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If you need to parse some data type the configuration system can't
-handle, you can write your own parser. But before you start, you
-should know a few things.
+handle, you can write your own <<xtypes:,extended type>>
+and use <<def_CF_XTYPE,`CF_XTYPE`>> macro to declare a new option.
+
+There is also an obsolete way to write a custom parser.
+Before you start, you should know a few things.
The parser needs to support <<journal,journalling>>. To accomplish that,
you have to use the <<alloc,configuration mempool>> for memory allocation.