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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/sbin/parameter_parser.pl | 31 |
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/sbin/parameter_parser.pl b/lib/sbin/parameter_parser.pl index 14a62dcc..759aa72f 100644 --- a/lib/sbin/parameter_parser.pl +++ b/lib/sbin/parameter_parser.pl @@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ sub cross_index_parameters # @calls # @calledby # @history -# +# @hdate Fri Sep 10 10:25:47 1999 @hauthor Tom Goodale +# @hdesc Allows a \ to escape the end of a line. # @endhistory #@@*/ @@ -103,20 +104,40 @@ sub read_file { local($file) = @_; local(@indata); - + local($line); + open(IN, "<$file") || die("Can't open $file\n"); + $line = ""; + while(<IN>) { $_ =~ s/\#.*//; next if(m/^\s+$/); - + &chompme($_); - - push(@indata, $_); + + # Add to the currently processed line. + $line .= $_; + + # Check the line for line-continuation + if(m:[^\\]\\$:) + { + $line =~ s:\\$::; + } + else + { + push(@indata, $line); + $line = ""; + } } + # Make sure to dump out the last line, even if it ends in a \ + if($line ne "") + { + push(@indata, $line); + } close IN; return @indata; |