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[Freeipmi-devel] bmc-config total rewritten


From: Anand Babu
Subject: [Freeipmi-devel] bmc-config total rewritten
Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 10:15:19 -0700
User-agent: Gnus/5.1006 (Gnus v5.10.6) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux)

bmc-config new version is on its way to next release. Good work Bala. 

Whats new:
  - complete rewrite (better design and simpler code)
  - cleaner Scheme primitives exported from "fish"
  - flow control is now from bmc-config Scheme extension
  - XF86Config style configuration file, sections and fields

Problems with current version:
  - cryptic configuration file format
  - strict format, cant add/remove/comment lines
  - poor Scheme primitive interface
  - poor design
  - It was basically experimental version and written in a hurry to
    meet a tight release schedule.


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Anand Babu
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