Search::Xapian version 1.2.25.3
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This is Search::Xapian, a Perl XS interface to the Xapian C++ search library.

We're working to replace these hand-coded XS wrappers with wrappers generated
with SWIG, which will allow new C++ API features to be wrapped for Perl more
quickly and easily than currently.  These new bindings are available in
xapian-bindings 1.4.16 and later.  They are mostly compatible with these
bindings, but there are some differences - see the documentation of the new
bindings for a list of the known differences.

To assist people with migration these XS bindings can also be compiled against
xapian-core 1.4.x, and aim to present the same Perl API as when compiled
against xapian-core 1.2.x.

INSTALLATION

To install this module type the following:

   perl Makefile.PL
   make
   make test
   make install

By default, Makefile.PL looks for xapian-config on your PATH.  You can specify
a path for xapian-config by passing XAPIAN_CONFIG=/path/to/xapian-config on
the command line after Makefile.PL.  Similarly, you can specify a C++ compiler
by passing CXX=/usr/local/bin/g++ after Makefile.PL, as well as CXXFLAGS and
CPPFLAGS to add additional compiler flags.  For example:

   perl Makefile.PL XAPIAN_CONFIG=/home/jim/bin/xapian-config CXX=g++-4.3

These values are stored in the generated Makefile and will be used if "make"
causes "perl Makefile.PL" to be automatically rerun (e.g. if you modify
Makefile.PL).

(For compatibility with what Search::Xapian 1.0.3.0 and earlier required,
XAPIAN_CONFIG and CXX can also be specified as environmental variables.
Specifying them on the command line is preferred because it avoids issues
with differing syntax between shells and having to export variables).

DEPENDENCIES

Search::Xapian currently requires Perl >= 5.6.  To work well in a threaded
Perl script (i.e. when "use threads;" is in use), Perl >= 5.8.7 is required.

This module requires these other modules and libraries:

  The Xapian C++ search library, which can be downloaded by following
  the instructions on https://xapian.org/ - versions 1.2.x and 1.4.x
  are supported by Search::Xapian 1.2.24.0 and later.

DOCUMENTATION

Most of the classes have POD documentation, which you can view using perldoc or
man (e.g. perldoc Search::Xapian::Database).  The Perl API closely follows the
C++ API in most places, so the documentation for Xapian itself is generally
applicable: <https://xapian.org/docs/>

The "Getting Started with Xapian" guide is a worthwhile read, especially if
you are new to Xapian: <https://getting-started-with-xapian.readthedocs.org/>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

Please report any bugs/suggestions to <xapian-discuss@lists.xapian.org>
or use the Xapian bug tracker <https://xapian.org/bugs>.  Please do NOT use the
CPAN bug tracker or mail any of the authors individually.

Copyright (c) 2002,2003 Alex Bowley. All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 2003-2020 Olly Betts. All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 2010,2012 Adam Sjøgren

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself.