On Tue, 11 Apr 2000, Ed Carp wrote:
> or
>
> device {
> eth0
> ip_address {
> 192.168.201.116
> }
> }
>
> is a complete and total waste of computer cycles to parse with a script, not to mention a pain in the patootie.
>
> But:
>
> device=eth0;ip_address=192.168.201.116,netmask=255.255.255.0
>
> for example, is a LOT easier for a script to parse and use. Add a little whitespace and it's a lot easier for humans to parse, too.
>
> Why are people so damned insistent on making this thing as hard as
> possible to do? Is it sexier or something to make it difficult?
Because your method becomes more difficult when you have more than one
device.
device=eth0;ip_address=192.168.201.116,netmask=255.255.255.0
what do you put here when you want eth1?--------------------^
device{eth0{ip_address=192.168.201.116;netmask=255.255.255.0};eth1{ip_address=192.168.202.117;netmask=255.255.255.0};}
or
device {
eth0 {
ip_address=192.168.201.116
netmask=255.255.255.0
}
eth1 {
ip_address=192.168.202.117
netmask=255.255.255.0
}
}
(same thing)
nests better and is more readable and there is already a bunch of code
available to parse this format.
The logic to parse this should be very easy.
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