Index: aclocal.m4
==================================================================
--- aclocal.m4
+++ aclocal.m4
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@
 		mingw32msvc*)
 			SHOBJEXT="dll"
 			SHOBJFLAGS="-DPIC"
 			CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mno-cygwin -mms-bitfields"
 			CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -mno-cygwin -mms-bitfields"
-			SHOBJLDFLAGS='-shared -Wl,--enable-auto-image-base -Wl,--output-def,$[@].def,--out-implib,$[@].a'
+			SHOBJLDFLAGS='-shared -Wl,--dll -Wl,--enable-auto-image-base -Wl,--output-def,$[@].def,--out-implib,$[@].a'
 			;;
 		cygwin*)
 			SHOBJEXT="dll"
 			SHOBJFLAGS="-fPIC -DPIC"
 			CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mms-bitfields"

Index: configure
==================================================================
--- configure
+++ configure
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # From configure.ac Revision .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59 for libconfig 0.1.17.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59 for libconfig 0.1.18.
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 # This configure script is free software; the Free Software Foundation
 # gives unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify it.
 ## --------------------- ##
@@ -266,12 +266,12 @@
 : ${ac_max_here_lines=38}
 
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='libconfig'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='libconfig'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='0.1.17'
-PACKAGE_STRING='libconfig 0.1.17'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='0.1.18'
+PACKAGE_STRING='libconfig 0.1.18'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
 
 # Factoring default headers for most tests.
 ac_includes_default="\
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -776,11 +776,11 @@
 #
 if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures libconfig 0.1.17 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures libconfig 0.1.18 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
 To assign environment variables (e.g., CC, CFLAGS...), specify them as
 VAR=VALUE.  See below for descriptions of some of the useful variables.
@@ -837,11 +837,11 @@
 _ACEOF
 fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of libconfig 0.1.17:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of libconfig 0.1.18:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
 Optional Features:
   --disable-FEATURE       do not include FEATURE (same as --enable-FEATURE=no)
@@ -958,11 +958,11 @@
 fi
 
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit 0
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-libconfig configure 0.1.17
+libconfig configure 0.1.18
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59
 
 Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 This configure script is free software; the Free Software Foundation
 gives unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify it.
@@ -972,11 +972,11 @@
 exec 5>config.log
 cat >&5 <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by libconfig $as_me 0.1.17, which was
+It was created by libconfig $as_me 0.1.18, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0 $@
 
 _ACEOF
@@ -1418,11 +1418,11 @@
 		mingw32msvc*)
 			SHOBJEXT="dll"
 			SHOBJFLAGS="-DPIC"
 			CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mno-cygwin -mms-bitfields"
 			CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -mno-cygwin -mms-bitfields"
-			SHOBJLDFLAGS='-shared -Wl,--enable-auto-image-base -Wl,--output-def,$@.def,--out-implib,$@.a'
+			SHOBJLDFLAGS='-shared -Wl,--dll -Wl,--enable-auto-image-base -Wl,--output-def,$@.def,--out-implib,$@.a'
 			;;
 		cygwin*)
 			SHOBJEXT="dll"
 			SHOBJFLAGS="-fPIC -DPIC"
 			CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mms-bitfields"
@@ -17449,11 +17449,11 @@
 ## Running $as_me. ##
 _ASBOX
 } >&5
 cat >&5 <<_CSEOF
 
-This file was extended by libconfig $as_me 0.1.17, which was
+This file was extended by libconfig $as_me 0.1.18, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
   CONFIG_HEADERS  = $CONFIG_HEADERS
   CONFIG_LINKS    = $CONFIG_LINKS
@@ -17509,11 +17509,11 @@
 Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>."
 _ACEOF
 
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF
 ac_cs_version="\\
-libconfig config.status 0.1.17
+libconfig config.status 0.1.18
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59,
   with options \\"`echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`\\"
 
 Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 This config.status script is free software; the Free Software Foundation

Index: configure.ac
==================================================================
--- configure.ac
+++ configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AC_REVISION($Revision $)
-AC_INIT(libconfig, 0.1.17)
+AC_INIT(libconfig, 0.1.18)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 
 dnl Find out about the host OS
 DC_CHK_OS_INFO
 

Index: libconfig.c
==================================================================
--- libconfig.c
+++ libconfig.c
@@ -50,20 +50,23 @@
 
 	return(0);
 }
 
 static int lc_process_var_cidr(void *data, const char *value) {
-	return(0);
+	return(-1);
 }
 
 static int lc_process_var_hostname6(void *data, const char *value) {
+	return(-1);
 }
 
 static int lc_process_var_hostname4(void *data, const char *value) {
+	return(-1);
 }
 
 static int lc_process_var_ip6(void *data, const char *value) {
+	return(-1);
 }
 
 static int lc_process_var_ip4(void *data, const char *value) {
 	uint32_t *dataval, retval = 0;
 	const char *dotptr = NULL;
@@ -894,10 +897,12 @@
 
 		free(handler);
 
 		handler = next;
 	}
+
+	varhandlers = NULL;
 
 	return;
 }
 
 int lc_process(int argc, char **argv, const char *appname, lc_conf_type_t type, const char *extra) {