Le lundi 27 février 2012 à 13:44 +0000, Stewart Gordon a écrit : > 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.
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