Megatest

  (handle-exceptions
      exn
      #f
    (configf:alist->config
     (with-input-from-file fname read))))

(define (configf:write-alist cdat fname)
    (if (common:faux-lock fname)

        (let* ((dat  (configf:config->alist cdat))
               (res
                (begin
                  (with-output-to-file fname ;; first write out the file
                    (lambda ()
                      (pp dat)))
                  
                  (if (common:file-exists? fname)   ;; now verify it is readable
                      (if (configf:read-alist fname)
                          #t ;; data is good.
                          (begin
                            (handle-exceptions
                             exn
                             #f
                             (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: content " dat " for cache " fname " is not readable. Deleting generated file.")
                             (delete-file fname))
                            #f))
                      #f))))
          
          (common:faux-unlock fname)
          res)
        (begin
          (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: could not get lock on " fname)
          #f)))

;; convert hierarchial list to ini format
;;
(define (configf:config->ini data)
  (map 
   (lambda (section)
     (let ((section-name (car section))
	   (section-dat  (cdr section)))