Re: cf3 (3.0.2) readstring array with no values (after comments)

Fixed svn 495

Matt Richards wrote:
> Greetings. A little issue with using readstringlist. It seems the list
> gets populated with garbage characters when the resulting list should
> contain nothing. I tried to track it down, but I think Mark would find
> this one within minutes.
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> Consider the following example:
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> ##########################################################################
> =

> body common control {
> =

>     bundlesequence =3D> { "readstring_test" };
> =

> }
> =

> ##########################################################################
> =

> =

> bundle agent readstring_test {
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>   vars:
> =

>     "entry" slist =3D> { readstringlist("/tmp/testfile","#.*","[\n]",200,=
4000) };
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>   reports:
>     Yr2009::
>        "entry:$(entry)";
> }
> =

> ##########################################################################
> =

> =

> If /tmp/testfile contain only comments:
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> ############################################
> # comments
> #
> # more comments
> #
> # boy, do I love comments
> #
> ############################################
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> The resulting report looks like:
> =

> cf3    =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> cf3    reports in bundle readstring_test (1)
> cf3    =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> cf3
> cf3 Verifying SQL table promises is only available with Cfengine Nova or =
above
> cf3
> cf3     .........................................................
> cf3     Promise handle:
> cf3     Promise made by: entry:  =B8 <<<< ouch (part 1)
> cf3     .........................................................
> cf3
> cf3 R: entry:  =B8 <<<<<< ouch (part 2)
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