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Re: Working sketch of FAQ item data format
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lugnet.faq
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Fri, 7 May 1999 17:26:31 GMT
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In lugnet.faq, jsproat@geocities.com (Sproaticus) writes:
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> The Flarn header wasn't pulled in from File B, because it was already
> defined in File A. Similarly, the Snarf header was pulled from File B, so
> it was not fetched again from File C. By changing the order of the Include
> headers, you can set preference for one file's headers over the other's.
I *think* I'm almost with ya on this... A couple more questions...
Is the idea behind this so that lower levels can include headers from upper
levels -- headers such as 'Topic-Level'?
If so, then do the included headers override what's in the current file
being processed (by way of having already been included), or do the headers
in the current file being processed override the included headers (by way of
having been processed prior to processing of includes)?
What other headers (if any) besides 'Topic-Level' will typically be
overridden or left blank?
Doesn't this type of include mechanism either (a) require a list of which
headers get pulled in at include-time and which headers get ignored, or (b)
accidentally sometimes pull in unwanted headers for other files (such as
'Comment' or 'Location' or 'Translated-From')?
I guess overall what I'm still wondering about is, what does an explicit
header-include mechanism give us that the lack of it doesn't? How terrible
is life without it?
--Todd
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| (...) Among other things, yes. Upper levels can benefit too, such as bringing in 'Location' headers (1). (...) No; the way I see it, the including file has priority. Fields brought in by an include would be overridden by fields already in the (...) (26 years ago, 7-May-99, to lugnet.faq)
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| | Re: Working sketch of FAQ item data format
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| (...) Here's a rough sketch: File A has these headers: Flarn: Gook Cheeseball: Snorkle Include: B Include: C File B has these headers: Flarn: Gobbledegook Slack: Snafu Snarf: Quest File C has these headers: Flarn: Vorlon Snarf: Wormy Queen: Keep (...) (26 years ago, 7-May-99, to lugnet.faq)
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