[OpenSIPS-Devel] [ opensips-Patches-3513177 ] Substitutions in configuration file

[Bogdan-Andrei Iancu]

ups...forgot the most important - the conditionals ;)

Regards,
Bogdan


On 04/02/2012 06:49 PM, Bogdan-Andrei Iancu wrote:
> Hi Rudy,
>
> Even if you asked Saul, let me tell you I'm using m4 for - not only 
> for "define" like replacement, but also for more advanced stuff like 
> simulating functions, simple functions, or loops (to repeat blocks of 
> scripts with different input, just to make it nicer).
>
> Regards,
> Bogdan
>
> On 03/30/2012 10:00 PM, Rudy wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>>   Not that I particularly support the addition of "substitutions"
>> inside the current config parser, but one thing I have wanted myself
>> is something similar to defines. Flipping the question to Saul,
>> assuming we are all familiar with m4, what kind of parser additions
>> would you need to completely omit m4 from your current configurations?
>> This seems to be like an opportunity to brainstorm some new ideas, not
>> only for 1.x branch, but possibly for 2.0 configuration files.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> --Rudy
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>>
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Saúl Ibarra Corretgé
>> <saul at ag-projects.com>  wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> On Mar 30, 2012, at 4:22 PM, Nick Altmann wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm not agree with you, because I use m4 now.
>>>>
>>>> Such functionality was really useful together with include 
>>>> functionality.
>>>> For example, when I have errors with m4 it's hard to understand in
>>>> what line these errors occurred.
>>>>
>>>> m4 is not always convenient,
>>>> I should compile my configuration every time, but I don't need all
>>>> power of m4, I need only substitutions.
>>>> m4 is not a panacea for all occasions.
>>>>
>>> I agree with Vlad here. I maintain a huge configuration file 
>>> consisting of several m4 files and never felt the need to stretch 
>>> the configuration file syntax.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Saúl Ibarra Corretgé
>>> AG Projects
>>>
>>>
>>>
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