# libexttextcat text categorization library

Libexttextcat is an N-Gram-Based Text Categorization library primarily intended for language guessing. 

You can find it being used in libreoffice. 

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# Developers


## Getting the sources

libexttextcat sources are stored in [[git|http://git-scm.com/]].  To get them, you can use: 
[[!format txt """
git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/libreoffice/libexttextcat/
"""]]
or you can browse the code [[online|http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/libexttextcat/]]. 

If you want to use release version you can fetch it from [[libreoffice mirror|http://dev-www.libreoffice.org/src/libexttextcat/]]. 


## Building it


### Dependencies

Once the source has been checked out, libexttextcat can be built in usual manner: 
[[!format txt """
cd libexttextcat
./autogen.sh
./configure
make
make check # optional
make install
"""]]

## Contributing

Once you have done a change that you are happy with, and that builds with libexttextcat, contribute it back, we'll be happy to integrate it! Do: 
[[!format txt """
# commit your changes to your local repository
git commit -a
# create the patch
git format-patch origin/master
"""]]

# Contact

You can get in touch with us using multiple ways: 

1. using IRC server **irc.freenode.net** and joining channel **#libreoffice-dev** 
1. using mailinglist **[[libreoffice@lists.freedesktop.org|mailto:libreoffice@lists.freedesktop.org]]** 
1. filling bugreport in [[Freedesktop bugzilla|http://bugs.freedesktop.org/]]