> What platform are you trying to install on? You don't need > to make xpdf itself, only pdftotext and pdfinfo from the xpdf > package. Those two executables do not need X-windows. I > think the xpdf documentation includes instructions on how to > build them on a system without X-windows.
RedHat 8.0 and eventually also FreeBSD 5.x Perfect! I'll look into that and see what the docs tell me. I figured that may be possible, thanks for letting me know, now I can try that without barking up the wrong tree! Thanks David Dan > > David Adams > Corporate Information Services > Information Systems Services > University of Southampton > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Muey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "htdig list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 8:06 PM > Subject: [htdig] Parsing pdf's without xpdf > > > > Hello list, > > > > I'd like to parse and index pdf files but when I try to > install xpdf > > it > wants/needs to install a bunch of x windows stuff which I > don't want to do but even if I try to it keeps failing. > > > > So what I'd like to ask is this: > > > > Has anyone successfully used something else beside xpdf, > like htmldoc > > for > instance, to be able to index pdf files? > > > > If so any pointers/documentation would be very helpful. > > > > TIA > > > > Dan ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: INetU Attention Web Developers & Consultants: Become An INetU Hosting Partner. Refer Dedicated Servers. We Manage Them. You Get 10% Monthly Commission! INetU Dedicated Managed Hosting http://www.inetu.net/partner/index.php _______________________________________________ htdig-general mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with a subject of unsubscribe FAQ: http://htdig.sourceforge.net/FAQ.html
