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Faster guix search using an sqlite cache

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Message #394 received at 39258 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>
Cc: Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz>, Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>,
 Jonathan Brielmaier <jonathan.brielmaier <at> web.de>, 39258 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Faster guix search using an sqlite cache
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:13:11 +0200

Hi Arun,

Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net> skribis:

> This issue has gone quite stale, and it's not clear if we want to have a
> faster guix search based on xapian or on a sqlite cache.
>
> I still think a xapian search is a good idea, but perhaps we don't want
> Guix to depend on xapian. So, perhaps, the right thing to do is to have
> a "guix xsearch" extension that implements this and is separate from
> Guix. guile-xapian is quite mature now, and this should be a relatively
> easy project. Perhaps it could be something for a GSoC student to work
> on. I am happy to help mentor such a project if others see value in
> that.

Yes, it would make sense to start this work as an extension, and to make
it in such a way that it could be use by people writing web package
browsers—would be great if you could mentor such a project!

> May I close this issue now? We can open new issues, if there is
> something specific to discuss.

Yup!

Ludo’.

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