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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: A search service for KDE
From:       Boudewijn Rempt <boud () valdyas ! org>
Date:       2005-02-22 19:18:06
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.53.0502222016250.7829 () calcifer ! valdyas ! org
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On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Daniel Roe wrote:

> There may be reasons for proposing another search service for KDE. Certainly
> there have been many who have spoken in favour of smart desktop search for
> KDE. (And personally I believe it to be crucial to the continued advance of
> KDE.)
>
> But I think given that Manuel's engine seems quite close to completion, we
> should at the very least check it out before rejecting its language. I speak
> for others, I'm sure, when I say that I'm eager to look over the preview
> release he speaks of.
>

Me too. Besides, I think that for something like a search service, which needs
to handle lots of files and do a lot of string processing, Python is an excellent
choice. C++ wouldn't offer much over and above the optimized string and file
handling routines Python offers.

Boudewijn
 
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