Init file package avail?

[ppearson@hiwaay.net (Paul F. Pearson)]

Is there a package available to handle reading in from an
intialization file? Preferrably, I'd like one that handles sections
(sort of like the Windows INI file format). I started designing one,
but thought I'd make sure I'm not reinventing the wheel. I'm including
what I'd desinged. I like the capabilities, but don't require the
actual "syntax."

------ begin top-of-my-head design ----------
#comments begin with hash (UNIX style)
#for simplicity, I'd require comments to be on a seperate line
[Section 1]
field1 = value1
#note no terminator on above line

[Section 2]
#field name must only be unique within a section
field1 = value2
field2 = [Section 1, field1]
#a value can be a reference to another value. 

------ end top-of-my-head design ----------

I've even thought about having a %use [Section 1] type of syntax to
allow an entire section's fields to be "copied" into another section's
"namespace".