[Xapian-tickets] [Xapian] #517: omindex: could use libextractor for many formats

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#517: omindex: could use libextractor for many formats
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 Reporter:  olly         |             Owner:  olly
     Type:  enhancement  |            Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |         Milestone:  1.4.x
Component:  Omega        |           Version:
 Severity:  normal       |        Resolution:
 Keywords:               |        Blocked By:
 Blocking:               |  Operating System:  All
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Comment (by olly):

 A couple more issues:

  * libextractor doesn't seem to be very actively maintained - last release
 was just over 2 years ago, and there's only one mailing list thread since
 then.  That's not particularly appealing for a proposed new dependency.
  * At least in the current Debian packaging, `libextractor3` seems to
 unconditionally drag in a lot of libraries.  I'm not wild about the idea
 that installing omega would force you to install ffmpeg/libav, gstreamer,
 gtk3, pango, etc.  These might well be installed on a typical desktop
 system already, but probably won't be in a server environment, which is
 where omega is typically used.

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