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From: Anthony Liguori <anthony@codemonkey.ws>
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Add assignment operation to config file
 parser..
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:24:31 -0600
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On 02/06/2010 12:59 PM, john cooper wrote:
> This patch reworks support for both assignment and
> append in the config file parser.  It was motivated
> by comments received on the cpu model config file
> format.
>
> Commit dc9ca4ba27be4fe6a0284061b8f056c4364fb0d9
> changed the behavior of "=" from assign to append.
> This patch preserves the ability to append to an
> option (however now via "+="), reverts "=" to its
> previous behavior, and allows both to interoperate.
>
> Signed-off-by: john cooper<john.cooper@redhat.com>
>    

This deviates from standard ini syntax which makes me a big 
uncomfortable with it.  Gerd, do you have an opinion?

Regards,

Anthony Liguori