Theodore Ts’o • 1/1/2006

Small configuration file parser

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The author details refactoring a Kerberos V5 profile library into a minimal C configuration file parser for e2fsck, emphasizing small size (6.5k object code) for constrained environments. It critiques the trend toward large libraries like libxml2 and explores alternatives, advocating for compact, reusable code in software development.

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