On 21 Jan 1999, Ben Gertzfield wrote: > >>>>> "Dale" == Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Ben> I've recently looked into the doc-base control file > Ben> format. It seems pretty sane, except I realized since it does > Ben> not provide for any macro expansion, I will have to edit the > Ben> 8 or 9 doc control files libgtk1.1.13-doc (and 1.1.14, and > Ben> 1.1.15, ad nauseum) provides EVERY SINGLE TIME there is a new > Ben> release. > > Dale> Can't you use something like m4 as a pre-processor and do > Dale> macro expansion that way? > > That would work, but it would be nice if it were built into the > control file language. Many people will need this functionality in the > future.
Aside: Actually, the important versioning issues raised by libgtk might need addressing in another way, although I can't think of the Right Way just now. ObMacros: In general, it is IMHO silly to rewrite, yet again, a macro substitution engine into a special purpose piece of software (doc-base) when we already have several good, fast macro substituters (cpp, m4) and a framework from which they can easily be run (debian/rules). Jules /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ | Jelibean aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6 Evelyn Rd | | Jules aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Richmond, Surrey | | Julian Bean | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TW9 2TF *UK* | +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/
