Hi everyone

Just wanted to provide a quick update on a few things. Firstly, with regards to 
git branches, we have two important ones:

* master (TS 1.x, which supports Rails 1.x and 2.x)
* rails3 (TS 2.x, which supports Rails 3.x)

These will be shifted soon to the following - so if you're using git references 
in your Gemfiles, then you'll want to be aware of this, and probably better to 
lock to a commit hash instead (Bundler's :ref option).

* v1 (TS 1.x / Rails 1.x and 2.x)
* master (TS 2.x / Rails 3.x)

I'll post to the list again when this happens - but in the meantime, best to 
update your Gemfiles now :)

Also, I've been working on a rewrite of Thinking Sphinx. If there's any brave 
souls on Rails 3.1, you're welcome to give it a try (edge branch). While the 
core functionality all works, there's a stack missing - see the list in the 
README:
https://github.com/freelancing-god/thinking-sphinx/tree/edge

As for *why* there's a rewrite - the main reason is that SphinxQL (required for 
real-time indices) couldn't be integrated into the existing TS codebase without 
massive changes. This also gives me the opportunity to work through the design 
from a much more test-driven-design perspective, and also will hopefully be 
faster to load (particularly for each request in a development environment).

I have no timeframe for releasing this - but I want the missing feature list 
much shorter before I even consider a beta gem release. I do plan to support 
Rails 3.0, but anything before that is unlikely. And Sphinx 2.0.x is required. 
With a bit of luck, I'll feel confident about using it before Christmas 
(indeed, I want to try it myself in combination with Flying Sphinx as soon as 
possible).

If you've got any questions, suggestions, etc, just let me know.

Cheers

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