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MadDoc

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Original poster
Apr 25, 2005
329
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UK
Hi,

I have installed the offline Wikipedia app onto my pwned 1.1.4 iPod Touch. I would like to download the newest dump of Wikipedia (as all of the ones already circulating on torrent sites are about 6 months old) and "make it work" myself using Terminal.

I know that I need to download the xml dump file from Wikipedia (here) but I am not sure how to convert it into the files that need to be placed into the wp folder.

Please don't direct me to the README - I don't think it is very clear. Could somebody please, please in plain English explain the steps needed to do this. I am a hobbyist programmer and web developer but I have never even used the Terminal before so I am a little unclear of what to do.

I really appreciate anybody's help on the matter.

Thanks,

MadDoc,
 
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