From: Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>
Subject: Re: Use of XML for config files
Date: 13 Jun 2002 12:36:18 -0400
Date: 2002-06-13T16:43:37+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <uhek7uoe5.fsf@gsfc.nasa.gov> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 4519e058.0206130618.2ef74ee8@posting.google.com
dennison@telepath.com (Ted Dennison) writes:
> Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov> wrote in message
> news:<u3cvsmlhy.fsf@gsfc.nasa.gov>...
> > Yes. So far, I see two benefits:
> >
> > 1) A standard small parser is already written; Glib.XML
>
> I agree with your assessment (snipped) that this "benifit" actually
> isn't a huge deal. Writing a parser for the .ini format should be
> exceedingly simple (perhaps as simple as *using* Glib.XML), and that
> is what you have to set this against.
Yeah. I'll implement a Java properties style file format next, to get
a clear understanding of the trade off.
> > 2) The potential for an application to grow smoothly beyond a
> > simple config file to a full-fledged XML file.
>
> I could indeed see that being a minor benifit for a small minority of
> users. But I hardly think it counterbalances the hours the rest of us
> will have to spend on the phone explaining XML to users so that they
> can reconfigure their application.
I'm beginning to agree with you. Requiring users to type & is too
much.
> I'm thinking if we go with XML we will probably have to mandate a
> GUI config file editor (like Microsoft's regedt) be distributed with
> a Free license (so it can be given to users without incurring extra
> fees) with every compiler. I can't think of any other way to make up
> for loosing user-editability enough to make XML a viable option.
That is a choice, but then there isn't much difference from a 'real'
registry.
> > Hmm, there is a third benefit; we get to use a current buzzword
> > :).
>
> If I really cared about such things, I'd be over in comp.lang.c# (or
> whatever) helping with their standard library.
Well, you have to use the _right_ buzzwords :).
I was excited to be on the bandwagon for once; sometimes I get tired
of swimming upstream all the time :(.
--
-- Stephe
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Thread overview: 83+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-06-03 11:48 Use of XML for config files Mike and Lynn Card
2002-06-03 17:42 ` Pascal Obry
2002-06-04 6:26 ` Volkert Barr
2002-06-04 12:47 ` SteveD
2002-06-04 13:51 ` Volkert Barr
2002-06-04 19:29 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-05 7:18 ` Volkert Barr
2002-06-05 10:24 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-05 11:35 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-05 14:52 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-05 15:22 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-05 19:11 ` Darren New
2002-06-06 13:38 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-06 15:06 ` Darren New
2002-06-07 11:28 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-07 17:10 ` Darren New
2002-06-06 6:48 ` Volkert Barr
2002-06-06 13:27 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-05 14:41 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-06-09 22:00 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-10 15:03 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-10 18:12 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-12 11:25 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-12 15:33 ` Darren New
2002-06-12 17:53 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-13 14:18 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-13 16:36 ` Stephen Leake [this message]
2002-06-14 3:27 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-14 15:54 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-12 19:18 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-13 13:53 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-13 15:26 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-13 16:39 ` Darren New
2002-06-13 17:06 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-13 17:43 ` Darren New
2002-06-14 15:56 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-13 17:54 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-13 18:31 ` Darren New
2002-06-14 16:04 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-14 16:48 ` Darren New
2002-06-14 17:03 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-14 17:22 ` Darren New
2002-06-18 15:20 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-18 15:37 ` Darren New
2002-06-18 18:20 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-18 19:11 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-18 21:47 ` Darren New
2002-06-19 11:31 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-19 15:13 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-19 21:14 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-20 14:38 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-20 16:02 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-20 20:37 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-21 16:24 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-24 14:11 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-19 16:43 ` Darren New
2002-06-19 20:33 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-12 17:48 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-13 7:42 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2002-06-13 13:53 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-13 14:10 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-13 16:50 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-06-13 17:31 ` Tarjei Tj�stheim Jensen
2002-06-14 16:11 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-13 17:28 ` Tarjei Tj�stheim Jensen
2002-06-19 9:48 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-10 14:45 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-09 21:52 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-10 0:02 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-10 12:42 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-10 16:21 ` Pascal Obry
2002-06-12 11:29 ` Georg Bauhaus
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2002-06-05 7:33 Grein, Christoph
2002-06-05 7:59 ` Volkert Barr
2002-06-05 8:25 Grein, Christoph
2002-06-05 8:39 ` Volkert Barr
2002-06-05 9:31 ` Manuel Collado
2002-06-05 10:01 ` Volkert Barr
2002-06-05 10:02 Grein, Christoph
2002-06-09 22:13 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-10 1:42 ` Darren New
2002-06-10 12:46 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-10 15:52 ` Darren New
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