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Andreas Helmcke wrote:
> Jorj Bauer wrote:
>> What: The ability to read a configuration file as stdout from an executable
>>
>> Why: The configuration files (particularly for the Director) are very
>> complex. In my case I find it easier to have a program generate them
>> from meta-information about the clients.
>>
>> Notes:
>>
>> The attached patch implements this. It's a simple change to lex.c, and
>> functions globally: if the first character of any configuration file's
>> name is a pipe ("|"), then the rest of the "filename" is considered to
>> be the path to an executable. The program is run, stdout is read, and
>> the output is the configuration file.
>>
>> For example, starting the director like this:
>>
>> # bacula-dir -c '|/usr/local/sbin/generate-dir-config'
>
> Maybe I am missing some important point, but by now I can't see any mayor
> benefits of your solution compared with:
>
> # /usr/local/sbin/generate-dir-config > /etc/bacula/bacula-dir.conf &&
> bacula-dir -c /etc/bacula/bacula-dir.conf
I myself can't see the point of generate-dir-config. I know this is just
an example, but what might this script/program do that a flat file
can't? Maybe I'm missing something neat here, but I'm curious what one
would want to do with such a thing.
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