Change build specification files from YAML to JSON?

[Sebastian Huber]

On 25.04.23 12:10, Karel Gardas wrote:
> On 4/25/23 11:03, Sebastian Huber wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 25.04.23 11:00, Karel Gardas wrote:
>>> On 4/25/23 09:35, Sebastian Huber wrote:
>>>> The change from YAML to JSON for the build specification files is 
>>>> just an implementation detail of the new build system. For the users 
>>>> of the new build system nothing changes.
>>>
>>> Let me ask for clarification. Does this yaml -> json transition 
>>> include (or not) files in RTEMS spec directory, e.g. files here:
>>>
>>> https://git.rtems.org/rtems/tree/spec
>>
>> It would affect all YAML files in this directory and no other files.
> 
> Oh. Let me ask, what is your future plan with the spec files? 
> Considering you would like to move them to JSON, would you also like to 
> provide some DSL + compiler which would generates those? Or would you 
> just like to keep JSON and have developers editing those?

I would keep the JSON and have developer editing those.

An alternative to changing the format could be to use the CSafeLoader of 
the system yaml module if it is available. It is not as fast as the JSON 
loader, but acceptable (0.65s to 0.2s on my machine for loading the items).

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