1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/environment.c b/environment.c
index 85edd7f95a..a40c38be06 100644
--- a/environment.c
+++ b/environment.c
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ int precomposed_unicode = -1; /* see probe_utf8_pathname_composition() */
 struct startup_info *startup_info;
 unsigned long pack_size_limit_cfg;
 
+/*
+ * The character that begins a commented line in user-editable file
+ * that is subject to stripspace.
+ */
+char comment_line_char = '#';
+
 /* Parallel index stat data preload? */
 int core_preload_index = 0;