From 4a0049173679170d5c226fa7f6601530470931eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wosch <wosch@FreeBSD.org>
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 16:21:40 +0000
Subject: Allow comments in group database.

The character `#' introduces a comment. Leading spaces and tabs are
ignored: '^[ \t]*#.*\n$'

Count an empty line - only spaces, tabs or newline - also as a comment.
(to be compatibel with password database comments). '^[ \t]*\n$'
---
 lib/libc/gen/getgrent.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

(limited to 'lib/libc/gen/getgrent.c')

diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/getgrent.c b/lib/libc/gen/getgrent.c
index 47d229e..26069c6 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/getgrent.c
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/getgrent.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static int maxlinelength;       /* current length of *line */
  * 256K is enough for 64,000 uids
  */
 #define MAXLINELENGTHLIMIT	(256 * 1024)
-
+#define GROUP_IGNORE_COMMENTS	1	/* allow comments in /etc/group */
 
 struct group *
 getgrent()
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ grscan(search, gid, name)
 		for (cp = line; *cp != '\0'; cp++)
 			if (*cp != ' ' && *cp != '\t')
 				break;
-		if (*cp == '#')
+		if (*cp == '#' || *cp == '\0')
 			continue;
 #endif
 
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