Subject: Re: proplib changes
To: Jachym Holecek <freza@NetBSD.org>
From: Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de>
List: tech-kern
Date: 06/13/2007 01:27:32
On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 09:14:10PM +0200, Jachym Holecek wrote:
> In that case I'd prefer not to add the function, at least until there's
> real demand for it. Userland version of proplib can pick default codec
> for _externalize() calls based on an environment variable (except where
> plists are passed to kernel) so that the user can enforce his choice
> of favorite format.
Why would a user want to force his "favorite" format? I can see the point
where an application registers and uses it's own format, but not a user
changing it via environment variables.
Martin