Re: XML based startup scripts

[Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@xxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 04:39:31 +0000, Marcin Jessa wrote:

> 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 guess, I am stick with my same old answer.

http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/mailarchive/kernel/2003-12/msg00270.html

Most of users never knew that those files are in XML, because they use
GUI to do the work.

Cheers,
Mezz

> 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?
>> > 
>> > 
>> >