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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: NEW: kconf_update, a framework for updating configuration files.
From:       Michael Brade <Michael.Brade () informatik ! uni-muenchen ! de>
Date:       2001-04-18 20:04:42
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On Wednesday 18 April 2001 20:29, Waldo Bastian wrote:
> What it does
> ============
>
> kconf_update is a tool designed to update config files. Over time
> applications sometimes need to rearrange the way configuration options are
> stored. Since such an update shouldn't influence the configuration options
> that the user has selected, the application must take care that the options
> stored in the old way will still be honoured.
>
> What used to happen is that the application looks up both the old and the
> new configuration option and then decides which one to use. This method has
> several drawbacks:
> * The application may need to read more configuration files than strictly
> needed, resulting in a slower startup.
> * The application becomes bigger with code that will only be used once.
>
> kconf_update addresses these problems by offering a framework to update
> configuration files without adding code to the application itself.
Great!! Many many thanks :-))

Ciao,
  Michael

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