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: 103376,47bc849aad30d586 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-28 19:18:28 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!wn1feed!wn2feed!worldnet.att.net!204.127.198.203!attbi_feed3!attbi.com!rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "SteveD" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: Subject: Re: A standard package for config files is needed X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.225.227.101 X-Complaints-To: abuse@attbi.com X-Trace: rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net 1022638708 12.225.227.101 (Wed, 29 May 2002 02:18:28 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 02:18:28 GMT Organization: AT&T Broadband Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 02:18:28 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:24889 Date: 2002-05-29T02:18:28+00:00 List-Id: "Preben Randhol" wrote in message news:slrnaf6onp.lpu.randhol+abuse@kiuk0152.chembio.ntnu.no... > On the GtkAda list there has been some discussion on making a standard > package for reading/writing configuration files. As most programs need > this it would be very nice with a small, platform independant, robust > but easy to use package. > > Of course one can use XML for something like this, but in most > applications this would be an overkill. Besides a program shouldn't have to be > tie in with XMLAda just because of the configuration files. This package > should be nice for small applications made by student, hobbyists or > professionals. > Gee. I thought this was just the kind of thing that XMLAda was good for. A few lines of code to read the configuration file (XML) followed by a few lines of code to access the data. Then if you decide you want to do something more fancy with configuration there is little additional cost. SteveD > > I think this is a package that should be kept as simple as possible and > easy to use and robust. > > Preben Randhol