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On Tue, 1 Nov 2005 17:22:29 +0100 Jan Kundrát <jkt@g.o> wrote: |
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| What's wrong with XML format similar to the one that is used for our |
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| GLSAs? |
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1. Portage does not handle XML. Portage will not handle XML in the |
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near future. |
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2. Many users do not have an XML parser installed. |
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3. The standard Unix tools cannot be used on XML files. |
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4. Bloat. |
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5. XML is merely adding another problem to the one we have already. |
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There is no XML in this GLEP for the same reasons that there is no |
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Java, CORBA, EJBs, web services, on demand computing initiatives or |
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invisible pink unicorns. |
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I have an eselect module which can read these news files. The whole |
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thing is about the same size as the DTD would need to be for an |
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XML-based solution. I have a parser written for the format in question. |
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The whole thing is smaller than the initialisation code for an off the |
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shelf XML parser. |
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It's not a question of "what's wrong with XML?". It's a question of |
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"what advantage would we gain by strapping a giant flapping wet kipper |
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to a bicycle?". |
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-- |
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Ciaran McCreesh : Gentoo Developer (Vim, Shell tools, Fluxbox, Cron) |
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Mail : ciaranm at gentoo.org |
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Web : http://dev.gentoo.org/~ciaranm |
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