Re: Error message when starting 3.1-dev from xterm

On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 07:02:13AM +0000, eocene wrote
> waltdnes wrote:
> >   Wnen starting up from an xterm, and then exiting, I get the
> > following.
> > 
> > ** ERROR **: prefsparser: Syntax error in dillorc: name="(null)" value="(null)"
> > Domain: Default accept.
> > dillo_dns_init: Here we go! (threaded)
> > Disabling cookies.
> > Dillo: normal exit!
> > 
> >   I moved my custom dillorc, and copied the generic one, i.e.
> > 
> > /usr/local/dillo/etc/dillo/dillorc
> > 
> > to check that it wasn't something I did.  It still gets the same error.
> 
> It looks like dParser_parse_rc_line() does not deal
> very well with the case where the line is not empty,
> is not a comment, and lacks an '='.

BINGO!

cd .dillo
grep -v "=" dillorc | grep -v "^#" > z.txt

.dillo/z.txt contains a bunch of blank lines, plus the line...

* HSTS directives are not saved between browser sessions.

  Changing that line to start with "#" instead of "*" gets rid of the
error.

-- 
Walter Dnes <waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/[email protected]>