Re: search-linuxkb progress report

[Marc Britten <yugami@usxchange.net>]

have you decided if your going to write a library for the main
components? I think it would be easier to adjust how the frontends would
work with it if a library did all the work.  I would love to discuss
some ideas w/ you on this.

Hugo Rabson wrote:
> 
> I'm midway through flowcharting search-linuxkb. I would be coding it right
> now, had I not accidentally hosed my Linux installation. I don't have my
> RH6.1 CD at the moment & am having to download the RedHat tree via ISDN
> modem. (Remind me to buy a CD-writer.) I backed up /root and /home before
> the accidental hosing, so very little harm was done.
> 
> The commands available when calling search-linuxkb will be:-
> 
> # search-linuxkb --list (--simple|--advanced) (--wholepage|--programs)
> 
> ...retrieve the simple/advanced search engine web page; write all / programs
> to stdout
> ('programs' = the programs listed in a dropbox on the web page)
> 
> # search-linuxkb --search (--simple|--advanced) \
> (--allmatch|--anymatch|--boolean) (--programs="...,...,...") <expression>
> 
> ...retrieve the search engine's web page; concoct the appropriate POST
> string (?a=b&c=d&...); call the web page with said string; format results;
> write to stdout
> 
> To keep unnecessary hits to a minimum, the script will keep a copy of the
> simple and advanced search pages. When a search page is requested, its copy
> will be used if less than an hour old; otherwise, it will be updated.
> 
> I wish I had more time. The trouble is, business is too good. :-) I can't
> wait for Jan 2000, when things will be calmer.