Re: Rethinking configuration tuples

[Jacob Bachmeyer]

Po Lu wrote:
> People, the nature and widespread use of config.* precludes any efforts
> aimed at ``rethinking'' the tuples they accept and generate.  If you
> want your own format, then by all means, proceed with your own project.
> But please leave config.* in peace.
>   

I will say right now that backwards compatibility, specifically that 
existing tuples remain unchanged as much as possible (blatantly 
incorrect tuples such as *-windows-gnu for MinGW excepted) is an 
absolute requirement here.

Existing code expects the existing strings.  Those must be preserved.


-- Jacob