On Saturday 17 January 2009 00:08:17 r wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 10:44 PM, Peter TB Brett <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> > Currently, the gEDA configuration files are executed by a Scheme
> > interpreter. This has a number of flaws:
> >
> > 1. An error in a configuration file will cause it not to be fully
> > interpreted. This can potentially leave gEDA applications in an
> > unusable state or even cause it not to start at all. Furthermore,
> > this can be confusing to a new user, who might not be familiar with
> > Scheme or the quirks of gEDA configuration and thus more at risk of
> > making mistakes configuring gEDA.
>
> Having a scripting language at hand is one of the most important
> features of gEDA. At the moment this feature is not sufficiently
> exploited because of limited API and perhaps poor implementation
> (guile) but removing it would IMHO be a mistake.
I agree 100%. Hence [RFC 2/6], a plugin system which corrects the security
problems *and* allows users to easily add their own code to gEDA.
Peter
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Peter Brett
Electronic Systems Engineer
Integral Informatics Ltd
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