[bug#57963] [PATCH v5 2/2] home: services: Support user's fontconfig configuration.

[Taiju HIGASHI]

Andrew Tropin <andrew@trop.in> writes:

> On 2022-10-13 14:37, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Andrew Tropin <andrew@trop.in> skribis:
>>
>>> If serialization would support G-exps, we could write
>>>
>>> (list #~"RAW_XML_HERE")
>>
>> There’s a one-to-one lossless mapping between XML and SXML, so I don’t
>> think it makes sense to support XML-in-strings when we have SXML.
>>
>> The only thing it would give us, as I see it, is the ability to generate
>> syntactically-invalid XML.  Maybe we can live without it?  :-)
>
> Of course we can :), but we won't be able:
>
> 1. To take already existing xml config and use it without rewriting.

I find it surprisingly important to be able to simply copy and paste
settings without having to rewrite existing settings or those listed on
a web page somewhere.  I know we can easily convert from XML to SXML,
but those unfamiliar with SXML may find it a bothering task.

> 2. Use full path to gnu store of file-like objects.

Thanks,
-- 
Taiju