Re: Bootstrap DATA is a pita

Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
> On 02/21/2015 09:39 AM, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>> Personally, I think I would prefer that we use JSON (and yes, there's 
>> a JSON::Tiny module, which definitely lives up to its name).
>> For one thing, we've made a feature of supporting JSON, so arguably we 
>> should eat the same dog food.

We've also made a feature of supporting XML, and a lot earlier, so that
argument seems pretty weak.

My only real requirement on the format choice is that it should absolutely
not require any Perl module that's not in a bog-standard installation.
I've gotten the buildfarm code running on several ancient machines now and
in most cases getting the module dependencies dealt with was pure hell.
No non-core modules for a basic build please.  I don't care whether they
are "tiny".
        regards, tom lane