X-Git-Url: http://lists.indexdata.com/cgi-bin?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fbook.xml;h=bec3735d086f4364653eb59f10e42c199ca3da92;hb=d15eeaaabd7e3f92ffe0215bd930bbc92b380e0f;hp=f65d15abc1bac50726c62e1b9e1a3f5580f1471e;hpb=620a7e3e1e566ac207e79bf080aa168a571d2be8;p=metaproxy-moved-to-github.git diff --git a/doc/book.xml b/doc/book.xml index f65d15a..bec3735 100644 --- a/doc/book.xml +++ b/doc/book.xml @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ --> ]> - + Metaproxy - User's Guide and Reference @@ -343,6 +343,39 @@ +
+ Installation on RPM based Linux Systems + + All external dependencies for Metaproxy are available as + RPM packages, either from your distribution site, or from the + RPMfind site. + + + For example, an installation of the requires Boost C++ development + libraries on RedHat Fedora C4 and C5 can be done like this: + + wget ftp://fr.rpmfind.net/wlinux/fedora/core/updates/testing/4/SRPMS/boost-1.33.0-3.fc4.src.rpm + sudo rpmbuild --buildroot src/ --rebuild -p fc4/boost-1.33.0-3.fc4.src.rpm + sudo rpm -U /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/boost-*rpm + + + + The YAZ library is needed to + compile &metaproxy;, see there + for more information on available RPM packages. + + + There is currently no official RPM package for YAZ++. + See the YAZ++ pages + for more information on a Unix tarball install. + + + With these packages installed, the usual configure + make + procedure can be used for Metaproxy as outlined in + . + +
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Installation on Windows @@ -502,6 +535,152 @@
+ + YAZ Proxy Comparison + + The table below lists facilities either supported by either + YAZ Proxy or Metaproxy. + + + Metaproxy / YAZ Proxy comparison + + + + Facility + Metaproxy + YAZ Proxy + + + + + Z39.50 server + Using filter frontend_net + Supported + + + SRU server + Supported with filter sru_z3950 + Supported + + + Z39.50 client + Supported with filter z3950_client + Supported + + + SRU client + Unsupported + Unsupported + + + Connection reuse + Supported with filter session_shared + Supported + + + Connection share + Supported with filter session_shared + Unsupported + + + Result set reuse + Supported with filter session_shared + Within one Z39.50 session / HTTP keep-alive + + + Record cache + Unsupported + Supported for last result set within one Z39.50/HTTP-keep alive session + + + Z39.50 Virtual database, i.e. select any Z39.50 target for database + Supported with filter virt_db + Unsupported + + + SRU Virtual database, i.e. select any Z39.50 target for path + Supported with filter virt_db, + sru_z3950 + Supported + + + Multi target search + Supported with filter multi (round-robin) + Unsupported + + + Retrieval and search limits + Unsupported + Supported + + + Bandwidth limits + Unsupported + Supported + + + Connect limits + Unsupported + Supported + + + Retrieval sanity check and conversions + Supported using filter record_transform + Supported + + + Query check + + Supported in a limited way using query_rewrite + + Supported + + + Query rewrite + Supported with query_rewrite + Unsupported + + + Session invalidate for -1 hits + Unsupported + Supported + + + Architecture + Multi-threaded + select for networked modules such as + frontend_net) + Single-threaded using select + + + + Extensability + Most functionality implemented as loadable modules + Unsupported and experimental + + + + USEMARCON + Unsupported + Supported + + + + Portability + + Requires YAZ, YAZ++ and modern C++ compiler supporting + Boost. + + + Requires YAZ and YAZ++. + STL is not required so pretty much any C++ compiler out there should work. + + + + + +
+ + The Metaproxy Architecture @@ -582,7 +761,7 @@ plugins that provide new filters. The filter API is small and conceptually simple, but there are many details to master. See the section below on - extensions. + Filters.