[jboss-as7-dev] XML comments in standalone.xml

[Benjamin Browning]

On Jan 20, 2012, at 10:22 AM, Jason T. Greene wrote:

> On 1/20/12 9:21 AM, Anil Saldhana wrote:
>> On 01/20/2012 09:19 AM, Jason T. Greene wrote:
>>> On 1/20/12 9:15 AM, Anil Saldhana wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> this may have already been discussed. If so, apologies.
>>>> 
>>>> I am wondering if it is a good idea to retain the xml comments in
>>>> standalone.xml when it gets written back.
>>>> 
>>>> The reason I am asking is the user may temporarily disable a particular
>>>> section of the configuration. When the file gets rewritten, currently
>>>> the commented out section is erased.
>>> 
>>> https://issues.jboss.org/browse/AS7-355
>>> 
>>> It's open to community, since we are out of time to do it unless
>>> someone else has the bandwidth.
>>> 
>> Thanks Jason. I do not think it is very critical. As long as it is
>> available in JIRA, its fine.
>> 
> 
> It certain goes in the "bummer" category. :)

Yeah, this has bitten me many times as a user testing out different configs. A definite bummer.

Ben