# 
# 
# patch "hostconfig.dist"
#  from [81e3f0264c41c02e3a88634d3d08a0ecebc6a17b]
#    to [63f15af4248fea5e953624f10e5f04391e847d6d]
# 
# patch "skel/monotonerc"
#  from [fbb7f8d0c99e1461941e4200bb8c114533675b5d]
#    to [8758e0a8be6e6affa3eb966fbbffcdb46a32b946]
# 
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--- hostconfig.dist	81e3f0264c41c02e3a88634d3d08a0ecebc6a17b
+++ hostconfig.dist	63f15af4248fea5e953624f10e5f04391e847d6d
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 admin "127.0.0.5:12345"
 
 hostkey "address@hidden"
+hostkeypass "address@hidden"
 monotone "/home/timothy/bin/monotone"
 comment "parsing is somewhat broken, keep this line at the end"
============================================================
--- skel/monotonerc	fbb7f8d0c99e1461941e4200bb8c114533675b5d
+++ skel/monotonerc	8758e0a8be6e6affa3eb966fbbffcdb46a32b946
@@ -1,6 +1,30 @@
-hostkey = "address@hidden"
-hostkeypass = "address@hidden"
+function read_config()
+   local permfile = io.open(get_confdir() .. "/../../hostconfig", "r")
+   if (permfile == nil) then return false end
+   local dat = permfile:read("*a")
+   io.close(permfile)
+   local res = parse_basic_io(dat)
+   if res == nil then
+      io.stderr:write("config file cannot be parsed\n")
+      return false
+   end
+   for i, item in pairs(res)
+   do
+      if item.name == "hostkey" then
+         for j, val in pairs(item.values) do
+            hostkey = val
+         end
+      end elseif item.name == "hostkeypass" then
+         for j, val in pairs(item.values) do
+            hostkeypass = val
+         end
+      end
+   end
+   return false
+end
 
+read_config
+
 function get_passphrase(keyid)
 	if keyid == hostkey then
 		return hostkeypass