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=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NO_RELAYS autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix, from userid 1105) id 90B4B1A6AE; Fri, 7 Dec 2001 15:39:22 -0600 (CST) Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 15:39:22 -0600 From: Daniel Robbins To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] USE database? Message-ID: <20011207153922.I9706@chiba.3jane.net> References: <3C0FF231.3020308@shaw.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.22.1i Organization: Gentoo Technologies, Inc. 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: 5987603e-86c4-45a8-a583-68382f479069 X-Archives-Hash: 6efa9d45af4ddf7d6b8c320311fbd935 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. -- Daniel Robbins Chief Architect/President http://www.gentoo.org Gentoo Technologies, Inc.