Well if you can clarify what aspect is cheating, I'm happy to discuss factoring approaches.
Rob > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Tishler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 3:16 AM > To: Robert Collins > Cc: Cygwin-Apps > Subject: Re: setup.exe rebase patch > > > Rob, > > On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 07:08:53AM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: > > Provide a Memento::ToString and Memento(String) or > Memento::ToStream > > and Memento(io_stream &) pair. Then the config file class > becomes the > > caretaker, ensuring that the file goes to the right place, that io > > exceptions are handled etc., and the ToFoo and (Foo) pair > contains the > > serialisation logic. The serialisation logic is tightly > bound to the > > class content (as it has to be), but the persistence > mechanism is not. > > OK, the above seems like "cheating," but I can live with that. :,) > > Thanks, > Jason >
