Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-new-httpd-archive@apache.org Received: (qmail 86298 invoked by uid 500); 14 Apr 2000 10:51:12 -0000 Mailing-List: contact new-httpd-help@apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes Reply-To: new-httpd@apache.org list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Delivered-To: mailing list new-httpd@apache.org Received: (qmail 86284 invoked from network); 14 Apr 2000 10:51:11 -0000 Message-ID: <009d01bfa5fe$e4d69e90$0a1aa8c0@jetnet.co.uk> From: "David Reid" To: References: Subject: Re: Configuration modules... Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:46:48 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 X-Spam-Rating: locus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N wondered why you were back with a vengenace! ----- Original Message ----- From: "dean gaudet" To: Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 1:32 AM Subject: Re: Configuration modules... > yeah, and i'm procrastinating from some hard code so i'm reading new-httpd > again ;) > > -dean > > On Thu, 13 Apr 2000, David Reid wrote: > > > cause you care too much :) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "dean gaudet" > > To: > > Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 6:01 PM > > Subject: Re: Configuration modules... > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 12 Apr 2000 rbb@covalent.net wrote: > > > > > > > The other reason this isn't a support nightmare, is that we only have to > > > > support ONE language. We are allowing other people to add more > > languages > > > > it they wish. This really kind of goes along with the rest of the > > changes > > > > that make Apache more like a server-framework that has a module for > > > > serving http requests than a server that only understands http requests. > > > > > > you know, if we want to be general on every dimension possible why don't > > > we just publish a "how to code in C" book and ship everyone a bloody > > > compiler? then mod_perl can become a "how to code in perl" book and > > > include the perl tarball. > > > > > > i am -1 on config modules. just like i'm -1 on including log filtering > > > functionality. for the same reason: this is so bloody easy to do OUTSIDE > > > the server that we shouldn't be making our code EVEN MORE MONOLITHIC by > > > including it. > > > > > > think unix please. > > > > > > assume we change the internal config language to XML. then it's trivial > > > for anyone to write a perl/java/C program that translates > > > MyFavouriteLanguage to XML. > > > > > > gah, i don't know why i bother. > > > > > > -dean > > > > > > > > > > > >