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			      (val  (cadr bundle))
			      (meta (if (> (length bundle) 2)(caddr bundle) #f)))
			  (hash-table-set! ht section (config:assoc-safe-add (hash-table-ref ht section) key val metadata: meta))))
		      vars)))))
         (hash-table-keys ht))))
  ht)

;;======================================================================
;; Extended config lines, allows storing more hierarchial data in the config lines
;;   ABC a=1; b=hello world; c=a
;;
;; NOTE: implementation is quite limited. You currently cannot have
;;       semicolons in your string values.
;;======================================================================

;; convert string a=1; b=2; c=a silly thing; d=
;; to '((a . 1)(b . 2)(c . "a silly thing")(d . ""))
;;
(define (configf:val->alist val #!key (convert #f))
  (let ((val-list (string-split-fields ";\\s*" val #:infix)))
    (if val-list
	(map (lambda (x)
	       (let ((f (string-split-fields "\\s*=\\s*" x #:infix)))
		 (case (length f)
		   ((0) `(,#f))  ;; null string case
		   ((1) `(,(string->symbol (car f))))
		   ((2) `(,(string->symbol (car f)) . ,(let ((inval (cadr f)))
							 (if convert (common:lazy-convert inval) inval))))
		   (else f))))
	     val-list)
	'())))

;; I don't want configf to turn into a weak yaml format but this extention is really useful
;;
(define (configf:section->val-alist cfgdat section-name #!key (convert #f))
  (let ((section (configf:get-section cfgdat section-name)))
    (map (lambda (item)
           (let ((key (car item))
                 (val (cadr item))) ;; BUG IN WAIT. sections are not returned as proper alists, should fix this.
             (cons key (configf:val->alist val convert: convert))))
         section)))
  
;; read a config file, returns hash table of alists

;; read a config file, returns hash table of alists
;; adds to ht if given (must be #f otherwise)
;; allow-system:
;;    #f - do not evaluate [system
;;    #t - immediately evaluate [system and store result as string