Hi,

The properties file parser fails to expand variable if such exists in a value that is also at the last line in the properties file.
For example, Consider <EOF> as the last character in file, if the last property in the file is as follows:
my.property=$(SOME_VALUE)<EOF>
and $(SOME_VALUE)=Hello World, we would expect my.property to be "Hello World", but it doesn't, it remains $(SOME_VALUE)

The properties file parser expandss environment variable if such exist inside a property value, but not if the value is the last one before end-of-file.

The solution is to check if there are key and value already parsed also when reaching end of file.
Plese look at common/c_cpp/src/c/properties.l from line 159:
<<EOF>> { /* Handle EOF right at the end of a */
/* value string */
if ( curKey && curValue )
{
replaceValue = propertiesImpl_ReplaceEnvironmentVariable(curValue); //<- beginning of the missing part
if(replaceValue != NULL)
{
/* Delete the original value */
free(curValue);

/* Copy the replaced value into the
* current value pointer. */
curValue = replaceValue;
} //<- that is all

I opened a bug at:
http://bugs.openmama.org/show_bug.cgi?id=156

I provide here a patch of the lex file for review.

Regards,
Guy Tal
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