Re: Disconnect between edict and wwwjdic?

Paul Blay wrote:
> "Grape_Ape" <grape758@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in evul-printable ...
> > I was wondering about the connection between the entries in wwwjdic and
> > the edict project, since I noticed an entry that exists in wwwjdic but
> > not in edict or jmdict.
> >
> The latest edict in the Monash FTP archives http://ftp.monash.edu.au/pub/nihongo/00INDEX.html
> appears to be 2003-05. I've just checked and it isn't in that one so you
> weren't looking at some old version.

Well, 2005-03 (I do that too, heh), but at any rate I checked against
the latest versions of the files I could find on the FTP site.

> Jim has said on some previous occasion that he doesn't/rarely update the
> online dictionary between releases of edict etc. As he changes them both
> at the same time it is a bit of a mystery.
>
> It doesn't seem to be a very commonly used word - I found the comment ...
> 家犬（いえいぬ......こんな言葉、あるんだろうか？）

I wonder if it could be an entry that was taken out in recent official
versions but remains in the wwwjdic database for some reason? I guess
it depends on how Jim's update process works. Maybe it updates changed
entries, adds new ones but overlooks deleted ones?

On a somewhat related topic, I was thinking that it would be neat if
there were incremental diffs available for every major release of
edict; maybe since its MOKE beginning or at some other early point in
its lifespan. I guess it could be justified by saying there will be
smaller downloads for people who are upgrading, assuming they know how
to use patch files. What I'd be interested in though is slightly less
practical: observing or possibly graphing the evolution of the file
through the ages.

.

Relevant Pages

  • EDICT/WWWJDIC - automatic inclusion of new entries
    ... backend of the WWW entry submission page at ... version of EDICT used by the WWWJDIC server. ... will flag them as a new entry awaiting verification. ... I'll be alerted as new entries go in, so I can catch odd ones. ...
    (sci.lang.japan)
  • Re: Odd use of kau
    ... Paul Blay wrote: ... Edict entries. ... Edict, often come across words/meanings not in there and have the ... editing system with multiple editors, and you can start flooding them in ...
    (sci.lang.japan)
  • Re: Most obscure vocabulary award.
    ... I think it is useful to know whether a word is common or not. ... Also, EDICT, etc. is being used as source material in a lot of applications ... I quite agree with the "should put no limit or restrictions on entries", ... put that option in WWWJDIC and in the doc file encourage users to ...
    (sci.lang.japan)
  • Re: gently blowing
    ... >Edict for some reason has two entries about this, which seem the same to me. ... No, that's just one entry. ...
    (sci.lang.japan)
  • Re: Looking for VI-VT word pair list, and VI-VT Rules
    ... jim_breen@hotmail.com dixit: ... >EDICT and building the entries into a table. ... I have gone through that table, comparing it with the T/I verb list ...
    (sci.lang.japan)
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