On Mon, 2012-11-26 at 07:27, Norbert Preining wrote: > On So, 25 Nov 2012, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > > [crap] > > foo = bar > ... > > issue, even git uses that crap instead of something better like xml, > > > ??? Sorry, are you realistically proposing a convolutive pile of shit > like XML for simple config files? > > I will send *each*and*every* bug report due to misconfiguration due to > human incapability of editing XML to you. > > No please. > > In upstream TeX Live which is distributing over 2G of material for 15 > different arch/os combinations, we threw out XML in 2005, because > it is a pain in the ass, and nothing nothing else. > > Ever heard of > grep, sed, awk, .... > all these nice things that make your life happy. Trash them when you > are doing XML. > > > No please - I don't mind the key = value in group config format, that > is readable, usefull, easy to edit. > > Everything but XML. *EVERYTHING*.
+1 I found YAML as the best compromise for human readability and easy for automated tool processing. -- Kind regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121127112623.ga2...@arvanta.net
