Hello!

Please use the new version of swish. Even the latest develop version is
very stable.

If you are getting a core dump, please use "adb" OR "gdb" to get a stack
backtrace ("bt" cvommand).

e.g.:
>gdb  swish-e  core
bt


cu - rainer

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Blackstone
> [mailto:cblackst@teacher.mail.arlington.k12.va.us]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 6:23 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [SWISH-E] problems indexing PDF files when using the HTTP
> method
> 
> 
> I downloaded and installed Rainer's swish-e 1.3.2 enhanced with filter
> option from
> http://www.bnmsp.de/home/rainer.scherg/
> 
> I compiled it and everything works fine (html and pdf are indexed),
> provided I index using the FS method.
> 
> However, when I try to index a site using the HTTP method, 
> the PDF files
> don't get indexed and, often, swish-e-filter dumps core.
> 
> When I try to index a site using the HTTP method, I make the following
> changes to the .config file
> 
> replace
> 	IndexDir /usr/local/www/htdocs/departments/personnel/jobs/
> with
> 	IndexDir http://jobs.arlington.k12.va.us/index.html
> 
> comment out directives under "DIRECTIVES FOR FILESYSTEM ONLY"
> 
> set under "DIRECTIVES for HTTP METHOD ONLY"
> 
> 	MaxDepth 5
> 	Delay 60
> 	SpiderDirectory /usr/local/www/cgi-bin/swish-bin/ (this 
> works when I
> use standard swish-e to index both HTTP and FS methods)
> 
> 
> Are there any other changes I should make? Anyone encounter 
> this before?
> I'm completely stumped, and would really like to get this to 
> work as my
> school's site is significantly increasing the use of PDF documents on
> our site.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any assistance,
> chris
> 
> -- 
> chris blackstone  |  web services coordinator
> 
> Arlington Public Schools
> 1426 N. Quincy St.
> Arlington, VA 22207
> Phone:  703.228.6185
> Fax:    703.875.9491
> Pager:  703.612.3042
> http://www.arlington.k12.va.us
> 
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