Re: [greenstone-users] Programming Languages of Greenstone From: George Buchanan Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 09:45:19 +1300

Re: [greenstone-users] Programming Languages of Greenstone

From	George Buchanan
Date	Tue, 7 Oct 2003 09:45:19 +1300
Subject	Re: [greenstone-users] Programming Languages of Greenstone
In-Reply-To	(BEA73FB6B8F62545A5B2818724D0DF2902E707A3-u-library-arizona-edu)
> The developer's guide mentioned that Greenstone is written > in C++ (with STL). I notice that there are some java files > there (not just GUI part) and some Perl codes. My question > is: what are the languages Greenstone using? What are > their responsibilities? (C++, Java, Perl)? C++ is used for the runtime of Greenstone. In addition, many of the tools used to build collections are also written in C++. Perl is used to combine the different building tools together in order to simplify the user's experience of the build process. Java is used for the Phind phrase browsing interface only - though a Java interface to the Greenstone server can also be used for those wishing to create a new interface running as a Java application or applet.