Index: src/conf.c
===================================================================
--- src/conf.c	(revision 2276)
+++ src/conf.c	(revision 2277)
@@ -1460,6 +1460,108 @@
 	lht_dom_list_insert(conf_root[target]->root, n);
 }
 
+/*****************/
+static int needs_braces(const char *s)
+{
+	for(; *s != '\0'; s++)
+		if (!isalnum(*s) && (*s != '_') && (*s != '-') && (*s != '+') && (*s != '/') && (*s != ':') && (*s != '.') && (*s != ','))
+			return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#define print_str_or_null(pfn, ctx, verbose, chk, out) \
+	do { \
+			if (chk == NULL) { \
+				if (verbose) \
+					ret += pfn(ctx, "<NULL>");\
+			} \
+			else {\
+				if (needs_braces(out)) \
+					ret += pfn(ctx, "{%s}", out); \
+				else \
+					ret += pfn(ctx, "%s", out); \
+			} \
+	} while(0)
+
+int conf_print_native_field(conf_pfn pfn, void *ctx, int verbose, confitem_t *val, conf_native_type_t type, confprop_t *prop, int idx)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	switch(type) {
+		case CFN_STRING:  print_str_or_null(fprintf, ctx, verbose, val->string[idx], val->string[idx]); break;
+		case CFN_BOOLEAN: ret += pfn(ctx, "%d", val->boolean[idx]); break;
+		case CFN_INTEGER: ret += pfn(ctx, "%ld", val->integer[idx]); break;
+		case CFN_REAL:    ret += pfn(ctx, "%f", val->real[idx]); break;
+		case CFN_COORD:   ret += pfn(ctx, "%$mS", val->coord[idx]); break;
+		case CFN_UNIT:    print_str_or_null(fprintf, ctx, verbose, val->unit[idx], val->unit[idx]->suffix); break;
+		case CFN_COLOR:   print_str_or_null(fprintf, ctx, verbose, val->color[idx], val->color[idx]); break;
+		case CFN_INCREMENTS:
+			{
+				Increments *i = &val->increments[idx];
+				ret += pfn(ctx, "{ grid=%$mS/%$mS/%$mS size=%$mS/%$mS/%$mS line=%$mS/%$mS/%$mS clear=%$mS/%$mS/%$mS}",
+				i->grid, i->grid_min, i->grid_max,
+				i->size, i->size_min, i->size_max,
+				i->line, i->line_min, i->line_max,
+				i->clear, i->clear_min, i->clear_max);
+			}
+			break;
+		case CFN_LIST:
+			{
+				conf_listitem_t *n;
+				if (conflist_length(val->list) > 0) {
+					ret += pfn(ctx, "{");
+					for(n = conflist_first(val->list); n != NULL; n = conflist_next(n)) {
+						conf_print_native_field(pfn, ctx, verbose, &n->val, n->type, &n->prop, 0);
+						ret += pfn(ctx, ";");
+					}
+					ret += pfn(ctx, "}");
+				}
+				else {
+					if (verbose)
+						ret += pfn(ctx, "<empty list>");
+					else
+						ret += pfn(ctx, "{}");
+				}
+			}
+			break;
+	}
+	if (verbose) {
+		ret += pfn(ctx, " <<prio=%d", prop[idx].prio);
+		if (prop[idx].src != NULL) {
+			ret += pfn(ctx, " from=%s:%d", prop[idx].src->file_name, prop[idx].src->line);
+		}
+		ret += pfn(ctx, ">>");
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int conf_print_native(conf_pfn pfn, void *ctx, const char * prefix, int verbose, conf_native_t *node)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	if (node->array_size > 1) {
+		int n;
+		for(n = 0; n < node->used; n++) {
+			if (verbose)
+				ret += pfn(ctx, "%s I %s[%d] = ", prefix, node->hash_path, n);
+			ret += conf_print_native_field(pfn, ctx, verbose, &node->val, node->type, node->prop, n);
+			if (verbose)
+				ret += pfn(ctx, " conf_rev=%d\n", node->conf_rev);
+		}
+		if ((node->used == 0) && (verbose))
+			ret += pfn(ctx, "%s I %s[] = <empty>\n", prefix, node->hash_path);
+	}
+	else {
+		if (verbose)
+			ret += pfn(ctx, "%s I %s = ", prefix, node->hash_path);
+		ret += conf_print_native_field(pfn, ctx, verbose, &node->val, node->type, node->prop, 0);
+		if (verbose)
+			ret += pfn(ctx, " conf_rev=%d\n", node->conf_rev);
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
+/****************/
+
 void conf_init(void)
 {
 	conf_reset(CFR_ENV, "<environment-variables>");
@@ -1489,3 +1591,4 @@
 
 	vmst_uninit(&merge_subtree);
 }
+
Index: src/conf.h
===================================================================
--- src/conf.h	(revision 2276)
+++ src/conf.h	(revision 2277)
@@ -230,6 +230,22 @@
 /* all configuration fields ever seen */
 extern htsp_t *conf_fields;
 
+/***** print fields from binary to lihata/text *****/
+
+typedef int (*conf_pfn)(void *ctx, const char *fmt, ...);
+
+/* Prints the value of a node in a form that is suitable for lihata. Prints
+   a single element of an array, but prints lists as lists. Returns
+   the sum of conf_pfn call return values - this is usually the number of
+   bytes printed. */
+int conf_print_native_field(conf_pfn pfn, void *ctx, int verbose, confitem_t *val, conf_native_type_t type, confprop_t *prop, int idx);
+
+/* Prints the value of a node in a form that is suitable for lihata. Prints
+   full arrays. Returns the sum of conf_pfn call return values - this is
+   usually the number of bytes printed. */
+int conf_print_native(conf_pfn pfn, void *ctx, const char * prefix, int verbose, conf_native_t *node);
+
+
 /****** utility ******/
 
 #define conf_list_foreach_path_first(res, conf_list, call) \
Index: src_plugins/debug/debug_conf.c
===================================================================
--- src_plugins/debug/debug_conf.c	(revision 2276)
+++ src_plugins/debug/debug_conf.c	(revision 2277)
@@ -1,108 +1,5 @@
 #include "conf.h"
 
-static int needs_braces(const char *s)
-{
-	for(; *s != '\0'; s++)
-		if (!isalnum(*s) && (*s != '_') && (*s != '-') && (*s != '+') && (*s != '/') && (*s != ':') && (*s != '.') && (*s != ','))
-			return 1;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-#define print_str_or_null(pfn, ctx, verbose, chk, out) \
-	do { \
-			if (chk == NULL) { \
-				if (verbose) \
-					ret += pfn(ctx, "<NULL>");\
-			} \
-			else {\
-				if (needs_braces(out)) \
-					ret += pfn(ctx, "{%s}", out); \
-				else \
-					ret += pfn(ctx, "%s", out); \
-			} \
-	} while(0)
-
-typedef int (*conf_pfn)(void *ctx, const char *fmt, ...);
-
-/* Prints the value of a node in a form that is suitable for lihata. Returns
-   the sum of conf_pfn call return values - this is usually the number of
-   bytes printed. */
-static int conf_print_native_field(conf_pfn pfn, void *ctx, int verbose, confitem_t *val, conf_native_type_t type, confprop_t *prop, int idx)
-{
-	int ret = 0;
-	switch(type) {
-		case CFN_STRING:  print_str_or_null(fprintf, ctx, verbose, val->string[idx], val->string[idx]); break;
-		case CFN_BOOLEAN: ret += pfn(ctx, "%d", val->boolean[idx]); break;
-		case CFN_INTEGER: ret += pfn(ctx, "%ld", val->integer[idx]); break;
-		case CFN_REAL:    ret += pfn(ctx, "%f", val->real[idx]); break;
-		case CFN_COORD:   ret += pfn(ctx, "%$mS", val->coord[idx]); break;
-		case CFN_UNIT:    print_str_or_null(fprintf, ctx, verbose, val->unit[idx], val->unit[idx]->suffix); break;
-		case CFN_COLOR:   print_str_or_null(fprintf, ctx, verbose, val->color[idx], val->color[idx]); break;
-		case CFN_INCREMENTS:
-			{
-				Increments *i = &val->increments[idx];
-				ret += pfn(ctx, "{ grid=%$mS/%$mS/%$mS size=%$mS/%$mS/%$mS line=%$mS/%$mS/%$mS clear=%$mS/%$mS/%$mS}",
-				i->grid, i->grid_min, i->grid_max,
-				i->size, i->size_min, i->size_max,
-				i->line, i->line_min, i->line_max,
-				i->clear, i->clear_min, i->clear_max);
-			}
-			break;
-		case CFN_LIST:
-			{
-				conf_listitem_t *n;
-				if (conflist_length(val->list) > 0) {
-					ret += pfn(ctx, "{");
-					for(n = conflist_first(val->list); n != NULL; n = conflist_next(n)) {
-						conf_print_native_field(pfn, ctx, verbose, &n->val, n->type, &n->prop, 0);
-						ret += pfn(ctx, ";");
-					}
-					ret += pfn(ctx, "}");
-				}
-				else {
-					if (verbose)
-						ret += pfn(ctx, "<empty list>");
-					else
-						ret += pfn(ctx, "{}");
-				}
-			}
-			break;
-	}
-	if (verbose) {
-		ret += pfn(ctx, " <<prio=%d", prop[idx].prio);
-		if (prop[idx].src != NULL) {
-			ret += pfn(ctx, " from=%s:%d", prop[idx].src->file_name, prop[idx].src->line);
-		}
-		ret += pfn(ctx, ">>");
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static int conf_print_native(conf_pfn pfn, void *ctx, const char * prefix, int verbose, conf_native_t *node)
-{
-	int ret = 0;
-	if (node->array_size > 1) {
-		int n;
-		for(n = 0; n < node->used; n++) {
-			if (verbose)
-				ret += pfn(ctx, "%s I %s[%d] = ", prefix, node->hash_path, n);
-			ret += conf_print_native_field(pfn, ctx, verbose, &node->val, node->type, node->prop, n);
-			if (verbose)
-				ret += pfn(ctx, " conf_rev=%d\n", node->conf_rev);
-		}
-		if ((node->used == 0) && (verbose))
-			ret += pfn(ctx, "%s I %s[] = <empty>\n", prefix, node->hash_path);
-	}
-	else {
-		if (verbose)
-			ret += pfn(ctx, "%s I %s = ", prefix, node->hash_path);
-		ret += conf_print_native_field(pfn, ctx, verbose, &node->val, node->type, node->prop, 0);
-		if (verbose)
-			ret += pfn(ctx, " conf_rev=%d\n", node->conf_rev);
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
-
 void conf_dump(FILE *f, const char *prefix, int verbose, const char *match_prefix)
 {
 	htsp_entry_t *e;