[Config4gnu-developer] flatfile not being written

[Gregory R. T. S. <gs...@ri...>]

I updated the flatfile parser/unparser to just have properties with name
"module" (and so comments are not shown as well), so it looks much nicer.
I have two questions.

1) Now when I modify the properties and select "activate", the file is not
written out to /etc/modules (and I'm running as root).  Did I somehow
break this in the new parser/unparser, and if so, any suggestions of how
to fix it?

2) Presumably, since the flatfile format is used in a number of different
places, we should either use a generic name for properties (like "item" or
something), or we should have a mechanism for passing in specific names
(like "module") to the parser and unparser.  I think passing in specific
names would be a bit user-friendlier, since then it is clear what the user
is viewing and changing.  Is there currently a way to do this?

I'd be happy to send in my new files, but I wanted to get #1 cleared up at
least before I do so...

-Greg

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