[MPlayer-dev-eng] Re: [TEST PATCH] How to get rid of all sscanf() or new face of config :)

[D Richard Felker III]

On Sat, Mar 29, 2003 at 07:44:46PM +0800, Anders Johansson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> <FLAIMBAIT>
> 
> I am working on a similar project to mplayer (when it comes to
> startup and runtime configuration). When I started the project I had
> a look at configuration and communication packages
> already available and came across these two:
> 
> http://xmlsoft.org/
> http://www.xmlrpc.com/
> 
> Personally I have never seen a better way to do configuration before.
> Only problem is i guess that one have to drop the commandline
> parameters, but I won't miss them too much.
> 
> <\FLAIMBAIT>

I've never seen a more disgusting way to do configuration, and I
didn't even load the site, I just read the word XML...

Seriously, command line is about the only place mplayer options are
used!! A few defaults like TV settings and ao/vo driver go in the
config file, but everything else is changed frequently on a per-file
basis.

Anyway, what were you smoking when you wrote this? Sounds like you
should try cola instead of dope next time.... :)))

Rich