>Number:         2450
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       chat does not allow comments in its scripts
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    misc-bug-people (Misc Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue May 21 12:35:04 1996
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Kevin Sullivan
>Organization:
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

>Release:        1.1
>Environment:

System: NetBSD kludge.psc.edu 1.1 NetBSD 1.1 (KLUDGE) #0: Fri Feb 9 12:15:08 EST 1996 ksulliva@sparta.schenley.pps.pgh.pa.us:/home/system/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/KLUDGE i386


>Description:

pppd allows hash-comments in its scripts, but chat doesn't.  Comments are always a good idea!


>How-To-Repeat:
	
>Fix:

This fix will only allow comments where the hash is in the first
column.  A more general solution is possible put probably not needed
for chat.

*** /usr/src/usr.sbin/pppd/chat/chat.c  Sat Oct 14 00:05:55 1995
--- chat.c      Tue May 21 12:11:47 1996
***************
*** 334,337 ****
--- 334,340 ----
        linect++;
        sp = buf;
+       if (*sp == '#') {
+           continue;
+       }
        while (*sp != '\0')
            {

>Audit-Trail:
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