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								 (proc (cdr dat)))
							     (if (string-match patt curr-section-name)
								 (proc curr-section-name section-name res path))))
							 post-section-procs)
                                                        ;; after gathering the vars for a section and if apply-wildcards is true and if there is a wildcard in the section name process wildcards
                                                        ;; NOTE: we are processing the curr-section-name, NOT section-name.
                                                        (process-wildcards res curr-section-name)
							(if (not (hash-table-ref/default res section-name #f))(hash-table-set! res section-name '())) ;; ensure that mere mention of a section is not lost
							(loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings)
							      ;; if we have the sections list then force all settings into "" and delete it later?
							      ;; (if (or (not sections) 
							      ;;	      (member section-name sections))
							      ;;	  section-name "") ;; stick everything into "". NOPE: We need new strategy. Put stuff in correct sections and then delete all sections later.
							      section-name
							      #f #f)))

;; pathenvvar will set the named var to the path of the config
(define (find-and-read-config fname #!key (environ-patt #f)(given-toppath #f)(pathenvvar #f))
  (let* ((curr-dir   (current-directory))
         (configinfo (find-config fname toppath: given-toppath))
	 (toppath    (car configinfo))
	 (configfile (cadr configinfo))
	 (set-fields (lambda (curr-section next-section ht path)
		       (let ((field-names (if ht (common:get-fields ht) '()))
			     (target      (or (getenv "MT_TARGET")(args:get-arg "-reqtarg")(args:get-arg "-target"))))
			 (debug:print-info 9 *default-log-port* "set-fields with field-names=" field-names " target=" target " curr-section=" curr-section " next-section=" next-section " path=" path " ht=" ht)
			 (if (not (null? field-names))(keys:target-set-args field-names target #f))))))
    (if toppath (change-directory toppath)) 
    (if (and toppath pathenvvar)(setenv pathenvvar toppath))
    (let ((configdat  (if configfile 
			  (read-config configfile #f #t environ-patt: environ-patt post-section-procs: (list (cons "^fields$" set-fields)) #f))))

	    (let ((match (assoc var sectdat)))
	      (if match ;; (and match (list? match)(> (length match) 1))
		  (cadr match)
		  #f))
	    ))
      #f))

;; use to have definitive setting:
;;  [foo]
;;  var yes
;;
;;  (configf:var-is? cfgdat "foo" "var" "yes") => #t
;;
(define (configf:var-is? cfgdat section var expected-val)
  (equal? (configf:lookup cfgdat section var) expected-val))

(define configf:lookup config-lookup)
(define configf:read-file read-config)

;; safely look up a value that is expected to be a number, return
;; a default (#f unless provided)
;;
(define (configf:lookup-number cfdat section varname #!key (default #f))
  (let* ((val (configf:lookup *configdat* section varname))
         (res (if val
                  (string->number (string-substitute "\\s+" "" val #t))
                  #f)))
    (cond
     (res  res)
     (val  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: no number found for [" section "], " varname ", got: " val))
     (else default))))

(define (configf:section-vars cfgdat section)
  (let ((sectdat (hash-table-ref/default cfgdat section '())))
    (if (null? sectdat)
	'()
	(map car sectdat))))