From: http://jmtd.livejournal.com/ <http://jmtd.livejournal.com/@web>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:15:23 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: had a crack at this tonight
X-Git-Url: https://sipb.mit.edu/gitweb.cgi/ikiwiki.git/commitdiff_plain/ba7442b845d7857d69c77bcd512aa4e41dca4a22

had a crack at this tonight
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diff --git a/doc/todo/allow_site-wide_meta_definitions.mdwn b/doc/todo/allow_site-wide_meta_definitions.mdwn
index 70ccc2b68..57bc7a6fd 100644
--- a/doc/todo/allow_site-wide_meta_definitions.mdwn
+++ b/doc/todo/allow_site-wide_meta_definitions.mdwn
@@ -72,3 +72,13 @@ my github ikiwiki fork):
 > by the fact that some (but not all!) meta headers are idempotent.
 > 
 > --[[smcv]]
+
+>> Thanks for your comment. Tonight I had a go at implementing the syntax
+>> you propose here. I decided the simplest thing to do might be for the scan
+>> subroutine to convert any hashes found in the meta_defaults list into calls
+>> to the preprocess routine. I've got a bit stuck trying to convert a hash to
+>> a named parameter list (or just a subroutine parameter list that is). I may
+>> try to look again in the morning (brain a bit sleepy)
+>>
+>> ...and on writing this comment I see your second suggestion was essentially
+>> to do exactly that :) -- [[Jon]]