stardict-tools doesn't allow duplicate keys

[Christian Hildmann]

Unfortunaltely, stardict-tools 3.0.2 doesn't allow duplicate keys, while version 3.0.1 does. However, on newer Ubuntu (at least 13.10, 14.04) it is not possible to install 3.0.1 any longer. There is a description how to correct the source code by commenting out just 3 lines (see http://www.simidic.org/wiki/index.php/Install_StarDict-Tools ), but I couldn't compile the source (got two errors, seems nothing to do with the error). Is it possible to get a new 3.0.2a without this error? Would be great!

(Creating a dictionary, it is common to get duplicate keys, so it's a pity that the actual version doesn't support this.)

Best regards,
Christian

[Christian Hildmann (christian-hildmann)]

The link given above does not work any longer. The description can be found under https://code.google.com/p/stardict-3/issues/detail?id=37

[Christian Hildmann (christian-hildmann)]

sorry, affected is 3.0.2-4

[Christian Hildmann (christian-hildmann)]

A possible workaround is the use of 3.0.5, the source is available now at http://sourceforge.net/projects/stardict-4/files/3.0.5/ It was possible to build first the lib's and then the tools (see also https://code.google.com/p/stardict-3/wiki/Building#Ubuntu). The resulting stardict.tools worked fine and can handle duplicate keys - so now I can create my own dictionaries again. Would be fine, if the latest version will be used for the next Ubuntu-version ;-)

[Hiroshi Miura (miurahr)]

I've been using stardict-tools with my backported patch for issue37.
I think it should be backport to current version in ubuntu.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Hiroshi Miura (miurahr)]

An attached patch is back-ported from a git commit to fix issue37;

https://code.google.com/p/stardict-3/source/diff?spec=svn7dd38f09f1b9b85eabb9dcd91ce6e282926e8875&old=f06c2a78b0ab51ddaa78da81f9963f9ba0ac1b9d&r=7dd38f09f1b9b85eabb9dcd91ce6e282926e8875&format=unidiff&path=%2Ftools%2Fsrc%2Flibtabfile.cpp

Upstream developer make a huge changeset and no description for issue number which distro maintainer feel difficult to find fix. :-<

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[Bill Poser (billposer)]

For those who have trouble installing or building a patched version, a simple workaround is to unify duplicate entries by tacking all of the glosses together. Here's an AWK script that does the job. Run this on your tab separated file and it will transform, e.g.:

'at wife
'at over there

into

'at wife, over there

----------

BEGIN {
    FS="\t";
    PreviousHeadword="";
}
{
    if($NF < 2) next;
    Headword=$1;
    Gloss=$2;
    if(Headword == PreviousHeadword) {
 Accum = Accum ", " Gloss;
    } else {
 if(NR > 1) printf("%s\t%s\n",PreviousHeadword,Accum);
 Accum=Gloss;
    }
    PreviousHeadword=Headword;
}