1 Search::Xapian version 1.2.25.4
2 ===============================
4 This is Search::Xapian, a Perl XS interface to the Xapian C++ search library.
6 We're working to replace these hand-coded XS wrappers with wrappers generated
7 with SWIG, which will allow new C++ API features to be wrapped for Perl more
8 quickly and easily than currently. These new bindings are available in
9 xapian-bindings 1.4.16 and later. They are mostly compatible with these
10 bindings, but there are some differences - see the documentation of the new
11 bindings for a list of the known differences.
13 To assist people with migration these XS bindings can also be compiled against
14 xapian-core 1.4.x, and aim to present the same Perl API as when compiled
15 against xapian-core 1.2.x.
19 To install this module type the following:
26 By default, Makefile.PL looks for xapian-config on your PATH. You can specify
27 a path for xapian-config by passing XAPIAN_CONFIG=/path/to/xapian-config on
28 the command line after Makefile.PL. Similarly, you can specify a C++ compiler
29 by passing CXX=/usr/local/bin/g++ after Makefile.PL, as well as CXXFLAGS and
30 CPPFLAGS to add additional compiler flags. For example:
32 perl Makefile.PL XAPIAN_CONFIG=/home/jim/bin/xapian-config CXX=g++-4.3
34 These values are stored in the generated Makefile and will be used if "make"
35 causes "perl Makefile.PL" to be automatically rerun (e.g. if you modify
38 (For compatibility with what Search::Xapian 1.0.3.0 and earlier required,
39 XAPIAN_CONFIG and CXX can also be specified as environmental variables.
40 Specifying them on the command line is preferred because it avoids issues
41 with differing syntax between shells and having to export variables).
45 Search::Xapian currently requires Perl >= 5.6. To work well in a threaded
46 Perl script (i.e. when "use threads;" is in use), Perl >= 5.8.7 is required.
48 This module requires these other modules and libraries:
50 The Xapian C++ search library, which can be downloaded by following
51 the instructions on https://xapian.org/ - versions 1.2.x and 1.4.x
52 are supported by Search::Xapian 1.2.24.0 and later.
56 Most of the classes have POD documentation, which you can view using perldoc or
57 man (e.g. perldoc Search::Xapian::Database). The Perl API closely follows the
58 C++ API in most places, so the documentation for Xapian itself is generally
59 applicable: <https://xapian.org/docs/>
61 The "Getting Started with Xapian" guide is a worthwhile read, especially if
62 you are new to Xapian: <https://getting-started-with-xapian.readthedocs.org/>
66 Please report any bugs/suggestions to <xapian-discuss@lists.xapian.org>
67 or use the Xapian bug tracker <https://xapian.org/bugs>. Please do NOT use the
68 CPAN bug tracker or mail any of the authors individually.
70 Copyright (c) 2002,2003 Alex Bowley. All rights reserved.
71 Copyright (c) 2003-2020 Olly Betts. All rights reserved.
72 Copyright (c) 2010,2012 Adam Sjøgren
74 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
75 it under the same terms as Perl itself.