[asterisk-users] 1.6.2 : global vars not read/set after #include w/ globals

[Kevin P. Fleming]

sean darcy wrote:

> OK, now clear on suffix v. prefix ( Doh! ) and having RTFM,
> 
> I have extensions.conf:
> 
> [general]
> ................
> #include  exts/gvoice.exten.conf
> 
> 
> static=yes
> writeprotect=no
> autofallthrough=yes
> 
> [globals]
> pstnline => DAHDI/4
> ...........
> 
> and exts/gvoice.exten.conf:
> 
> [globals](+)
> test-global => need-a-plus-sign
> .........
> 
> But now:
> 
> dialplan reload
> Dialplan reloaded.
>    == Parsing '/etc/asterisk/extensions.conf':   == Found
> ....................
>    == Parsing '/etc/asterisk/exts/gvoice.exten.conf':   == Found
> [Feb 11 18:39:52] WARNING[7443]: config.c:993 process_text_line: 
> Category addition requested, but category 'globals' does not exist, line 
> 1 of /etc/asterisk/exts/gvoice.exten.conf

The #include is being processed before the [globals] is seen in
extensions.conf, so the [globals](+) in gvoice.exten.conf is the first
time the parser sees 'globals'. The simple fix for this is to put an
empty [globals] at the very top of extensions.conf, then in any included
files (and later in extensions.conf), use the (+) syntax.

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