storing other files in index directory

[Paul Rosen <pa...@performantsoftware.com>]

Are there any pitfalls to storing an arbitrary text file in the same 
directory as the solr index?

We're slinging different versions of the index around while we're 
testing and it's hard to keep them straight.

I'd like to put a readme.txt file in the directory that contains some 
history about how that index came to be. Is that harmless? Will it be 
ignored by solr, including during optimizations and any other operation, 
and will solr not delete it?

Re: storing other files in index directory

[Avlesh Singh <av...@gmail.com>]

Just to second, Otis - I have a few files other that Lucene indexes with
Solr 1.3. There was no issue w.r.t index reading and writing.

Cheers
Avlesh

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Otis Gospodnetic <
otis_gospodnetic@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I believe the files with non-Lucene index-file extensions will be left
> alone.  I think I wrote about that in Lucene in Action, and I *think* that
> still holds true.
>
>
> Otis
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> ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Paul Rosen <pa...@performantsoftware.com>
> > To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org
> > Sent: Mon, November 2, 2009 10:43:38 AM
> > Subject: storing other files in index directory
> >
> > Are there any pitfalls to storing an arbitrary text file in the same
> directory
> > as the solr index?
> >
> > We're slinging different versions of the index around while we're testing
> and
> > it's hard to keep them straight.
> >
> > I'd like to put a readme.txt file in the directory that contains some
> history
> > about how that index came to be. Is that harmless? Will it be ignored by
> solr,
> > including during optimizations and any other operation, and will solr not
> delete
> > it?
>
>

Re: storing other files in index directory

[Otis Gospodnetic <ot...@yahoo.com>]

I believe the files with non-Lucene index-file extensions will be left alone.  I think I wrote about that in Lucene in Action, and I *think* that still holds true.


Otis
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----- Original Message ----
> From: Paul Rosen <pa...@performantsoftware.com>
> To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org
> Sent: Mon, November 2, 2009 10:43:38 AM
> Subject: storing other files in index directory
> 
> Are there any pitfalls to storing an arbitrary text file in the same directory 
> as the solr index?
> 
> We're slinging different versions of the index around while we're testing and 
> it's hard to keep them straight.
> 
> I'd like to put a readme.txt file in the directory that contains some history 
> about how that index came to be. Is that harmless? Will it be ignored by solr, 
> including during optimizations and any other operation, and will solr not delete 
> it?