The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List:
modid: Config::ApacheFormat
DSLIP: RdpOp
description: use Apache format config files
userid: SAMTREGAR (Sam Tregar)
chapterid: 12 (Opt_Arg_Param_Proc)
communities:
none
similar:
Apache::ConfigFile, Apache::ConfigParser
rationale:
There are at least two other modules on CPAN that perform a similar
function to this one, L<Apache::ConfigFile|Apache::ConfigFile> and
L<Apache::ConfigParser|Apache::ConfigParser>. Although both are
close to what I need, neither is totally satisfactory.
Apache::ConfigFile suffers from a complete lack of tests and a
rather clumsy API. Also, it doesn't support quoted strings
correctly.
Apache::ConfigParser comes closer to my needs, but contains code
specific to parsing actual Apache configuration files. As such it is
unsuitable to parsing an application configuration file in Apache
format. Unlike Apache::ConfigFile, Apache::ConfigParser lacks
support for Include.
Additionally, neither module supports directive inheritence within
blocks. As this is the main benefit of Apache's block syntax I
decided I couldn't live without it.
In general, I see no problem with reinventing the wheel as long as
you're sure your version will really be better. I believe this is,
at least for my purposes.
enteredby: SAMTREGAR (Sam Tregar)
enteredon: Mon Nov 25 00:47:45 2002 GMT
The resulting entry would be:
Config::
::ApacheFormat RdpOp use Apache format config files SAMTREGAR
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