[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#527741: Bug#527741: fdi: "else" actions for <match>

[Michael Biebl]

tags 527741 wontfix
thanks
On 08.05.2009 21:13, martin f krafft wrote:
> Package: hal
> Version: 0.5.12~git20090406.46dc48-2
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> I understand that to do an if-type construct in an FDI file, you
> need to use <match>.
> 
> I also understand that there is no logical AND construct, so the
> only way to limit an instruction to two criteria is through nesting:
> 
>   <match ...>
>     <match ...>
>       // do stuff here
>     </match>
>   </match>
> 
> What I am missing is some sort of sensible "else"-type construct,
> e.g. to be able to say "if this keyboard is of type 'blue' by vendor
> 'IBM', then do this, else do this".

hal is in deep maintenance mode upstream. So no new features will be added.
Changing the fdi file syntax is certainly not going to happen.

Marking this bug as wontfix.

Cheers,
Michael

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