Accept my praise also, Tom. A week or two ago I was just thinking about this
same feature.
It will allow me to de-clutter my files.
Bill
On 7/19/2016 6:34 PM, Tom Eastep wrote:
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> On 07/16/2016 09:38 PM, Ob Noxious wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I exclusively use the "alternate specification of columns" because
>> I find it way more clearer to read.
>>
>> From time to time, I need to set a comment to a specific rule. It
>> would be really nice to add a new keyword "comment" to the
>> alternate spec.
>>
>> It would make the configuration a bit lighter to read. ie:
>>
>> SSH(ACCEPT) { source=net:xxx dest=net comment="Special access for
>> Jack" }
>>
>> vs
>>
>> ?COMMENT Special acces for Jack SSH(ACCEPT) { source=net:xxx
>> dest=net } ?COMMENT
>>
>> In a config file with heavy use of comments, this would help
>> readability. If possible make it available in every config file
>> supporting comments.
>>
>> Of course, it would be the responsability of the user to make sure
>> any double-quote in the comment is properly escaped. The compiler
>> would just complain about an invalid/malformed line in the
>> respective configuration file.
>>
> Will be in 5.0.11.
>
> Thanks,
> - -Tom
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