Bug#833384: wordnet: multiple packages for the same database

[Andreas Tille]

On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 02:53:16PM +0530, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:
> 
> > > For example, as per goldendict dictionaries tab:
> > > goldendict-wordnet      => Total Words: 148730
> > > dict-wn                 => Total Words: 147311
> > 
> > How did you git these numbers?  All I can say is that they are created
> > from the original database files using grind.  Please see the source
> > package if in doubt.
> > 
> 
> Under the GoldenDict GUI, you can go into:
> 
> Menu => Edit => Dictionaries => Dictionaries
> 
> There you can see the list of dictionaries available on your setup.
> Assuming you have both the packages installed, try clicking on each. The right
> hand side area should show the dictionary information.

OK, understood.
 
> Maybe it is because of the format the databases are generated in, even if they
> are generated from the same source.

I admit I have no idea about goldendict at all.  Dmitry E. Oboukhov is
responsible for the creation of the binary package as well for the code
that does the format conversion.  If the goldendict binary is able to
cope with dict format as well I'm tempted to drop this package and the
according Ruby code which I do not understand and which had created
trouble in the past.  Dmitry, could you please comment on this?

Kind regards

       Andreas.

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