[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #9789: Consistent comment support for INI files

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #9789: Consistent comment support for INI files
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-03-18 14:06:25

#9789: Consistent comment support for INI files
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 Reporter:  edward@…                             |      Owner:
     Type:  Feature Requests                     |  vladimir_prus
Milestone:  To Be Determined                     |     Status:  new
  Version:  Boost 1.53.0                         |  Component:
 Keywords:  program options config file ini      |  program_options
  comment semicolon semi colon hash              |   Severity:  Problem
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 See ticket #5379 - semicolon was supported but hash was not in property
 tree ini parser, hash was added as a result of that ticket.

 I am presently dealing with program options. In config_file.cpp, only hash
 is supported.

 Please can semicolon be added for consistency within boost as well as
 other applications.

 For example, PHP only supports semicolon (they have dropped support for
 hash which I am given to understand was always the lesser used character
 for commenting INI files). Many applications do not support hash.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/9789>
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