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Posted to apache-bugdb@apache.org by Fabien Coelho <co...@cri.ensmp.fr> on 1998/12/19 14:38:46 UTC
general/3563: I want to allow the definition and use of macros within runtime configuration files.
>Number: 3563
>Category: general
>Synopsis: I want to allow the definition and use of macros within runtime configuration files.
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: apache
>State: open
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: apache
>Arrival-Date: Sat Dec 19 05:40:01 PST 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: coelho@cri.ensmp.fr
>Organization:
apache
>Release: 1.3.3
>Environment:
any.
>Description:
I do not like to copy-paste as a general programming principle.
When configuring apache, I often have to copy-paste some parts.
In order to avoid this I needed the ability to define and use macros
in runtime configuration files.
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
Sure. I wrote a module which handles this and which could be integrated in
core apache, if approved. Benefit: everybody would have the feature. Moreover
the whole world could maintain it instead of me alone. That would be cool;-)
The module is available at:
http://www.cri.ensmp.fr/~coelho/mod_macro/
I can make changes if required and then give the code away to the apache group.
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