[Discussion] Configuration file conditional preprocessor

Matt Jonkman jonkman at jonkmans.com
Fri Feb 6 15:30:46 UTC 2009


So we're only loading certain modules for detection if they are
specifically called for? I.e. don't load the pcre module if there are no
rules asking for pcre?

Matt

Martin Fong wrote:
> Matt Jonkman wrote:
> 
>> Configuration file conditional preprocessor
>>
>> Do you mean a preprocessor that'd sanity check or modify the
>> configuration?
> 
> The latter: I'd like to have C-preprocessor-like functionality, with
> the equivalent of #ifdef, #if defined (), #ifndef, #else, #endif,
> etc., statements; and, through -D command-line equivalent symbol
> definition, conditional preprocessing of the configuration files.
> 
>       Cheers!
> 
>       ...Martin
> 
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