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Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:29:41 -1000
From: Armin <akuster@kama-aina.net>
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Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [Patch 1/2] switch support v2
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To: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
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Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Sun, 16 Dec 2007, Armin wrote:
>
>   
>> This may be one way to simulate switch or jumper settings one may change 
>> on a board before booting. It uses a simple text file for input. The 
>> file name is pointed to by -config <path to file> on the command line.
>>
>> example:
>> config file:
>> [switches]
>> 7:on
>> [jumpers]
>>     
>
> I find this format utterly ugly.  
I can only make it better then : )
> You have sections like INI files, but 
> then refuse to keep to that format.
>
> Besides, I fail to see why this has to be a config file?  
It can be named anything , I suppose "switch"would be better
> All other 
> settings are command line switches and/or monitor settings, and there is 
> no good reason why switches and jumpers should not be handled that way.
>   
Do you mean something like -sw or -jp? 

regards,
-Armin