void-linux / void-linux/void-packages

Package Request: fts-xapian

Open
#27,922 5 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

request
Dominant language
Shell
Stars
3.4k
Forks
2.8k
Avg merge
2d 5h
Merged PRs (30d)
299

Description

fts-xapian is a full-text indexing plugin for dovecot.

https://github.com/grosjo/fts-xapian

It requires dovecot and xapian.

Could someone look into whether fts-xapian could be packaged? Thank you!

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the linked fts-xapian repository and verify its packaging requirements, especially the stated Dovecot and Xapian dependencies. Compare those requirements with the Void packages collection; done means determining whether the plugin can be packaged and documenting or implementing the required package definition.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.