--- index.wml 2002/02/15 13:52:12 1.2
+++ index.wml 2002/03/08 17:06:36 1.3
@@ -7,26 +7,34 @@
<h2>Abstract</h2>
-OSSP var is a very sophisticated and fast variable construct expansion
-library. It supports the usual scripting language style variable syntax
-(<tt>${name}</tt>, <tt>$(name)</tt>, <tt>%{name}</tt>, etc.) and
-provides both simple scalar and array expansion and post-operations
-on the expanded value. The supported post-operations are length
-determination, case conversion, defaults, postive and negative
-alternatives, sub-strings, regular expression based substitutions,
-character translations, padding and even nested iterations over array
-variables. The actual value lookup is performed through as callback
-function, so OSSP var can expand arbitrary values.
+OSSP var is a flexible, full-featured and fast variable construct
+expansion library. It supports a configurable variable construct
+syntax very similar to the style found in many scripting languages
+(like <tt>@name</tt>, <tt>${name}</tt>, <tt>$(name)</tt>, etc.)
+and provides both simple scalar (<tt>${name}</tt>) and array
+(<tt>${name[index]}</tt>) expansion, plus optionally one or more
+post-operations on the expanded value (<tt>${name:op:op...}</tt>).
+
+<p>
+The supported post-operations are length determination, case conversion,
+defaults, postive and negative alternatives, sub-strings, regular
+expression based substitutions, character translations, and padding.
+Additionally, a meta-construct plus arithmetic expressions for index and
+range calculations allow (even nested) iterations over array variable
+expansions (<tt>..[..${name[#+1]}..]..</tt>). The actual variable value
+lookup is performed through a callback function, so OSSP var can expand
+arbitrary values.
<h2>Authors</h2>
+<pkg_author name="Ralf S. Engelschall" mail="rse@engelschall.com">
<pkg_author name="Peter Simons" mail="simons@computer.org">
<h2>Status</h2>
<pkg_status
stable="none" stable_date="none"
- unstable="none" unstable_date="none"
+ unstable="0.9.0" unstable_date="08-Mar-2002"
done=100>
<h2>Source</h2>
@@ -35,5 +43,5 @@
url=$(FTP_ROOT_URL)/pkg/lib/var/
directory=$(FTP_ROOT_DIR)/pkg/lib/var/
files="var-*.tar.gz"
- stable="none" unstable="none">
+ stable="none" unstable="var-0.9.0.tar.gz">
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