Howdy,

Using the configuration file below I obtain a blank entry when listing all the keys in %config. Also, when adding a new section, a blank line separates the section name from the entry of that section, like this: 

[FifthBlock]

build: Test_2.00.002

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Here's the test code: 

read_config 'test2.cfg' => my %config;
print Dumper(%config);
$config{"FifthBlock"}{"build"} = "Test_2.00.002";
write_config %config, "test2.modified";
exit 0;

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And here's the configuration file (platform is Linux - i.e. only newlines): 

[MainSection]
branch: FirstBlock
branch: SecondBlock
branch: ThirdBlock
branch: FourthBlock

[MainSectionBuilds]
build: TestBuild-001
build: TestBuild-002
build: TestBuild-003
build: TestBuild-004
build: TestBuild-005

[FirstBlock]
build: Test_1.04.001
build: Test_1.04.002
build: Test_1.04.003
build: Test_1.04.004

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And here's the beginning of Dumper: 

$VAR1 = '';
$VAR2 = {};
$VAR3 = 'FirstBlock';
$VAR4 = {
          'build' => [

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$VAR1 and $VAR2 are holding nothing. Does this have an effect on the extra newline between added section name and section entry ?

In reply to Config::Std blank entry in hash, and blank line by carcassonne

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