X-Git-Url: http://sru.miketaylor.org.uk/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fbook.xml;h=385f76328d3fad1a1688f29b239b465e6f2dd2b9;hb=92d556a79d978f878f90ef01b97c5b313dd01e15;hp=73371b417ba8f8d7e1a6a68b94c9e49492a8eeac;hpb=e848009926bb83c7010d9806c8350ce4b9d05a71;p=metaproxy-moved-to-github.git diff --git a/doc/book.xml b/doc/book.xml index 73371b4..385f763 100644 --- a/doc/book.xml +++ b/doc/book.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - + Metaproxy - User's Guide and Reference @@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ Boost - The popular C++ library. + The popular C++ library. Initial versions of Metaproxy + was built with 1.33.0. Version 1.33.1 works too. @@ -249,9 +250,92 @@
Installation on Windows - ### To be written + Compilation of Metaproxy can be done using + Microsoft Visual Studio. + We know Version 2003 works. We expect Version 2005 to + work as well. +
+ Boost + + Get Boost from its home page. + You also need Boost Jam (an alternative to make). + That's also available from this + home page. The files download are called something like: + boost_1_33-1.exe + and + boost-jam-3.1.12-1-ntx86.zip. + Unpack Boost Jam first. Put bjam.exe + in your system path. Make a command prompt and ensure + it can be found automatically. If not check the PATH. + The Boost .exe is a self-extracting exe with + complete source for Boost. Compile that source with + Boost Jam (An alternative to Make). + The compilation takes a while. + By default, the Boost build process puts the resulting + libraries + header files in + \boost\lib, \boost\include. + + + For more informatation about installing Boost refer to the + getting started + pages. +
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+ Libxslt + + Libxslt can be downloaded + for Windows from + here. + + + Libxslt has other dependencies, but thes can all be downloaded + from the same site. Get the following: + iconv, zlib, libxml2, libxslt. + +
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+ YAZ + + YAZ can be downloaded + for Windows from + here. + +
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+ YAZ++ + + Get YAZ++ as well. + Version 1.0 or later is required. For now get it from + Index Data's + Snapshot area. + + + YAZ++ includes NMAKE makefiles, similar to those found in the + YAZ package. + +
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+ Metaproxy + + Metaproxy is shipped with NMAKE makfiles as well - similar + to those found in the YAZ++/YAZ packages. Adjust this Makefile + to point to the proper locations of Boost, Libxslt, Libxml2, + zlib, iconv, yaz and yazpp. + + + After succesful compilation you'll find + metaproxy.exe in the + bin directory. + +
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Virtual databases with the <literal>virt_db</literal> filter In the general course of things, a Z39.50 Init request may carry @@ -898,16 +982,32 @@
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A picture is worth a thousand words (but only five hundred on 64-bit architectures) - + - + + + + + [Here there should be a diagram showing the progress of + packages through the filters during a simple virtual-database + search and a multi-database search, but is seems that your + toolchain has not been able to include the diagram in this + document. This is because of LaTeX suckage. Time to move to + OpenOffice. Yes, really.] + + +