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[Aaron Bentley]

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Jan Hudec wrote:
| On Sat, Feb 11, 2006 at 14:22:55 -0500, Aaron Bentley wrote:
|>I am starting to think that an explicitly versioned scalar file format
|>would be useful.
|>
|>e.g. each value in an inventory entry would be versioned separately,
|>making scalar weave merging of inventory entries exceedingly simple.
|
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| It would mean tons of files,

I don't think the idea requires a storage format with tons of files.
(e.g. anything that can be represented by a directory of files can be
represented by a tarfile.)  I think a line-based format would work well.

| Another thing is, that properties should be in for 0.8, which is mere 3 or
| 4 weeks away. It's not enough time to invent new file format.
Certainly not
| with the amount of free time I have.

Certainly.  I was just taking the opportunity to mention what's been on
my mind.

Aaron
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