+int parse_value_file (char const *path, value_t *ret_value, int ds_type)
+{
+ char buffer[256];
+
+ if (read_file_contents (path, buffer, sizeof (buffer)) < 0)
+ return errno;
+
+ strstripnewline (buffer);
+
+ return parse_value (buffer, ret_value, ds_type);
+} /* int parse_value_file */
+