Re: [Evolution] Issue with formatting of gconf files.
- From: Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam whitemice org>
- To: evolution-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: [Evolution] Issue with formatting of gconf files.
- Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 06:13:04 -0500
On Fri, 2011-02-04 at 09:30 +0000, Pete Biggs wrote:
How many of you can read and understand this bit of code?
My gconfd can and that's all that matters. They are NOT text config
files like /etc/yum.conf.
I especially dislike the ########## ##### # localhost localdomain
filename.
It's not a file name, it's a UID - the clue is in the bit before it
which says "uid=". It's a unique identifier for, in this case, a group
calendars.
This is the same scheme used to identify an e-mail message or an
iCalendar object (VEVENT, VTODO, VJOURNAL, VCARD, etc...) I'm pretty
sure it is standardized in some ancient RFC [it is at least described in
the iCalendar RFC).
But putting an entire page of a book of code in one line is
unforgivable. I write converters between systems, changing hardware,
software platforms and instrument capabilities. I would be embarrassed
to show something like this to one of my customers, moreover it would
probably result in my never being hired again.
The fact that you seem not to grasp the usage or significance of Gconf
and are willing to indulge in a rant without researching what you are
ranting about would make me very worried if I were one of your
customers.
If in fact you "write converters between systems" then you should *LOVE*
g-conf; it's XML! Meaning you can reliably, easily, and quickly process
the contents. Verses the crap-hole that is a "text file".
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