- if ((fp = fopen(etcpath(def_form), "r")) == NULL) {
- adios(def_form, "unable to open format file");
+ if (*def_form == '=') {
+ formats = getcpy(def_form+1);
+ } else {
+ 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);