diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 378732f..d72afaa 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ generarxml_SOURCES = main.c \
     makexml.c \
     makexml.h \
     encoding.c \
-    encoding.h
+    encoding.h \
+    getline.c \
+    getline.h
 generarxml_CPPFLAGS = $(XML_CPPFLAGS)
 generarxml_LDFLAGS= $(XML_LIBS)
 generarxml_LDADD = $(libxml2_LIBS) $(LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 7366a42..97779ad 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ am__installdirs = "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)"
 PROGRAMS = $(bin_PROGRAMS)
 am_generarxml_OBJECTS = generarxml-main.$(OBJEXT) \
 	generarxml-readconfig.$(OBJEXT) generarxml-readfile.$(OBJEXT) \
-	generarxml-makexml.$(OBJEXT) generarxml-encoding.$(OBJEXT)
+	generarxml-makexml.$(OBJEXT) generarxml-encoding.$(OBJEXT) \
+	generarxml-getline.$(OBJEXT)
 generarxml_OBJECTS = $(am_generarxml_OBJECTS)
 am__DEPENDENCIES_1 =
 generarxml_DEPENDENCIES = $(am__DEPENDENCIES_1) $(am__DEPENDENCIES_1)
@@ -269,7 +270,9 @@ generarxml_SOURCES = main.c \
     makexml.c \
     makexml.h \
     encoding.c \
-    encoding.h
+    encoding.h \
+    getline.c \
+    getline.h
 
 generarxml_CPPFLAGS = $(XML_CPPFLAGS)
 generarxml_LDFLAGS = $(XML_LIBS)
@@ -361,6 +364,7 @@ distclean-compile:
 	-rm -f *.tab.c
 
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/generarxml-encoding.Po@am__quote@
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/generarxml-getline.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/generarxml-main.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/generarxml-makexml.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/generarxml-readconfig.Po@am__quote@
@@ -450,6 +454,20 @@ generarxml-encoding.obj: encoding.c
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CCDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CC@am__nodep@)$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(generarxml_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o generarxml-encoding.obj `if test -f 'encoding.c'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'encoding.c'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/encoding.c'; fi`
 
+generarxml-getline.o: getline.c
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(AM_V_CC)$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(generarxml_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -MT generarxml-getline.o -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/generarxml-getline.Tpo -c -o generarxml-getline.o `test -f 'getline.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`getline.c
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(AM_V_at)$(am__mv) $(DEPDIR)/generarxml-getline.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/generarxml-getline.Po
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CC)source='getline.c' object='generarxml-getline.o' libtool=no @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CCDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
+@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CC@am__nodep@)$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(generarxml_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o generarxml-getline.o `test -f 'getline.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`getline.c
+
+generarxml-getline.obj: getline.c
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(AM_V_CC)$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(generarxml_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -MT generarxml-getline.obj -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/generarxml-getline.Tpo -c -o generarxml-getline.obj `if test -f 'getline.c'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'getline.c'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/getline.c'; fi`
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(AM_V_at)$(am__mv) $(DEPDIR)/generarxml-getline.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/generarxml-getline.Po
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CC)source='getline.c' object='generarxml-getline.obj' libtool=no @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CCDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
+@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CC@am__nodep@)$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(generarxml_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o generarxml-getline.obj `if test -f 'getline.c'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'getline.c'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/getline.c'; fi`
+
 ID: $(am__tagged_files)
 	$(am__define_uniq_tagged_files); mkid -fID $$unique
 tags: tags-am
diff --git a/src/getline.c b/src/getline.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8ce1c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/getline.c
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "getline.h"
+
+size_t getline(char **lineptr, size_t *n, FILE *stream) {
+    int ch;
+    size_t chars = 0;
+    char *line = *lineptr;
+
+    /* why even call this if you don't have a stream to read? */
+    if (stream == NULL) {
+    	return -1;
+    }
+
+    ch = fgetc(stream);
+    if (ch == EOF) {
+    	return -1;
+    }
+    
+    if (line == NULL) {
+        if (*n == 0) {
+            line = (char *) calloc(GET_LINE_MAX_MEM, sizeof(char));
+            *n = GET_LINE_MAX_MEM;
+        }
+        else {
+            line = (char *) calloc(*n, sizeof(char));
+        }
+
+        /* out of memory */
+        if (line == NULL) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        free(line);
+        *n = GET_LINE_MAX_MEM;
+        line = (char *) calloc(GET_LINE_MAX_MEM, sizeof(char));
+    }
+    
+    while(ch != EOF) {
+        if (chars == *n) {
+            /* not enough memory for more chars, add more */
+            *n = *n + GET_LINE_MAX_MEM;
+            line = (char *) realloc(line, *n * sizeof(char));
+        }
+    	if (ch == '\n') {
+            if (chars == *n - 1) {
+                /* add space for the null terminator */
+                *n = *n + 1;
+                line = (char *) realloc(line, *n * sizeof(char));
+            }
+            line[chars] = '\n';
+            line[chars + 1] = '\0';
+    		break;
+    	}
+        line[chars] = ch;
+        ch = fgetc(stream);
+        chars++;
+    }
+    if (ch == EOF) {
+        if (chars == *n) {
+            /* add space for the null terminator */
+            *n = *n + 1;
+            line = (char *) realloc(line, *n * sizeof(char));
+        }
+        line[chars] = '\0';
+    }
+
+    *lineptr = line;
+
+    return chars + 1;
+}
+
+size_t getdelim(char **lineptr, size_t *n, int delim, FILE *stream) {
+    int ch;
+    size_t chars = 0;
+    char *line = *lineptr;
+
+    /* why even call this if you don't have a stream to read? */
+    if (stream == NULL) {
+    	return -1;
+    }
+
+    ch = fgetc(stream);
+    if (ch == EOF) {
+    	return -1;
+    }
+    
+    if (line == NULL) {
+        if (*n == 0) {
+            line = (char *) calloc(GET_LINE_MAX_MEM, sizeof(char));
+            *n = GET_LINE_MAX_MEM;
+        }
+        else {
+            line = (char *) calloc(*n, sizeof(char));
+        }
+
+        /* out of memory */
+        if (line == NULL) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        free(line);
+        *n = GET_LINE_MAX_MEM;
+        line = (char *) calloc(GET_LINE_MAX_MEM, sizeof(char));
+    }
+
+    while(ch != EOF) {
+        if (chars == *n) {
+            /* not enough memory for more chars, add more */
+            *n = *n + GET_LINE_MAX_MEM;
+            line = (char *) realloc(line, *n * sizeof(char));
+        }
+    	if (ch == '\n') {
+            if (chars == *n - 1) {
+                /* add space for the null terminator */
+                *n = *n + 1;
+                line = (char *) realloc(line, *n * sizeof(char));
+            }
+            line[chars] = delim;
+            line[chars + 1] = '\0';
+    		break;
+    	}
+        line[chars] = ch;
+        ch = fgetc(stream);
+        chars++;
+    }
+    if (ch == EOF) {
+        if (chars == *n) {
+            /* add space for the null terminator */
+            *n = *n + 1;
+            line = (char *) realloc(line, *n * sizeof(char));
+        }
+        line[chars] = '\0';
+    }
+
+    if (chars < *n) {
+        line = (char *) realloc(line, chars + 2 * sizeof(char));
+    }
+
+    *lineptr = line;
+
+    return chars + 1;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/src/getline.h b/src/getline.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b0cf2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/getline.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+#define GET_LINE_MAX_MEM 128
+
+size_t getline(char **lineptr, size_t *n, FILE *stream);
+size_t getdelim(char **lineptr, size_t *n, int delim, FILE *stream);
+#endif
diff --git a/src/readfile.c b/src/readfile.c
index c7f9b56..d5fe262 100644
--- a/src/readfile.c
+++ b/src/readfile.c
@@ -7,77 +7,8 @@
 #include "main.h"
 #include "readfile.h"
 #include "encoding.h"
-
 #ifdef __MINGW32__
-#define GET_LINE_MAX_MEM 128
-size_t getline(char **lineptr, size_t *n, FILE *stream) {
-    int ch;
-    size_t chars = 0;
-    char *line = *lineptr;
-
-    /* why even call this if you don't have a stream to read? */
-    if (stream == NULL) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    ch = fgetc(stream);
-    if (ch == EOF) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-    
-    if (line == NULL) {
-        if (*n == 0) {
-            line = (char *) calloc(GET_LINE_MAX_MEM, sizeof(char));
-            *n = GET_LINE_MAX_MEM;
-        }
-        else {
-            line = (char *) calloc(*n, sizeof(char));
-        }
-
-        /* out of memory */
-        if (line == NULL) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
-    else {
-        free(line);
-        *n = GET_LINE_MAX_MEM;
-        line = (char *) calloc(GET_LINE_MAX_MEM, sizeof(char));
-    }
-    
-    while(ch != EOF) {
-        if (chars == *n) {
-            /* not enough memory for more chars, add more */
-            *n = *n + GET_LINE_MAX_MEM;
-            line = (char *) realloc(line, *n * sizeof(char));
-        }
-        if (ch == '\n') {
-            if (chars == *n - 1) {
-                /* add space for the null terminator */
-                *n = *n + 1;
-                line = (char *) realloc(line, *n * sizeof(char));
-            }
-            line[chars] = '\n';
-            line[chars + 1] = '\0';
-            break;
-        }
-        line[chars] = ch;
-        ch = fgetc(stream);
-        chars++;
-    }
-    if (ch == EOF) {
-        if (chars == *n) {
-            /* add space for the null terminator */
-            *n = *n + 1;
-            line = (char *) realloc(line, *n * sizeof(char));
-        }
-        line[chars] = '\0';
-    }
-
-    *lineptr = line;
-
-    return chars + 1;
-}
+#include "getline.h"
 #endif
 
 /*