Peter Seebach wrote:
> In message <625EA40C-5112-4718-994B-235E353581E5@shagadelic.org>, Jason Thorpe 
> writes:
>   
>> I think the main user of binary plists in OS X is for app / system  
>> prefs.  Most everything does use XML -- lots of Info.plist files for  
>> bundles, for example.
>>     
>
> Actually, prefs seem to be text nearly always, and by default.  The biggest
> collection of binaries I found was localization property lists which are only
> ever used internally by an app.
>
>   
>> The flattening part is actually the toughest thing to do in our  
>> proplib wrt. bplist support.
>>     
>
> Agreed.
>
> BTW, is the lack of floating-point support a design thing or just a lack of
> motivation to implement it right away?
>
> -s
>   

Floating point would be bad for something that is intended to be used in
the kernel. :-)

    -- Garrett

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