Re: [RFC] Expansion of tc variable in gtags.conf

> First, I don't like termcap(5) configure file very much. It seems like a
> format of last century and it looks messy, ugly and unfriendly.

You are right. But it's an another issue.

> Having to specify the file (ie ~/.globalrc) is kinda wrong. There are
> three configuration scopes ordered from small to large:
>
> 1. project
> 2. user
> 3. system
>
> `project' configuration should inherit from `user' and `user' from
> `system'. This should be done automatically without users specifying
> anything.

There are some demerits:
o It is not upper compatible. I'm certain that the user will be surprised
  to new behavior.
o It makes a performance fall for global(1) in particular. Because global(1)
  always must read three files in addition to the tag file.
o It forces a object-oriented thought on users. Even if 'inheritance' is
  a good method, it is spicy for users to be forced.

Isn't it better to leave a programming method to users? Because users can
program 'inheritance' freely using 'tc=label@file'. This solution does not
require any new concept like 'scope', 'user', 'system', 'inheritance' and
etc.

Regards,
Shigio


2015-11-23 16:11 GMT+09:00 Leo Liu <[email protected]>:

> On 2015-11-20 22:55 +0800, Shigio YAMAGUCHI wrote:
> > I'm thinking expansion of tc variable in gtags.conf.
>
> First, I don't like termcap(5) configure file very much. It seems like a
> format of last century and it looks messy, ugly and unfriendly.
>
> > I would like to change the spec as follows:
> >
> > Current spec:
> >         tc=<label>
> > New spec:
> >         tc=<label>[@<file>]
> >
> > New specification enables you to specify another configuration file.
> > Using this syntax, you can inherit your default setting.
> >
> > [~/.globalrc] (default setting)
>
> Having to specify the file (ie ~/.globalrc) is kinda wrong. There are
> three configuration scopes ordered from small to large:
>
> 1. project
> 2. user
> 3. system
>
> `project' configuration should inherit from `user' and `user' from
> `system'. This should be done automatically without users specifying
> anything.
>
> HTH,
> Leo
>
>
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