# Suggestion for ir.exe.config

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/suggestion-for-ir-exe-config/159757>\
**Category:** IronRuby\
**Created:** [February 8, 2009, 12:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/suggestion-for-ir-exe-config/159757 "2009-02-08T12:17:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![maxer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@maxer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/maxer)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2009, 12:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/suggestion-for-ir-exe-config/159757/1 "2009-02-08T12:17:29Z")

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Don’t you think ir.exe.config would be much readable with this syntax

```
 <ruby>

        <librarypaths>

              <path>..\..\Languages\Ruby\libs\</path>

```

…....\External\Languages\Ruby\ruby-1.8.6\lib\ruby\site\_ruby\1.8\</p  
ath\>

…....\External\Languages\Ruby\ruby-1.8.6\lib\ruby\site\_ruby\</path\>

…....\External\Languages\Ruby\ruby-1.8.6\lib\ruby\1.8\</path\>

```
        </librarypaths>

  </ ruby>

```

instead of this ?

Create a Custom Configuration Sections Using ConfigurationSection is  
quite  
easy

> **[How to: Create Custom Configuration Sections Using ConfigurationSection](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/2tw134k3(v=vs.140)?redirectedfrom=MSDN)**

cheers

claudio

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**Author:** ![maxer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@maxer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/maxer)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/suggestion-for-ir-exe-config/159757/2 "2009-02-08T19:37:28Z")

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Thanks for suggestion, this should be doable even w/o Ruby specific  
config section.  
BTW, you application can actually use any configuration format you want.  
You don’t need to rely on the default configuration reader when a  
hosting DLR language (IronRuby).

Tomas

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[[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] On Behalf Of Claudio  
Maccari  
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 2:56 AM  
To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
Subject: [Ironruby-core] Suggestion for ir.exe.config

Don’t you think ir.exe.config would be much readable with this syntax

 ..\..\Languages\Ruby\libs\ ..\..\..\External\Languages\Ruby\ruby-1.8.6\lib\ruby\site\_ruby\1.8\ ..\..\..\External\Languages\Ruby\ruby-1.8.6\lib\ruby\site\_ruby\ ..\..\..\External\Languages\Ruby\ruby-1.8.6\lib\ruby\1.8\ 

instead of this ?

 

Create a Custom Configuration Sections Using ConfigurationSection is  
quite easy

 

> **[How to: Create Custom Configuration Sections Using ConfigurationSection](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/2tw134k3(v=vs.140)?redirectedfrom=MSDN)**

 

cheers  
claudio