[cad-linux-dev] Re: versioning elements
- From: Eric Wilhelm <ewilhelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: CAD linux development <cad-linux-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:32:24 -0500
# The following was supposedly scribed by
# Bruno Postle
# on Wednesday 25 August 2004 06:46 am:
>> I'm afraid rhizopod isn't extensible.
>
>How are we supposed to play with this stuff? =A0Specifications have to
>evolve under real usage conditions - They are never right first time.
One way is to "subclass the spec" as I said earlier. I don't think I'll ge=
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rhizopod perfect on the first go, but things like polymorphic inheritance a=
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surprise changes to entity versions don't fit the rhizopod model of=20
simplicity.
>> But 'grep' wasn't compiled with my library.
>
>All files will be opened with the YAML library, if the 'version'
>attribute is always there (along with 'type'), there is no need to
>use grep.
But I *want* to be able to use grep without having to teach it about versio=
ns. =20
To put it another way: I need to be _able_ to use grep.
=2D-Eric
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"...our schools have been scientifically designed to=20
prevent overeducation from happening."
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