On Jun 1, Craig Sanders wrote
> It should NOT attempt to be some universal replacement for
> package-specific config files.
i agree.
> All that is needed is a set of "key=value" pairs in a plain text file. Take
> a look at FreeBSD's /etc/sysconfig or NextStep's /etc/hostconfig for an
> example.
On Jun 1, Kai Henningsen wrote
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Craig Sanders) wrote on 01.06.97 in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> > The config database should be regarded as a convenience for
> > {pre,post}{inst,rm} scripts and /etc/init.d/ boot time scripts only.
>
> Well, that was what started the discussion,
On Sun, 1 Jun 1997, Lars Wirzenius wrote:
> Craig Sanders:
> > This is not only simple to implement, but it is also simple to
> > parse...
>
> Not quite so simple. If you need to allow all characters in the
> values, which requires using escapes and stuff, and consequently
> also makes it more di
On Jun 1, Kai Henningsen wrote:
> 2. We need a general system administration tool. Lots of other Unix and
>Unix-like Systems already have those, with varying quality. This thing
>should ideally be able to configure everything that is globally
>configurable on a Debian system, probably v
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Craig Sanders) wrote on 01.06.97 in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> The config database should be regarded as a convenience for
> {pre,post}{inst,rm} scripts and /etc/init.d/ boot time scripts only.
Well, that was what started the discussion, anyway. Then the general-admin-
tool stuff
On Sat, 31 May 1997, Richard G. Roberto wrote:
> Well, I promised myself I wasn't going to get involved in this kind of
> thing, but I'm about to get a private internet connection so I should
> be able to insulate my job from these discussions soon. I would like
> to make the following requests of
Well, I promised myself I wasn't going to get involved in this
kind of thing, but I'm about to get a private internet connection
so I should be able to insulate my job from these discussions
soon. I would like to make the following requests of those
working on this project:
Please do not create a
On May 30, Tom Lees wrote
> We are planning on expanding the scope of deity to include a few more
> features than "just a GUI" after the initial release though. Including
> getting a decent library set together for other developers to use. Making
> the config-tool part of this would seem pretty log
On Mon, 26 May 1997, David Frey wrote:
> Hello everybody,
>
> On Sat, May 24 1997 11:40 +0200 Andreas Jellinghaus writes:
> > there are three tools : cfgtool (lars wirzenius), nod (winfried
> > truemper), dcfgtool (mine). and someone is working on a _real_ tool (all
> > three have flaws, and if t
On May 26, David Frey wrote
> Lars Wirzenius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> > Assuming the syntax is simple, and there's no need for complexity, a
> > hand-written parser can be lightning fast, and all the time is spent
> > in starting the program, and reading the file.
> Mine is currently a lex pa
Hello everybody,
On Sat, May 24 1997 11:40 +0200 Andreas Jellinghaus writes:
> there are three tools : cfgtool (lars wirzenius), nod (winfried
> truemper), dcfgtool (mine). and someone is working on a _real_ tool (all
> three have flaws, and if this way we will get a tool with all good
> features)
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