Install xapian Core and Bindings with Python support on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

install-xapian.sh

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# ***************** Install xapian Core ***************
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sudo apt-get install zlib1g-dev
sudo apt-get install g++
sudo apt-get install uuid-dev

curl -O http://oligarchy.co.uk/xapian/1.2.18/xapian-core-1.2.18.tar.xz
curl -O http://oligarchy.co.uk/xapian/1.2.18/xapian-bindings-1.2.18.tar.xz

unxz xapian-core-1.2.18.tar.xz
unxz xapian-bindings-1.2.18.tar.xz

tar xvf xapian-core-1.2.18.tar
tar xvf xapian-bindings-1.2.18.tar

cd xapian-core-1.2.18
mkdir -p $HOME/local
./configure --prefix=$HOME/local
./configure
make
sudo make install

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# **** Install Xapian bindings with Python support ****
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cd ..
cd xapian-bindings-1.2.18
./configure --with-python --prefix=$HOME/local/
make
sudo make install

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# ********************* Check it **********************
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python -c "import xapian"