Re: [avrdude-dev] Re: per-user config file - .avrduderc

[E. Weddington]

On 24 Feb 2003 at 22:50, Joerg Wunsch wrote:

> As E. Weddington wrote:
> 
> > > I know, most .ini files use a different syntax, but IMHO that's
> > > nowhere set into stone, isn't it?
> 
> > It's not set in stone but it *is* implied.
> > ... I'd rather use a different 
> > filename | extension.
> 
> OK, then use avrdude.rc.  "rc" once meant "run commands", but is
> generally used in Unix to denote some kind of customization file,
> except Unix normally doesn't use it as a filename suffix but simply
> appends it (where the name itself starts with a dot to make a "hidden"
> file).  Thus the Unix name .avrduderc would IMHO match best to
> avrdude.rc on Windows.
> 
> Since it's only two letters, there's a good chance it is /not/ already
> taken. ;-)

Sounds good. Will do.

Eric