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+++ b/lib/config/config_read.cc	Wed Jan 16 22:39:43 2008 +0100
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+// Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Bruce Guenter <bruceg@em.ca>
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+#include <config.h>
+#include "mystring/mystring.h"
+#include "fdbuf/fdbuf.h"
+#include "configio.h"
+
+bool config_read(const mystring& dir, const mystring& name, mystring& result)
+{
+  mystring fullname = dir + "/" + name;
+  fdibuf in(fullname.c_str());
+  if(!in.getline(result))
+    return false;
+  result = result.strip();
+  return result.length() > 0;
+}