Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 16:08:20 -0700 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Garance A Drosihn <drosih@rpi.edu> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Second "RFC" on pkg-data idea for ports Message-ID: <20040414230820.GB56438@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <p06020406bca34a92ceb6@[128.113.24.47]> References: <20040413121925.GB29867@voodoo.oberon.net> <p0602040cbca10a7dbe52@[128.113.24.47]> <20040413121925.GB29867@voodoo.oberon.net> <p0602041abca1e49dde40@[128.113.24.47]> <jGY1%2Bv7vdg@dmeyer.dinoex.sub.org> <p06020406bca34a92ceb6@[128.113.24.47]>
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On Wed, Apr 14, 2004 at 04:15:51PM -0400, Garance A Drosihn wrote:
> At 1:33 PM +0200 4/14/04, Dirk Meyer wrote:
> >Garance A Drosihn schrieb:,
> >
> >> I wasn't looking for XML per se, so much as just something that
> >> would be easy for a program to process. This should allow for
> >> pretty arbitrary text for the values of each section, in the
> >> same way that the present plain-files would accept anything.
> >> No need for \'s to escape double-quote characters, or worries
> >> about embedded ${} or any other characters which might be
> >> special to make or to /bin/sh.
> >
> >A Makefile is very easy to process.
> >We have all the tools for this.
>=20
> I noticed how easy it was when the pkg-comment -> COMMENT
> change broke the ports tree. That's exactly what got me
> thinking about this project in the first place.
>=20
> I'm sorry, but I really don't think it's the right format for
> storing and manipulating arbitrary data. Yes, you can pound
> any value into make variables if you hammer hard enough, but
> for some kinds of (arbitrary) data I (personally) think it's
> too much effort for too little reward.
You have to compare one-time effort in making the transition with
ongoing effort in using a more difficult system.
Kris
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