From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,80b3e504140e89fd X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-19 09:53:32 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed1.cidera.com!Cidera!cyclone.socal.rr.com!cyclone3.kc.rr.com!news3.kc.rr.com!twister.socal.rr.com.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3D10B728.BD5E08C3@san.rr.com> From: Darren New X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Config_Files proposal References: <4519e058.0206190708.2ef205e4@posting.google.com> <3D10AF1F.3000805@attbi.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 16:53:31 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.75.151.160 X-Complaints-To: abuse@rr.com X-Trace: twister.socal.rr.com 1024505611 66.75.151.160 (Wed, 19 Jun 2002 09:53:31 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 09:53:31 PDT Organization: RoadRunner - West Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:26399 Date: 2002-06-19T16:53:31+00:00 List-Id: "Robert I. Eachus" wrote: > Yes. But the problem is not with the various file formats, it is with > the approach. At this point we should be debating a set of requirements > and a strawman interface package specification. If the result favors > one or the other file format, so be it. Seconded! That's what I've been saying. Work out an API first, and the file format will pretty much either fall out of it or be arbitrary where it doesn't. > My expectation is that a good > set of requirements and interface will allow more than one underlying > implementation. I'd love to see a result that maps to registry, .ini > files, and .cfg files with no differences in usage outside the create > and/or open parameters. Seconded again. -- Darren New San Diego, CA, USA (PST). Cryptokeys on demand. ** http://home.san.rr.com/dnew/DNResume.html ** ** http://images.fbrtech.com/dnew/ ** My brain needs a "back" button so I can remember where I left my coffee mug.