Function parse_line

tools/initialconfig.c:178–236

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static void parse_line(char *ptr, char **varname, char **varval)
{
  /* Skip over any leading spaces */

  ptr = skip_space(ptr);

  /* The first no-space is the beginning of the variable name */

  *varname = skip_space(ptr);
  *varval = NULL;

  /* Parse to the end of the variable name */

  ptr = find_name_end(ptr);

  /* An equal sign is expected next, perhaps after some white space */

  if (*ptr && *ptr != '=')
    {
      /* Some else follows the variable name.  Terminate the variable
       * name and skip over any spaces.
       */

      *ptr = '\0';
       ptr = skip_space(ptr + 1);
    }

  /* Verify that the equal sign is present */

  if (*ptr == '=')
    {
      /* Make sure that the variable name is terminated (this was already
       * done if the name was followed by white space.
       */

      *ptr = '\0';

      /* The variable value should follow =, perhaps separated by some
       * white space.
       */

      ptr = skip_space(ptr + 1);
      if (*ptr)
        {
          /* Yes.. a variable follows.  Save the pointer to the start
           * of the variable string.
           */

          *varval = ptr;

          /* Find the end of the variable string and make sure that it
           * is terminated.
           */

          ptr = find_value_end(ptr);
          *ptr = '\0';
        }
    }