From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from bigglesworth.mail.be.easynet.net (bigglesworth.mail.be.easynet.net [212.100.160.67]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 336D31A576 for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2001 15:43:56 -0600 (CST) Received: from 213-193-176-131.adsl.easynet.be ([213.193.176.131]) by bigglesworth.mail.be.easynet.net with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #1) id 16CSmW-0004lO-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Fri, 07 Dec 2001 22:43:44 +0100 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] USE database? From: Geert Bevin To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <20011207153922.I9706@chiba.3jane.net> References: <3C0FF231.3020308@shaw.ca> <20011207153922.I9706@chiba.3jane.net> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/1.0 (Preview Release) Date: 07 Dec 2001 22:43:58 +0100 Message-Id: <1007761438.10711.3.camel@inspiron.theleaf.office> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Developer discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: a323cadb-60fd-4124-87ac-d597c86cf3eb X-Archives-Hash: 8fc57d8e83cdc313fe967ee353ca7ae1 Well it's maybe nice to edit in an xml editor, but as plain text it's quite confusing. On Fri, 2001-12-07 at 22:39, Daniel Robbins wrote: > On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 08:28:05PM +0100, Sebastian Werner wrote: > > > Why not XML... it's really nice to edit i think > > Because XML requires a whole new bloated, slow parser, and the python > parser is fast and the syntax is lean and mean. Also, if we port to > C, it would be more effective to support "python-style" dictionary > definitions that include and entire XML parser. Also consider that > XML has no equivalent of python dictionaries. -- Geert Bevin the Leaf sprl/bvba "Use what you need" Pierre Theunisstraat 1/47 http://www.theleaf.be 1030 Brussels gbevin@theleaf.be Tel & Fax +32 2 241 19 98