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+/*
+  include/common/cfgparse.h
+  Configuration parsing functions.
+
+  Copyright (C) 2000-2006 Willy Tarreau - w@1wt.eu
+  
+  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+  License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1
+  exclusively.
+
+  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+  Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+*/
+
+#ifndef _COMMON_CFGPARSE_H
+#define _COMMON_CFGPARSE_H
+
+/* configuration sections */
+#define CFG_NONE	0
+#define CFG_GLOBAL	1
+#define CFG_LISTEN	2
+
+extern int cfg_maxpconn;
+extern int cfg_maxconn;
+
+int cfg_parse_global(char *file, int linenum, char **args);
+int cfg_parse_listen(char *file, int linenum, char **args);
+int readcfgfile(char *file);
+
+
+#endif /* _COMMON_CFGPARSE_H */
+
+/*
+ * Local variables:
+ *  c-indent-level: 8
+ *  c-basic-offset: 8
+ * End:
+ */