Andrew Tropin writes: > On 2022-10-13 14:37, Ludovic Courtès wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Andrew Tropin skribis: >> >>> If serialization would support G-exps, we could write >>> >>> (list #~"RAW_XML_HERE") >> >> There’s a one-to-one lossless mapping between XML and SXML, so I don’t >> think it makes sense to support XML-in-strings when we have SXML. >> >> The only thing it would give us, as I see it, is the ability to generate >> syntactically-invalid XML. Maybe we can live without it? :-) > > Of course we can :), but we won't be able: > > 1. To take already existing xml config and use it without rewriting. I find it surprisingly important to be able to simply copy and paste settings without having to rewrite existing settings or those listed on a web page somewhere. I know we can easily convert from XML to SXML, but those unfamiliar with SXML may find it a bothering task. > 2. Use full path to gnu store of file-like objects. Thanks, -- Taiju