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Add GlobalDefaults directory support.

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<p>
All the above values from the configuration file are made
available in the NSUserDefaults system at runtime, in the
GSConfigDomain (along with any defaults provided in the
GSConfigDomain (along with any defaults provided in property
lists in the GlobalDefaults subdirectory or in the
GlobalDefaults.plist file in the same directory as the
config file).<br />
In addition, the configuration file may contain the key
<em>GNUSTEP_EXTRA</em> with a value set to be a comma separated
list of extra key names which are to be allowed in the config
file. This lets you add more key/value pairs to the config
file intended to be seen in the NSUserDefaults system.<br />
However, you must take care that any key names you choose
do not conflict with variable names used with the GNUstep
Makefiles package or your configuration script may cause
problems when building software.
The <code>.plist</code> files in the GlobalDefaults
subdirectory are merged into the defaults system in an
unpredictable order, but the values from the
GlobalDefaults.plist are merged in <em>after</em> the
other values and will take precedence.<br />
The global defaults files allow packagers and system
administrators to provide defaults settings for all
users of a particular GNUstep installation.<br />
It is recommended that each software package provides its
own defaults in the GlobalDefaults subdirectory, while the
GlobalDefaults.plist file should be reserved for other
system-wide settings.
</p>
<p>
The exact format of the configuration file is expected to
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can 'source' in order to define shell variables).<br />
This configuration file uses the escape sequence and
quoting conventions of the standard bourne shell.<br />
The only Keys permitted are those listed above (plus any
specified in the GNUSTEP_EXTRA list), and all consist of
uppercase letters, digits, and underscores, and must
not begin with a digit.<br />
The only Keys permitted are those listed above,
and all consist of uppercase letters, digits, and underscores,
and must not begin with a digit.<br />
A value may be any quoted string (or an unquoted string
containing no white space).<br />
Lines beginning with a hash '#' are deemed comment lines