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From:
Edward Avis
Date:
May 22, 2002 08:35
Subject:
Re: Module::Build design plans
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Pine.LNX.4.42.0205221632400.32733-100000@active01.doc.ic.ac.uk
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>YAML ain't a markup language
>
>It's a data serialization language.
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>And as long as no one intends that module authors actually _write_ it
>(by text editor) then I think it's just fine.

By that argument what is wrong with Storable?

>XML requires more tools than I think Ken wants to require.  At a
>minimum you'd need XML::Parser and possible some XML writer module.
>YAML is a simple all-in-one solution.

I guess that's a good reason.  OTOH, requiring a fairly common module
like XML::Parser is less bad than requiring some exotic module like the
YAML stuff.

- -- 
Ed Avis <epa98@doc.ic.ac.uk>
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