Re: config parser patch for more graceful parsing

Papp Gyozo (VBuster) wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> some time ago I'd sent this patch but somehow it was silently forgotten without any notice. As the comment states this patch allows more freedom in the config file syntax; values will be read to the end of line or the comment sign (#).
> 
> This way one neither has to enclose nor escape string like these:
> 
> name = James Mc'Gregor
> key  = MC JMS
> 
> I hope this patch could be in the next package.
> 
> --- gengetopt-2.18.orig/src/skels/c_source.h_skel	Fri Jul 14 20:07:31 2006
> +++ gengetopt-2.18/src/skels/c_source.h_skel	Tue Nov 21 19:36:40 2006
> @@ -653,8 +653,11 @@
>              }
>          }
>        else
> -        { /* read up the remaining part up to a delimiter */
> -          next_token = strcspn (farg, " \t\r\n#\'\"");
> +        { /* read up the remaining part up to end of line or comment sign */
> +          char *ch = (str_index + (next_token = strcspn (farg, "\r\n#")));
> +          /* remove trailing whitespaces */
> +          for ( --ch; (*ch >= '\t' && *ch <= '\r') || *ch == ' '; --ch )
> +            --next_token;
>            str_index += next_token;
>          }
> 

Hi

I'm really sorry about that, it must have escaped me.

I noticed that the strcspn does not include ' nor " is that correct?

thanks and again my apologies :-)
cheers
	Lorenzo

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