/**
- * Load properties from a file relative to $FG_ROOT.
- *
- * @param file The file name relative to $FG_ROOT.
- */
-extern void fgLoadProps (const char * path, SGPropertyNode * props);
+ * Load properties from a file.
+ *
+ * @param file The relative or absolute filename.
+ * @param props The property node to load the properties into.
+ * @param in_fg_root If true, look for the file relative to
+ * $FG_ROOT; otherwise, look for the file relative to the
+ * current working directory.
+ * @return true if the properties loaded successfully, false
+ * otherwise.
+ */
+extern bool fgLoadProps (const char * path, SGPropertyNode * props,
+ bool in_fg_root = true);
\f