Re: XML based startup scripts

[Marcin Jessa <lists@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks James.

I can see most of the people in the thread disagree with the idea.
I am just curious about MacOS X, how come it can do this so gracefully ?
I do not have a Mac myself but I hear everyone who has one loves it.
It can't be all that bad if it works so well for others... ?


On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 21:13:42 -0600
James Frazer <jfrazer@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I think this has been discussed before with no discernible outcome.
> 
> To link you to a thread I started a long time ago:
> 
> http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/mailarchive/kernel/2003-12/msg00232.html
> 
> I started the thread about XML for general configuration files, but I 
> believe part of it touches upon the RC system.  You might want to give 
> it a look.
> 
> 
> --James
> 
> 
> 
> Marcin Jessa wrote:
> > Hi guys.
> > 
> > Any of you ever thought of replacing the "antient" startup shell scripts with something more flexible ala MacOS X/Darwin XML based solution?
> > 
> > 
> > 


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Regards,
M. Jessa
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