+# Retrieves the configuration variable named $1 from the current config
+# file and section and echoes its value. If it is empty or not found, $2
+# is used.
+function printconf() {
+ local CURRENT_PARAM=$1
+ local ret=`@AWK@ -f $libdirectory/parseini S=$CURRENT_SECTION P=$CURRENT_PARAM $CURRENT_CONF_FILE`
+ # if nothing is returned, set the default
+ if [ "$ret" == "" -a "$2" != "" ]; then
+ ret="$2"
+ fi
+
+ echo "$ret"
+}
+
+
+#
+# Retrieves the configuration variable named $1 from the current config
+# file and section and assigns its value to the global variable with the
+# same name. If it is empty or not found, $2 is used.
+#