[libvoikko] HFST backend is no longer experimental

[Sjur Moshagen]

Den 16. mar 2013 kl. 19:55 skrev Harri Pitkänen:

> HFST backend of libvoikko is no longer experimental. It should be nearly ready 
> for release and I would like to ask you to test it as much as possible so that 
> we know if it works on all relevant platforms.

This is really great news :)

> If you use LibreOffice 4 and latest versions of libvoikko and libreoffice-
> voikko from
> 
> https://github.com/voikko/corevoikko
> https://github.com/voikko/libreoffice-voikko
> 
> and a Meadow Mari speller you should be able to see something like this:
> 
>  http://www.puimula.org/htp/tmp/mhr-speller-in-libreoffice-4.png
> 
> To install a HFST speller simply drop the ZHFST archive under ~/.voikko/3/
> The name of the file does not matter as long as it ends with .zhfst

Confirmed with voikkospell on OSX 10.7 (both mhr and the voikko/3/ loading). I need some more time to build the newest LibreOffice plugin, and test it. I will probably not manage within the firs couple of days.

> - Previous support for installing HFST spellers under ~/.voikko/2 and using 
> voikko-fi_FI.pro for metadata is now gone. Legacy HFST spellers (without zip 
> container) are no longer usable with libvoikko.

I will update our build scripts and documentation accordingly.

Thanks for the good work :)

Sjur