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Posted to dev@subversion.apache.org by Jim Blandy <ji...@zwingli.cygnus.com> on 2000/11/17 17:19:34 UTC
[cygnus.junk] [Juliusz Chroboczek ] Re: [Xpert] Configuration files written in XML
Personally, I think our config file should just be ONE REALLY BIG
integer. G�del-encoding is cool.
Subject: Re: [Xpert] Configuration files written in XML
From: Juliusz Chroboczek <je...@dcs.ed.ac.uk>
Date: 16 Nov 2000 19:38:23 +0000
PA> I have a suggestion: I think that the configuration files
PA> should be written in XML.
I think you are wrong. Configuration files should be encoded as
integers.
This will give the following advantages:
* easier for users to configure and read config files (most people
have been taught to read and write integers since primary school);
* easier for programmers to manage these config files (many
programmers know how to write software that manipulates integers);
* if other software have config files encoded as integers then you
would not have to write config software specialised for a particular
piece of software;
* configuring with standard tools for manipulating integers would be
easier.
If anyone likes this idea please forward this message to other
developers. I think integers in config files would make it a lot
easier for both developers and users.
Juliusz
Re: [cygnus.junk] [Juliusz Chroboczek ] Re: [Xpert] Configuration files written in XML
Posted by Greg Stein <gs...@lyra.org>.
*laf*
That kicks ass.
On Fri, Nov 17, 2000 at 12:19:34PM -0500, Jim Blandy wrote:
>
> Personally, I think our config file should just be ONE REALLY BIG
> integer. G�del-encoding is cool.
>
>
> Subject: Re: [Xpert] Configuration files written in XML
> From: Juliusz Chroboczek <je...@dcs.ed.ac.uk>
> Date: 16 Nov 2000 19:38:23 +0000
>
> PA> I have a suggestion: I think that the configuration files
> PA> should be written in XML.
>
> I think you are wrong. Configuration files should be encoded as
> integers.
>
> This will give the following advantages:
>
> * easier for users to configure and read config files (most people
> have been taught to read and write integers since primary school);
>
> * easier for programmers to manage these config files (many
> programmers know how to write software that manipulates integers);
>
> * if other software have config files encoded as integers then you
> would not have to write config software specialised for a particular
> piece of software;
>
> * configuring with standard tools for manipulating integers would be
> easier.
>
> If anyone likes this idea please forward this message to other
> developers. I think integers in config files would make it a lot
> easier for both developers and users.
>
> Juliusz
--
Greg Stein, http://www.lyra.org/