1 files changed, 41 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/Options.cpp b/cpp/src/qpid/Options.cpp
index b96fc59dda..c0e955e2b3 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/Options.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/Options.cpp
@@ -74,14 +74,28 @@ struct EnvOptMapper {
     }
 
 
-    string configFileLine (string& line) {
+    void badArg ( string& line ) {
+        ostringstream msg;
+        msg << "Bad argument: |" << line << "|\n";
+        throw Exception(msg.str());
+    }
 
-        if ( isComment ( line ) )
-          return string();
 
-        size_t pos = line.find ('=');
-        if (pos == string::npos)
+    string configFileLine (string& line, bool allowUnknowns=true) {
+
+        if ( isComment ( line ) ) {
             return string();
+        }
+
+        size_t pos = line.find ('=');
+        if (pos == string::npos) {
+            if ( allowUnknowns ) {
+                return string();
+            }
+            else {
+                badArg ( line );
+            }
+        }
         string key = line.substr (0, pos);
 #if (BOOST_VERSION >= 103300)
         typedef const std::vector< boost::shared_ptr<po::option_description> > OptDescs;
@@ -89,16 +103,31 @@ struct EnvOptMapper {
             find_if(opts.options().begin(), opts.options().end(), boost::bind(matchCase, key, _1));
         if (i != opts.options().end())
             return string (line) + "\n";
-        else
-          return string();
+        else {
+            if ( allowUnknowns ) {
+                return string();
+            }
+            else {
+                badArg ( line );
+            }
+        }
 #else
-        // Use 'count' to see if this option exists.  Using 'find' will SEGV or hang
-        // if the option has not been defined yet.
+        // Use 'count' to see if this option exists.  Using 'find' will 
+        // SEGV or hang if the option has not been defined yet.
         if ( opts.count(key.c_str()) > 0 )
           return string ( line ) + "\n";
-        else
-          return string ( );
+        else {
+            if ( allowUnknowns ) {
+                return string ( );
+            }
+            else {
+                badArg ( line );
+            }
+        }
 #endif
+      // Control will not arrive here, but the compiler things it could.  
+      // Calls to badArg(), that I used above, throw.
+      return string();  
     }
 
     const Options& opts;
@@ -160,7 +189,7 @@ void Options::parse(int argc, char const* const* argv, const std::string& config
                 while (!conf.eof()) {
                     string line;
                     getline (conf, line);
-                    filtered << mapper.configFileLine (line);
+                    filtered << mapper.configFileLine (line, allowUnknown);
                 }
 
                 po::store(po::parse_config_file(filtered, *this), vm);