augeas - reading/modifying/writing system configuration files

[Harald Hoyer]

Bill Nottingham wrote:
>> _What should use augeas?_
>>
>> All system-config-* tools should use augeas, as well as every tool 
>> modifying system configuration files like e.g. NetworkManager.
>>
>> _Why should I switch my tool to use augeas?_
>>
>> * not to reinvent the wheel
>> * one source to rule them all
> 
> If you have an existing already-invented parser for something, what's
> the benefit?
> 
> Bill
> 

maintenance?

ok, if you read only, and your parser is dead simple, then there might be no sense to switch.
also, if your config file has a complicated special syntax and no augeas lens exist.