@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ function merge_config_group {

             realconfigfile=$(eval "echo $configfile")

             if [[ -z $realconfigfile ]]; then

-                die $LINENO "bogus config file specification: $configfile is undefined"

+                warn $LINENO "unknown config file specification: $configfile is undefined"

+                break

             fi

             dir=$(dirname $realconfigfile)

             if [[ -d $dir ]]; then

@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ function die {

     exit -1

 }

+function warn {

+    return 0

+}

+

 TEST_1C_ADD="[eee]

 type=new

 multi = foo2"

@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ $TEST_1C_ADD

 [[test3|test-space.conf]]

 [DEFAULT]

 attribute=value

- 

+

 # the above line has a single space

 [[test4|\$TEST4_DIR/\$TEST4_FILE]]

@@ -378,11 +382,10 @@ set -e

 echo -n "merge_config_group test9 undefined conf file: "

 set +e

-# function is expected to fail and exit, running it

-# in a subprocess to let this script proceed

+# function is expected to trigger warn and continue

 (merge_config_group test.conf test9)

 VAL=$?

-EXPECT_VAL=255

+EXPECT_VAL=0

 check_result "$VAL" "$EXPECT_VAL"

 set -e