Re: [Tracker] PATCH: adding manpage metadata extraction

[jamie <jamiemcc blueyonder co uk>]

On Thu, 2007-03-22 at 17:12 -0700, Michael Frank wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-03-14 at 15:09 -0700, Michael Frank wrote:
> > hi all-
> >
> > I came up with this first pass at metadata-extraction for manpages.
> > Currently it adds the following keys:
> >
> > Doc:Title - the manpage name, i.e. ls, cat
> >
> > Doc:Subject - based on the formal descriptions of each section from
> the
> > man(1) page, i.e. "Executable Programs", "Library Calls".  This part
> > needs i18n love.
> >
> > Man:Section - this a custom key referring to the manpage section
> number
> > (1-9, plus wierd ones like 3ssl and 3pm).  Is it legal/kosher to add
> my
> > own key like that?
> >
> > Doc:Description - taken from the 'NAME' section of the manpage,
> > specifically the text after the '-'.
> >
> > Running tracker-extract manually over various manpages seems to work.
> > However, trackerd doesn't seem to be picking up the files.  Is there
> > something i need to do in trackerd for it to index files of type
> > text/troff?
>
> Should i be creating a bugzilla bug and attaching the patch as an
> enhancement or is it appropriate to send patches to the list?  I don't
> mean to press, just curious since I'm new to the list and I haven't
> received any feedback.

sorry all patches are on hold temporarily until my current changes are
finsihed and in svn (which should be this weekend)

Im real busy in my day job atm and thats why I have been neglecting
stuff lately but I should be in better shape next week so sorry for the
delay.

I promise to look at this and all other outstandning patches this
weekend for sure...

jamie.