fixed up file path, fixed up some gitignores, add version support, working on a better install and binary compilation

utils/mdtoyaml.py

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+import yaml
+import sys
+import os
+import re
+
+def parse_markdown_to_dict(markdown_content):
+    lines = markdown_content.splitlines()
+    yaml_dict = {}
+    current_section = None
+    current_list = None
+
+    for line in lines:
+        # Skip empty lines
+        if not line.strip():
+            continue
+        
+        # Check for Markdown headers
+        header_match = re.match(r'^(#+)\s+(.*)', line)
+        if header_match:
+            level = len(header_match.group(1))
+            header = header_match.group(2).strip()
+
+            # Create a new section for the header
+            current_section = {}
+            yaml_dict[header] = current_section
+            current_list = None  # Reset current list
+        
+        # Check for list items
+        elif re.match(r'^\s*[\*-]\s+', line):
+            item = line.strip().lstrip('*-').strip()
+            if current_list is None:
+                current_list = []
+                current_section["items"] = current_list
+            current_list.append(item)
+        
+        # Treat other lines as plain text under the current section
+        else:
+            if current_list is not None:
+                # Add the line as part of the last list item if inside a list
+                current_list[-1] += " " + line.strip()
+            else:
+                # Add the line as a paragraph
+                if "paragraph" not in current_section:
+                    current_section["paragraph"] = line.strip()
+                else:
+                    current_section["paragraph"] += " " + line.strip()
+
+    return yaml_dict
+
+def convert_md_to_yaml(input_md_path, output_yaml_path):
+    # Check if the input Markdown file exists
+    if not os.path.isfile(input_md_path):
+        print(f"Error: The file '{input_md_path}' does not exist.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Check if the output directory is writable
+    output_dir = os.path.dirname(output_yaml_path)
+    if output_dir and not os.access(output_dir, os.W_OK):
+        print(f"Error: The output directory '{output_dir}' is not writable.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    try:
+        # Read the Markdown file content
+        with open(input_md_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
+            markdown_content = file.read()
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error reading Markdown file: {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Convert Markdown to dictionary
+    yaml_data = parse_markdown_to_dict(markdown_content)
+
+    try:
+        # Write the dictionary as a YAML file
+        with open(output_yaml_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as file:
+            yaml.dump(yaml_data, file, default_flow_style=False, sort_keys=False, allow_unicode=True)
+        print(f"Conversion complete. Check the '{output_yaml_path}' file.")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error writing YAML file: {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+        print("Usage: python mdtoyaml.py <input_md_path> <output_yaml_path>")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    input_md_path = sys.argv[1]
+    output_yaml_path = sys.argv[2]
+
+    convert_md_to_yaml(input_md_path, output_yaml_path)