--- dict-bouvier-6.revised.orig/conv.py
+++ dict-bouvier-6.revised/conv.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import sys, dictdlib, re
+
+# Generator script Copyright (c) 2002 by John Goerzen.
+# GPL'd.
+
+introtext = ''
+# defpatt = "^([A-Z][^a-z0-9,.@;]+).+[.,;].+$"
+defpatt = "^([A-Z][A-Z0-9' -]*[A-Z]).+[.,;].+$"
+firstpatt = "^([AFM])[,.;]"
+
+print "Generating intro text."
+
+# Find the intro from the first file.
+
+fd = open(sys.argv[1], "rt")
+for line in fd.xreadlines():
+    if re.search(defpatt, line):
+        break
+    introtext += line
+fd.close()
+
+print "Processing files."
+
+dw = dictdlib.DictWriter('bouvier',
+                         'http://www.constitution.org/bouv/bouvier.htm',
+                         "Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)",
+                         introtext)
+
+for filename in sys.argv[1:]:
+    fd = open(filename, "rt")
+
+    ignoring = 1                        # Ignore stuff at beginning of file.
+    headword = None                     # What we're reading now.
+    defstr = ''                         # Text of current def.
+    readyforstart = 1                   # Whether or not we're ready for def
+                                        # start (saw a blank line)
+
+    for line in fd.xreadlines():
+        if len(line) == 1:              # Blank line.
+            readyforstart = 1
+            if not ignoring:
+                defstr += line
+        elif readyforstart:
+            # Mark it 0 so we won't match stuff next time.
+            # We know that len is not 1 here.
+            readyforstart = 0
+            if not ignoring:
+               match = re.search(defpatt, line)
+            else:
+               match = re.search(firstpatt, line) or re.search(defpatt, line)
+            if not match:
+                if ignoring:
+                    continue
+                else:
+                    defstr += line
+            else:                       # Start of new def.
+                if headword != None:
+                    # Write out previous one.
+                    dw.writeentry(defstr, [headword])
+                headword = match.group(1)
+                ignoring = 0
+                defstr = line
+        else:
+            defstr += line
+            readyforstart = 0
+
+dw.finish()
+