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+# -*- coding: utf-8; mode: python -*-
+# pylint: disable=R0903, C0330, R0914, R0912, E0401
+
+import os
+import sys
+from sphinx.util.pycompat import execfile_
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def loadConfig(namespace):
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ u"""Load an additional configuration file into *namespace*.
+
+ The name of the configuration file is taken from the environment
+ ``SPHINX_CONF``. The external configuration file extends (or overwrites) the
+ configuration values from the origin ``conf.py``. With this you are able to
+ maintain *build themes*. """
+
+ config_file = os.environ.get("SPHINX_CONF", None)
+ if (config_file is not None
+ and os.path.normpath(namespace["__file__"]) != os.path.normpath(config_file) ):
+ config_file = os.path.abspath(config_file)
+
+ if os.path.isfile(config_file):
+ sys.stdout.write("load additional sphinx-config: %s\n" % config_file)
+ config = namespace.copy()
+ config['__file__'] = config_file
+ execfile_(config_file, config)
+ del config['__file__']
+ namespace.update(config)
+ else:
+ sys.stderr.write("WARNING: additional sphinx-config not found: %s\n" % config_file)