--- mcore-src/trunk/mcore-tools/src/include/common.global.class.in	2014/01/10 23:50:18	2227
+++ mcore-src/trunk/mcore-tools/src/include/common.global.class.in	2014/01/13 14:24:41	2257
@@ -84,6 +84,24 @@
 	eecho "DEBUG: ${@}"
 }
 
+# source a file with debug information
+include()
+{
+	local retval
+
+	if [ -f $@ ]
+	then
+		decho "including '$@'"
+		source $@
+		retval=$?
+	else
+		decho "include: '$@' not found"
+		retval=1
+	fi
+
+	return ${retval}
+}
+
 # adds a line to a configuration file defined by the $CONFIG variable
 # $CONFIG="/etc/conf.d/mcore" addconfig 'LIBDIR="/usr/lib"'
 addconfig()