#1303: document syntax of new parameter file parser --------------------+------------------------------------------------------- Reporter: rhaas | Owner: Type: defect | Status: new Priority: major | Milestone: Component: Cactus | Version: Keywords: | --------------------+------------------------------------------------------- currently we have no documentation as to what format the new parser accepts. As a matter of fact the documentation in the UsersGuide (see http://einsteintoolkit.org/documentation/UsersGuide/UsersGuidech7.html#x10-3...) is in contradiction with what the parser will allow:
{{{ * The parameter file is read sequentially from top to bottom, this means that if you set the value of a parameter twice in the parameter file, the second value will be used. * String parameter values can be specified either as unquoted tokens (not containing any whitespace), or as quoted values. If a quoted string parameter value spans multiple lines, all whitespaces, including newline characters, are preserved. }}}
which will fail. Actually the first one is already incorrect with the current implementation which does not allow a parameter to be set twice (since this is often a sign of a user error).
While this is "just" documentation, I'll still flag it as major since the parser is so fundamental.