/* return value can safely be assigned to int32_t */
extern bool_t dict_read_bool(dict_t *dict, cstring_t key, bool_t required,
cstring_t desc, struct cloc loc, bool_t def);
+const char **dict_read_string_array(dict_t *dict, cstring_t key,
+ bool_t required, cstring_t desc,
+ struct cloc loc, const char *const *def);
+ /* Return value is a NULL-terminated array obtained from malloc;
+ * Individual string values are still owned by config file machinery
+ * and must not be modified or freed. Returns NULL if key not
+ * found. */
+
struct flagstr {
cstring_t name;
uint32_t value;