From c85f9ce9f56aa4ba561400acb32ebd786d9b7eec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ianmdlvl <ianmdlvl>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:36:33 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/1]   - allow config file to not exist.  Closes: #274528.

---
 debian/changelog   | 1 +
 scripts/named-conf | 6 +++++-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d0e3dfa..e2ef1c8 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ chiark-utils (4.1.22) unstable; urgency=low
     - new allow-indirect-glue directive
     - new forbid-slave directive
     - remove incorrect references to SOA ORIGIN - should be MNAME
+    - allow config file to not exist.  Closes: #274528.
 
  --
 
diff --git a/scripts/named-conf b/scripts/named-conf
index 53d6a75..c9ae98d 100755
--- a/scripts/named-conf
+++ b/scripts/named-conf
@@ -224,7 +224,11 @@ sub read_config ($) {
 	$mod,$dir,$prefix,$suffix,$subfile,$lprefix,$lsuffix,$zf);
     local ($_);
 
-    $fh= new IO::File $if,'r' or cfg_fail("open $if:\n $!");
+    $fh= new IO::File $if,'r';
+    unless ($fh) {
+	return if $! == &ENOENT;
+	cfg_fail("open $if:\n $!");
+    }
     $before= '';
     for (;;) {
 	if (!defined($_= <$fh>)) {
-- 
2.30.2