On 26/02/2012 15:58, H. S. Teoh wrote:
Just a quick follow up on:
https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/phobos/pull/449
I wasn't aware that .ini was deprecated by Microsoft. What's their
touted replacement for it?
The registry.
Besides, the code you've linked to seems to me to be an implementation not of M$'s .ini
format, but of something more general.
Also, I know that there are applications out there that use the .ini
format, even though they aren't specific to Windows. To choose a random
example, the Opera web browser (I use the Linux version, and its config
file is in .ini format).
Yes, I think you'll find many cross-platform apps that store configuration in files rather
than in the registry. In some of these cases, the developers chose the Windows .ini
format or something based on it.
FTR: While I was doing my PhD I created a configuration file format, which I called
Configur8. It is similar to .ini, but with a different notation for section headings and
with one or two extra features such as importing another Configur8 file and overriding
some of the settings in it.
I implemented it in C++ and Fortrash 90. I haven't got round to porting it to D, partly
as I haven't had use for it in my personal projects, but it would be straightforward once
I've managed to dig it up.
Another example is git.
So I think this might be something useful to have in Phobos. Just my
$0.02.
Is there an open-standard format that we can follow, other than one that already has a
different name (such as YAML or XML)? IMM it makes little sense to have an implementation
of a proprietary or ad-hoc data format in Phobos (except possibly as part of a common API
supporting a variety of open and proprietary formats).
Stewart.
