id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
5379	Support '#' comments in property_tree ini parser	Dimitri Kaparis <kaparis.dimitri@…>	Sebastian Redl	"The INI parser currently supports only the semi-colon symbol as comment marker.

The wikipedia article on INI files, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INI_file#Varying_features notes:

  Some software supports the use of the number sign (#) as an alternative to 
  the semicolon for indicating comments.

The feature would be useful to me, since I'm using a number of existing files that use '#' as a comment marker. Also, this would make the ini parser compatible with java properties files.

I'm attaching a patch that enables the use of # for comments. A more elaborate implementation could make the feature optional, as to avoid breaking ini files with properties starting with #.
"	Feature Requests	closed	To Be Determined	property_tree	Boost 1.45.0	Not Applicable	fixed