Xapian discuss - Dec 2007 - ucs2 build of xapian?

Hi folks--
 
I'd really like to try out Xapian on my current server setup (Debian Sarge,
Apache2, mod_python, django, postgresql, psycopg2).  Problem is, my Python is
compiled as ucs2, which is incompatible w/Xapian.  I've tried recompiling
Python w/ucs4, but it inevitably breaks psycopg2 (which I've blitzed &
reinstalled on top of the new Python build, seems like dozens of times now). 
It's a really strange problem-- the recompiled/installed psycopg2 *is*
looking for the right modules (PyUnicodeUCS4-[whatever]), but not finding them. 
Did a clean Jython reinstall too, as that's the only thing which contains
the purported PyUnicodeUCS4 stuff that seems to be missing).
 
Long story short, I've been banging my head for a couple of days now trying
to get my system to play nice w/a ucs4-built app (Xapian), & it ain't
happening, so I thought I'd ask & maybe, magically, there exists a ucs2
build of Xapian floating around somewhere.  But I bet I know the answer to that
one....
 
Thanks much in advance for any advice/help!

On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 06:13:52PM -0800, Jason Witherspoon
wrote:
> maybe, magically, there exists a ucs2 build of Xapian floating around
> somewhere.
Umm, Xapian uses UTF-8 in those parts which actually care about
character representation.

Or do you mean a build of Xapian's Python bindings which is compatible
with your UCS-2 Python?

If so, what goes wrong if you just build the Python bindings as
distributed against your UCS-2 Python?

Cheers,
    Olly