On Fri, Nov 18, 2005 at 12:20:25AM +0200, Gilboa Davara wrote: > C. Tends to create needlessly-complex data structures. Its a tree. Nothing more than that. > D. While can be accessed using shell scripts, it requires very complex > and unreadable code. or appropriate tools > On the other hand, what does XML offer in return? Rigorous syntax, no need to write another buggy config file parser for each application, ability to merge configurations in a structured and meaningful manner, common tools across configuration files, easy manipulation by programs, expandability without invalidating old formats. And a wide variety of other things. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
