Re: BUG #14921: searchable docs

On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 9:13 AM, John R Pierce <pierce(at)hogranch(dot)com> wrote:

> On 11/23/2017 7:05 AM, pieter(dot)van(dot)den(dot)hombergh(at)gmail(dot)com wrote:
>
>> In our university, postgres is the db of choice. Our data base exams have
>> a
>> postgres instance plus doc on a live usb stick. It would be a nice service
>> to the students if we could add searchable docs instead of just the static
>> html docs during the exams.
>>
>> Is it possible to get an installable and searcheable doc version, such as
>> you provide on your website?
>>
>
>
> A) this isn't a big
>
> B) that would require a web server and search engine be distributed too,
> and if the host is already running a webserver, somehow integrating it,
> very OS distribution specific.
>
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> john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz
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>
​Probably a stupid thought on my part, but would it be possible to load the
documentation into a PostgreSQL data base and use "full text search" on it?
I've only read a very little on this feature, so I'm very ignorant on what
it can do.​

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