Re: [PATCH v4] config: add conditional include

> Hi Duy,
>
> On Mon, 22 Aug 2016, Duy Nguyen wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 8:22 PM, Matthieu Moy
>> <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr> wrote:
>> >>> I think the syntax should be design to allow arbitrary boolean
>> >>> expression later if needed.
>> >>
>> >> I would be against that. We may extend it more in future, but it
>> >> should be under control, not full boolean expressions.
>> >
>> > Why?
>> >
>> > I'm not saying we absolutely need it, but if we allow several kinds of
>> > conditions (gitdir-is:... and others in the future), then it's natural
>> > to allow combining them, and arbitrary boolean expression is both simple
>> > and powerful (operators and/or/not and parenthesis and you have
>> > everything you'll ever need).
>>
>> For starter, we don't want another debate "python vs ruby vs lua vs
>> ..." as the scripting language :) (for the record I vote Scheme! maybe
>> with infix syntax)
>
> FWIW I do not think that Matthieu implied that this has to be implemented.
> But it does not make sense to slam the door shut prematurely, either.
>
> Meaning: the more doors you can keep open with the new syntax, the better.