/*
-** Copy format string (selected by precedence) and store in static memory.
-** Normalize it.
+** Copy first available format string, store in static memory and normalize it.
*/
char *
-new_fs(char *form, char *format, char *default_fs)
+new_fs(char *form, char *format, char *def_form, char *default_fs)
{
struct stat st;
register FILE *fp;
} else if (format) {
formats = getcpy(format);
+ } else if (def_form) {
+ if ((fp = fopen(etcpath(def_form), "r")) == NULL) {
+ adios(def_form, "unable to open format file");
+ }
+ if (fstat(fileno(fp), &st) == -1) {
+ adios(def_form, "unable to stat format file");
+ }
+ formats = mh_xmalloc((size_t) st.st_size + 1);
+ if (read(fileno(fp), formats, (int)st.st_size) != st.st_size) {
+ adios(def_form, "error reading format file");
+ }
+ formats[st.st_size] = '\0';
+ fclose(fp);
+
} else {
formats = getcpy(default_fs);
}