure Zebra to handle +different types of Z39.50 application profiles. <sect1>Features <p> - This is a listing of some of the most important features of the system. @@ -160,6 +182,11 @@ Support the Item Update extended service of the protocol. The Zebra search engine supports approximate string matching in the index. We'd like to find a way to support and control this from RPN. +<item> +We want to add a management system that allows you to +control your databases and configuration tables from a graphical +interface. We'll probably use Tcl/Tk to stay platform-independent. + </itemize> Programmers thrive on user feedback. If you are interested in a facility that @@ -534,7 +561,8 @@ Normally, the index files that form dictionaries, inverted files, record info, etc., are stored in the directory where you run <tt>zebraidx</tt>. If you wish to store these, possibly large, files somewhere else, you must add the <tt>register</tt> entry to the -configuration file. Furthermore, the Zebra system allows indexes to +configuration file. Furthermore, the Zebra system allows its file +structures to span multiple file systems, which is useful if a very large number of records are stored. -- 1.7.10.4