Re: [avrdude-dev] avrdude.conf

[E. Weddington]

On 14 Feb 2003 at 9:36, E. Weddington wrote:

> I'd rather keep stuff out of the Windows registry. Any code to write
> to it is of course going to be Windows specific. Whereas keeping it to
> config files is still cross-platform. I would suggest keeping the
> number of files to a minimum if possible. I don't have a specific
> number in mind. Because Windows users either prefer things as simple
> as possilbe or they are novice users, the easier it is to use the
> better. 
> 
> This is one reason why I suggested perhaps using XML for the future.
> One possible way of doing this would be to have a config directory
> which would include many XML files. One XML file per programmer, one
> per part, and a "setup" file that could contain default settings(port,
> programmer, part, etc.). That way when an avrdude update occurs, if
> there are new programmers supported, or new parts supported, a
> singular config file doesn't get overwritten, just new XML files are
> added. A user could write a custom programmer definition without
> disturbing other definitions.
> 

Of course, I think I just contradicted myself.... :-/

Well, it's just an idea that I thought I'd throw out...

Eric