Using the Lemur Toolkit with C/C++

From LemurWiki

The Lemur Toolkit API can be thought of in two parts:

The Lemur "Classic" API:

• You have access to many objects and the code is highly customizable
• Easiest to use when you want to change how the system works "underneath the hood"
• Direct support for raw index statistics, clustering, distributed IR, summarization

and the Indri API:

• Simplified ease of use: most API functionality is exposed through two main objects (IndexEnvironment and QueryEnvironment)
• Easiest and most robust for integrating search into larger applications
• Supports Indri query language, XML retrieval, "live" incremental indexing (online), and parallel retrieval

For examples and usage of the APIs for indexing and retrieval tasks, see the following pages:

• Basic Indexing Tasks in C++
• Basic Retrieval Tasks in C++
• Example Applications in C++

Also, see the Requirements (C++) and Linking with the Lemur Toolkit Library