Megatest

				((rget)           (conc "(lambda (ht)(runconfigs-get ht \"" cmd "\"))"))
				(else "(lambda (ht)(print \"ERROR\") \"ERROR\")"))))
		;; (print "fullcmd=" fullcmd)
		(handle-exceptions
		 exn
		 (begin
		   (debug:print 0 "WARNING: failed to process config input \"" l "\"")
		   (debug:print 0 " message: " ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))
		   ;; (print "exn=" (condition->list exn))
		   (set! result (conc "#{( " cmdtype ") " cmd"}")))
		 (if (or allow-system
			 (not (member cmdtype '("system" "shell"))))
		     (with-input-from-string fullcmd
		       (lambda ()
			 (set! result ((eval (read)) ht))))
		    (set! result (conc "#{(" cmdtype ") "  cmd "}"))))

			inl)
		       (else
			(configf:process-line inl ht allow-processing)))))
	    (if (and (string? res)
		     (not (equal? (hash-table-ref/default settings "trim-trailing-spaces" "no") "no")))
		(string-substitute "\\s+$" "" res)
		res))))))
  
(define (calc-allow-system allow-system section sections)
  (if sections
      (and (or (equal? "default" section)
	       (member section sections))
	   allow-system) ;; account for sections and return allow-system as it might be a symbol such as return-strings
      allow-system))
    
;; 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)
;; envion-patt is a regex spec that identifies sections that will be eval'd
;; in the environment on the fly
;; sections: #f => get all, else list of sections to gather

	;; WARNING: This is a risky change but really, we should not return an empty hash table if no file read?
	#f) ;; (if (not ht)(make-hash-table) ht))
      (let ((inp        (open-input-file path))
	    (res        (if (not ht)(make-hash-table) ht))
	    (metapath   (if (or (debug:debug-mode 9)
				keep-filenames)
			    path #f)))
	(let loop ((inl               (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section sections) settings)) ;; (read-line inp))
		   (curr-section-name (if curr-section curr-section "default"))
		   (var-flag #f);; turn on for key-var-pr and cont-ln-rx, turn off elsewhere
		   (lead     #f))
	  (debug:print-info 8 "curr-section-name: " curr-section-name " var-flag: " var-flag "\n   inl: \"" inl "\"")
	  (if (eof-object? inl) 
	      (begin
		(close-input-port inp)
		(hash-table-delete! res "") ;; we are using "" as a dumping ground and must remove it before returning the ht
		(debug:print 9 "END: " path)
		res)
	      (regex-case 
	       inl 
	       (configf:comment-rx _                  (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f))
	       (configf:blank-l-rx _                  (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f))
	       (configf:settings   ( x setting val  ) (begin
							(hash-table-set! settings setting val)
							(loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f)))
	       (configf:include-rx ( x include-file ) (let* ((curr-conf-dir (pathname-directory path))
							     (full-conf     (if (absolute-pathname? include-file)
										include-file
										(nice-path 
										 (conc (if curr-conf-dir
											   curr-conf-dir
											   ".")
										       "/" include-file)))))
							(if (file-exists? full-conf)
							    (begin
							      ;; (push-directory conf-dir)
							      (debug:print 9 "Including: " full-conf)
							      (read-config full-conf res allow-system environ-patt: environ-patt curr-section: curr-section-name sections: sections settings: settings keep-filenames: keep-filenames)
							      ;; (pop-directory)
							      (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f))
							    (begin
							      (debug:print '(2 9) "INFO: include file " include-file " not found (called from " path ")")
							      (debug:print 2 "        " full-conf)
							      (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f)))))
	       (configf:section-rx ( x section-name ) (begin
							;; call post-section-procs
							(for-each 
							 (lambda (dat)
							   (let ((patt (car dat))
								 (proc (cdr dat)))
							     (if (string-match patt curr-section-name)
								 (proc curr-section-name section-name res path))))
							 post-section-procs)
							(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 ""
							      #f #f)))
	       (configf:key-sys-pr ( x key cmd      ) (if (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections)
							  (let ((alist    (hash-table-ref/default res curr-section-name '()))
								(val-proc (lambda ()
									    (let* ((start-time (current-seconds))
										   (cmdres     (process:cmd-run->list cmd))
										   (delta      (- (current-seconds) start-time))
										   (status     (cadr cmdres))
										   (res        (car  cmdres)))

										  (debug:print-info 9 "for line \"" inl "\"\n  command: " cmd " took " delta " seconds to run with output:\n   " res))
									      (if (null? res)
										  ""
										  (string-intersperse res " "))))))
							    (hash-table-set! res curr-section-name 
									     (config:assoc-safe-add alist
									   			    key 
												    (case (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections)
												      ((return-procs) val-proc)
												      ((return-string) cmd)
												      (else (val-proc)))
												    metadata: metapath))
							    (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f))
							  (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f)))
	       (configf:key-val-pr ( x key unk1 val unk2 ) (let* ((alist   (hash-table-ref/default res curr-section-name '()))
								  (envar   (and environ-patt (string-search (regexp environ-patt) curr-section-name)))
								  (realval (if envar
									       (config:eval-string-in-environment val)
									       val)))
							     (debug:print-info 6 "read-config env setting, envar: " envar " realval: " realval " val: " val " key: " key " curr-section-name: " curr-section-name)
							     (if envar (safe-setenv key realval))
							     (debug:print 10 "   setting: [" curr-section-name "] " key " = " val)
							     (hash-table-set! res curr-section-name 
									      (config:assoc-safe-add alist key realval metadata: metapath))
							     (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name key #f)))
	       (configf:key-no-val ( x key val)             (let* ((alist   (hash-table-ref/default res curr-section-name '())))
							      (debug:print 10 "   setting: [" curr-section-name "] " key " = #t")
							      (hash-table-set! res curr-section-name 
									       (config:assoc-safe-add alist key #t metadata: metapath))
							      (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name key #f)))
	       ;; if a continued line
	       (configf:cont-ln-rx ( x whsp val     ) (let ((alist (hash-table-ref/default res curr-section-name '())))
						(if var-flag             ;; if set to a string then we have a continued var
						    (let ((newval (conc 
								   (config-lookup res curr-section-name var-flag) "\n"
								   ;; trim lead from the incoming whsp to support some indenting.
								   (if lead
								       (string-substitute (regexp lead) "" whsp)
								       "")
								   val)))
						      ;; (print "val: " val "\nnewval: \"" newval "\"\nvarflag: " var-flag)
						      (hash-table-set! res curr-section-name 
								       (config:assoc-safe-add alist var-flag newval metadata: metapath))
						      (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name var-flag (if lead lead whsp)))
						    (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-section-name #f #f))))
	       (else (debug:print 0 "ERROR: problem parsing " path ",\n   \"" inl "\"")
		     (set! var-flag #f)
		     (loop (configf:read-line inp res (calc-allow-system allow-system curr-section-name sections) settings) curr-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))