Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 10:19:40 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Ade Lovett <ade@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Generic config file parser? Message-ID: <3932989C.D346E0D8@softweyr.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10005291001250.22349-100000@lion.butya.kz> <39321407.40926B57@softweyr.com> <20000529102919.A2142@FreeBSD.org>
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Ade Lovett wrote:
>
> On Mon, May 29, 2000 at 12:53:59AM -0600, Wes Peters wrote:
> > A better choice might be found in XML. Exploring the port of libxml
> > (in ports/textproc) might be enlightening.
>
> XML is almost certainly a better option.. the more I look at it,
> the more I think it will cover most all of the config file issues
> that I have, both at home and RealJob[tm].
>
> Be advised, however, the ports/textproc/libxml has a 2.0 version
> floating around "out there" on the GNOME sites, which does have
> a reasonable amount of incompatibility at the API level.. my
> understanding is that the 1.x series is now end-of-life.
>
> Having said that, the port isn't going to change quickly..
> a whole bunch of stuff depends on it right now.
And the geniuses at Gnome didn't make any provision for installing
both libxml and libxml2 simultaneously. Building libxml2 is trivial,
but installing it overwrites the libxml include files and libraries.
Feh.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com http://softweyr.com/
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