Hello Due to vacations, I may be a bit late to reply to this, but it still can be helpful ...
On Wednesday 18 August 2010 16:08:12 David Timms wrote: > Hi, I was considering using augeas to either: > a) create conforming config files for an embedded system: > > that is: create the files on a linux machine and then transfer to the > device where they will get used. [snip] > 2. having spent some time reviewing various formats, yaml, and to some > extent json, seem promising. If the first method is used, I'll need to > be able to suport having the user manually edit the config files with a > text editor, hopefully in a format that is clear and obvious to adjust, > and not too picky on actual formatting within the file. Does this > requirement make a case for using some other file format than the > previous answer ? <shameless config-model plug> In case a), would your user be interested in using a GUI to edit the data instead of a file ? (The GUI is easy to create and maintain and would ensure a correct output. It can also be used on top of Augeas) </shameless config-model plug> All the best Dominique -- http://config-model.wiki.sourceforge.net/ -o- http://search.cpan.org/~ddumont/ http://www.ohloh.net/accounts/ddumont -o- http://ddumont.wordpress.com/ _______________________________________________ augeas-devel mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/augeas-devel
