From: Paul van Delst <Paul.vanDelst@...>
Date: 2007-10-03T07:40:15+09:00
Subject: Re: Config files

Lee Jarvis wrote:
> I am writing an application that will read and grab values from a
> configuration file. I am wondering what peoples opinions are on what to
> use. YAML? XML? Does anyone have any preference? Are any better then the
> others or is it just down to user preference?

I tried to roll my own once - and now I use yaml. :o) Nice and simple, easy to use for 
both simple and complicated[*] configuration files, and you can go on with more 
interesting stuff.

Besides, whichever you choose, you can always change it if your application outgrows it, 
right?

cheers,

paulv

[*] Well, actually, in this case it wasn't a configuration file per se, but a 
specification for a derived type definition in Fortran95 along with associated netcdf 
attributes for I/O. Works a treat, though.