Re: The fate of libcmd... / was: Re: [osol-discuss] Unifying configuration files management / use

2006-03-27 Thread Joerg Schilling
Mike Kupfer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree that software outside of ON should not rely on the current > libcmd. > > And this probably doesn't need to be said, but just so we're all on the > same page: if the current libcmd goes away, some sort of library should > take its place. Rewriting a

Re: The fate of libcmd... / was: Re: [osol-discuss] Unifying configuration files management / use

2006-03-26 Thread Alan Coopersmith
Mike Kupfer wrote: "Roland" == Roland Mainz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Roland> Note: [libcmd] should not be used if possible. I have plans for it - Roland> and I am not sure whether the current API will surive them I agree that software outside of ON should not rely on the current libcmd. T

Re: The fate of libcmd... / was: Re: [osol-discuss] Unifying configuration files management / use

2006-03-25 Thread Mike Kupfer
> "Roland" == Roland Mainz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Roland> Note: [libcmd] should not be used if possible. I have plans for it - Roland> and I am not sure whether the current API will surive them I agree that software outside of ON should not rely on the current libcmd. And this probably

Re: The fate of libcmd... / was: Re: [osol-discuss] Unifying configuration files management / use

2006-03-24 Thread Joerg Schilling
Roland Mainz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > why not having a lib function that would help parsing/reading/writing > > > such a file ? > > > > There actually is an undocumented/private library much like that already for > > reading the files in that format in /etc/default - libcmd. > > http://c

The fate of libcmd... / was: Re: [osol-discuss] Unifying configuration files management / use

2006-03-23 Thread Roland Mainz
Alan Coopersmith wrote: > Yann POUPET wrote: > > Since many (most ?) config files may be something like : > > > > # some comments > > param1 = arg1 > > param2 = arg2 > > param3 = arg3 > > # another comment > > param4 = arg4 > > > > why not having a lib function that would help parsing/reading/writi