Re: Using XML to handle all configuration files

[Junichi Uekawa <dancer@netfort.gr.jp>]

In 18 Jan 2001 23:21:19 -0800 Evan Prodromou <evan@prodromou.san-francisco.ca.us> cum veritate scripsit :

> >>>>> "D" == D-Man  <dsh8290@rit.edu> writes:
> 
>     D> I think that XML config format would be cool for 2 (main)
>     D> reasons:
> 
> I for one think that XML is unnecessary. All configuration files
> should be stored as s-expressions instead. Easy to parse, easy to
> write!

And takes lesser space <g> ;)

<something>
 data
</something>

would be

(something data)

Wow!



But 

something=data

would be nice when there is no recursive structure to handle, because 
I can use /bin/sh's "source" to parse the config file, and 
sed to edit the contents.



regards,
	junichi

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