[Opensim-dev] Module/Plugin Loading

[Dr Scofield]

Michael Wright wrote:
> Well as Nini supports both ini files and xml files, its not much work 
> to change our config system to be able to read xml files. In fact its 
> such little work, that I just did that. Now it will behave as normal 
> and look for opensim.ini (or a ini filename passed to it via the 
> command line), but if a ini file isn't found will then look for 
> opensim.xml. If that isn't found, it will as normal create a default 
> opensim.ini file. A opensim.example.xml is included in svn.
>
> However as Justin pointed out, this could increase support issues, by 
> increasing new users confusion. And after thinking about it, I think I 
> agree. I could even imagine someone ending up with both a opensim.ini 
> and opensim.xml, and them making a change in opensim.xml and wondering 
> why that change isn't taking effect.
>
> So maybe we do need to stick with one format or the other. If so, I 
> think that has to be ini. Not only are they easier to hand edit, but 
> more importantly they are what we have had until now. So a change 
> would be even more confusion.
>
> But anyway the changes are in svn, but it would be simple to change it 
> back so it only supports ini files. Just want to know what people think.
still +1 for ini :-)

    cheers,
    dr scofield/dirk
>
>
>
> */Sean Dague <sean at dague.net>/* wrote:
>
>
>
>     We may also want to switch OpenSim.ini to an xml file if we want more
>     nesting. Big OpenSim.ini files definitely seem overwhelming at this
>     point, though not too unweildly.
>
>     -Sean
>
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