From: Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org>
Subject: Re: A standard package for config files is needed
Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 16:07:33 +0000 (UTC)
Date: 2002-05-30T16:07:33+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <slrnafcji6.2l6.randhol+abuse@kiuk0156.chembio.ntnu.no> (raw)
In-Reply-To: uptzdbrlu.fsf@gsfc.nasa.gov
On 30 May 2002 11:08:45 -0400, Stephen Leake wrote:
>
> I believe we need both the "registry style" and the "ini file style"
> of config settings. Part of this discussion is to figure out where to
> draw the line between them.
>
> The registry supports simultaneous access by multiple processes; that
> can be very useful. ini files don't; that can also be useful. So that
> is one clear line between them.
>
> One thing I'm looking for in "config files" is to be able to specify
> the file name on the command line of the app (or in a user dialog, or
> some such). This allows customizing specific instances of an app.
Another point is that .ini files are platform independant (can be copied
from windows to Linux and visa versa) while registries are not. We would
probably need both, but I think that starting with .ini is best. I guess
there are some API for the Windows registry we can use and same for
gconf for Gnome.
Preben
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2002-05-28 10:59 A standard package for config files is needed Preben Randhol
2002-05-28 12:09 ` Martin Dowie
2002-05-28 12:09 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-28 16:33 ` Darren New
2002-05-28 18:10 ` achrist
2002-05-28 20:28 ` Darren New
2002-05-28 22:35 ` Mark Biggar
2002-05-29 3:13 ` Hyman Rosen
2002-05-29 7:18 ` Pascal Obry
2002-05-29 14:40 ` The commercial world needs Ada was " Robert C. Leif
2002-05-29 16:29 ` Darren New
2002-05-29 23:26 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-05-30 0:10 ` Darren New
2002-05-29 17:08 ` Hyman Rosen
2002-05-29 19:34 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-05-29 11:01 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-29 16:23 ` Darren New
2002-05-29 21:42 ` achrist
2002-05-30 9:53 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-30 14:45 ` Gautier
2002-05-30 17:00 ` achrist
2002-05-28 20:44 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-29 11:05 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-29 18:09 ` Ted Dennison
2002-05-29 18:59 ` Ted Dennison
2002-05-29 19:49 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-30 17:52 ` Ted Dennison
2002-05-30 18:21 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-30 22:55 ` Darren New
2002-05-31 15:52 ` Ted Dennison
2002-05-31 21:31 ` tmoran
2002-06-01 15:39 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-03 13:05 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-30 20:00 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-31 6:43 ` Mats Karlssohn
2002-05-31 22:04 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-05-29 2:18 ` SteveD
2002-05-29 11:07 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-29 12:57 ` SteveD
2002-05-29 13:05 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-29 13:52 ` SteveD
2002-05-29 13:57 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-29 16:30 ` Darren New
2002-05-29 19:24 ` Simon Wright
2002-05-30 9:54 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-29 14:41 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-05-29 14:59 ` Martin Dowie
2002-05-29 15:30 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-29 15:32 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-29 19:29 ` Simon Wright
2002-05-31 16:26 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-31 16:01 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-01 2:27 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-06-01 16:38 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-01 17:48 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-06-01 18:11 ` Pascal Obry
2002-06-02 3:30 ` XML and Ada was " Robert C. Leif
2002-06-02 6:52 ` Pascal Obry
2002-06-02 16:29 ` XML and Ada Robert C. Leif
2002-06-02 7:54 ` XML and Ada was RE: A standard package for config files is needed Gerhard Häring
2002-06-02 15:51 ` Darren New
2002-06-02 19:02 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-02 20:52 ` Gerhard Häring
2002-06-03 6:10 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-02 22:06 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-03 2:17 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-06-04 18:48 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-05 14:17 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-06-06 14:15 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-07 0:33 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-06-07 10:55 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-03 2:21 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-06-03 14:20 ` Marin David Condic
2002-06-04 1:39 ` SteveD
2002-06-03 6:13 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-04 18:54 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-09 20:01 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-09 22:24 ` Eric G. Miller
2002-06-10 12:31 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-12 4:17 ` Eric G. Miller
2002-06-01 20:36 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-02 3:30 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-06-01 20:31 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-29 7:22 ` Volkert
2002-05-29 14:41 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-05-29 18:26 ` tmoran
2002-05-30 7:41 ` Volkert Barr
2002-05-30 8:34 ` tmoran
2002-05-30 9:03 ` Volkert Barr
2002-05-30 13:39 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-31 16:25 ` Ted Dennison
2002-05-31 16:50 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-31 22:24 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-01 15:44 ` Stephen Leake
2002-05-31 17:25 ` Marin David Condic
2002-06-01 13:51 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-03 13:23 ` Marin David Condic
2002-06-04 11:46 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-01 15:53 ` Stephen Leake
2002-05-30 15:08 ` Stephen Leake
2002-05-30 16:07 ` Preben Randhol [this message]
2002-05-31 16:39 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-31 21:31 ` tmoran
2002-05-31 9:05 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-05-31 11:01 ` Florian Weimer
2002-05-31 13:15 ` Marin David Condic
2002-06-01 15:46 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-01 16:50 ` Darren New
2002-05-31 13:34 ` Stephen Leake
2002-05-29 19:05 ` Ted Dennison
2002-05-30 7:49 ` Volkert Barr
2002-05-31 16:42 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-29 17:56 ` Chad R. Meiners
2002-05-29 18:25 ` Ted Dennison
2002-05-30 19:58 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2002-05-30 20:12 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-31 7:37 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-31 13:21 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-31 13:46 ` Marin David Condic
2002-06-01 11:23 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-01 11:10 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-01 15:50 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-03 12:53 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2002-05-30 23:08 ` Darren New
2002-05-31 13:30 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-03 1:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
2002-06-03 6:24 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-03 15:54 ` Darren New
2002-06-03 16:49 ` Darren New
2002-06-09 21:27 ` Stephen Leake
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