Index: libcfa/src/parseconfig.cfa
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--- libcfa/src/parseconfig.cfa	(revision f789b82a69301b8deb57544e39a835ef83976bd0)
+++ libcfa/src/parseconfig.cfa	(revision 1e05e09973cb8e9b9a78ccdc6682f3222f13a7b9)
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 	KVPairs kv_pairs = { num_entries };
 
+	ifstream in;
 	try {
-		ifstream in = { config_file };					// open the configuration file for input
+		open( in, config_file );					// open the configuration file for input
 
 		while () {										// parameter names can appear in any order