Re: [RFC 2] userconf(4): 2nd proposal

[RVP <rvp%SDF.ORG@localhost>]

On Sat, 4 Nov 2023, tlaronde%kergis.com@localhost wrote:

> > You can also add, let's say, a `-g' group flag:
> >
> > uc> list -g			# list all "groups"
> > uc> list -g drmkms		# list devices in group drmkms
> > uc> disable -g drmkms		# disable group drmkms
>
> Yep, but know you see what became of the simplifications ;-)

:) Only because I bent over backwards to accomodate "groups" (which
you can skip if have aliases).

> I covered the same ground as you to end up with my first proposal, in
> order, by the '=' to allow the keep the present syntax alone and to
> have a new differing, and imposing double quoting of strings in order
> to be able, if needed, later, to have variable names unquoted,
> precisely for use in boot.cfg.
>
> I think that my second proposal is the simplest, allowing not breaking
> existing and introducing extensions without much typing.

Oh, I like the idea (I've always wanted a mechanism to list drivers
etc. using patterns); it's just the syntax that sticks in the craw.
Too many meta-chars. there.

OTOH, `cmd -p xyz* *abc' doesn't need much thought. And, aliases
are pretty standard too. But, this is your show, n'est pas...?
Don't let me stop you!

-RVP