Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 07:30:41 +0200 (SAT) From: Peter van Heusden <pvh@leftside.wcape.school.za> To: Atipa <freebsd@atipa.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Adding a new user interface to FreeBSD administration Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980624072423.6383A-100000@leftside.wcape.school.za> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980623112639.12303B-100000@altrox.atipa.com>
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On Tue, 23 Jun 1998, Atipa wrote: [snip] > The "database" should be ASCII, and lean (like rc.conf, resolv.conf, etc., > etc.). I don't see why you would need to cahnge any of these type files. > > In the case of UUCP/PPP/getty/etc. types of conflicts, I'd say just make > am ASCII resource file, and add to it only problems like this one that may > arise. No need to reinvent the wheel. I'd agree entirely that ASCII is the way to go - a simple structured ASCII format which would be editable with vi if you need to. I'd also agree that minimalism is good - we need something to 'add context' to config file variables, not replace the current config file system. I'll have a look at tclhttpd to see what it offers. Peter -- Peter van Heusden | Computers Networks Reds Greens Justice Peace Beer Africa pvh@leftside.wcape.school.za | Support the SAMWU 50 litres campaign! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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