Re: [kbuild-devel] CML2 1.1.3 is available

Eric S. Raymond (esr@thyrsus.com)
Mon, 16 Apr 2001 20:55:56 -0400


james rich <james.rich@m.cc.utah.edu>:
> > Instead, read the colors from the .Xdefaults system.
>
> Yes, truly this should be done. Sensible defaults should be used (and I
> think we may be at that point) and then use .Xdefaults (.Xresources or
> whatever) to allow site overrides. And I really do think .Xdefaults and
> not .xconfigrc or something. I've already got enough .files and I like
> the syntax of .Xdefaults.

That way lies featuritis, IMO.

If there were already a library in ths stock Python distribution to digest
.Xdefaults files I might consider this. Perhaps I'll write one. But I'm
not going to bulk up the CML2 code with this marginal feature.

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