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diff --git a/src/xbt/config.cpp b/src/xbt/config.cpp
index b705a39410..84c6b7b10a 100644
--- a/src/xbt/config.cpp
+++ b/src/xbt/config.cpp
@@ -1,40 +1,40 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 2004-2014,2016. The SimGrid Team.
- * All rights reserved.                                                     */
+/* Copyright (c) 2004-2018. The SimGrid Team. All rights reserved.     */
 
-#include <stdio.h>
+/* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the license (GNU LGPL) which comes with this package. */
 
+#include <cstdio>
+
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <cerrno>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <climits>
 
 #include <functional>
+#include <map>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
-#include <typeinfo>
+#include <string>
 #include <type_traits>
+#include <typeinfo>
+#include <vector>
 
-#include <xbt/config.h>
-#include <xbt/config.hpp>
+#include "simgrid/sg_config.hpp"
+#include "xbt/dynar.h"
+#include "xbt/log.h"
 #include "xbt/misc.h"
 #include "xbt/sysdep.h"
-#include "xbt/log.h"
-#include "xbt/ex.h"
-#include "xbt/dynar.h"
-#include "xbt/dict.h"
-
-// *****
+#include <xbt/config.h>
+#include <xbt/config.hpp>
+#include <xbt/ex.hpp>
 
 XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_SUBCATEGORY(xbt_cfg, xbt, "configuration support");
 
-XBT_EXPORT_NO_IMPORT(xbt_cfg_t) simgrid_config = NULL;
+XBT_EXPORT_NO_IMPORT xbt_cfg_t simgrid_config = nullptr;
 
 namespace simgrid {
 namespace config {
 
-missing_key_error::~missing_key_error() {}
-
-class Config;
-
 namespace {
 
 const char* true_values[] = {
@@ -44,18 +44,18 @@ const char* false_values[] = {
   "no", "off", "false", "0"
 };
 
-static bool parseBool(const char* value)
+static bool parse_bool(const char* value)
 {
-  for (const char* true_value : true_values)
+  for (const char* const& true_value : true_values)
     if (std::strcmp(true_value, value) == 0)
       return true;
-  for (const char* false_value : false_values)
+  for (const char* const& false_value : false_values)
     if (std::strcmp(false_value, value) == 0)
       return false;
   throw std::range_error("not a boolean");
 }
 
-static double parseDouble(const char* value)
+static double parse_double(const char* value)
 {
   char* end;
   errno = 0;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static double parseDouble(const char* value)
     return res;
 }
 
-static long int parseLong(const char* value)
+static long int parse_long(const char* value)
 {
   char* end;
   errno = 0;
@@ -91,34 +91,38 @@ static long int parseLong(const char* value)
 // ***** ConfigType *****
 
 /// A trait which define possible options types:
-template<class T> struct ConfigType;
+template <class T> class ConfigType;
 
-template<> struct ConfigType<int> {
+template <> class ConfigType<int> {
+public:
   static constexpr const char* type_name = "int";
   static inline double parse(const char* value)
   {
-    return parseLong(value);
+    return parse_long(value);
   }
 };
-template<> struct ConfigType<double> {
+template <> class ConfigType<double> {
+public:
   static constexpr const char* type_name = "double";
   static inline double parse(const char* value)
   {
-    return parseDouble(value);
+    return parse_double(value);
   }
 };
-template<> struct ConfigType<std::string> {
+template <> class ConfigType<std::string> {
+public:
   static constexpr const char* type_name = "string";
   static inline std::string parse(const char* value)
   {
     return std::string(value);
   }
 };
-template<> struct ConfigType<bool> {
+template <> class ConfigType<bool> {
+public:
   static constexpr const char* type_name = "boolean";
   static inline bool parse(const char* value)
   {
-    return parseBool(value);
+    return parse_bool(value);
   }
 };
 
@@ -130,49 +134,44 @@ template<class T> class TypedConfigurationElement;
 // **** ConfigurationElement ****
 
 class ConfigurationElement {
-protected:
+private:
   std::string key;
   std::string desc;
   bool isdefault = true;
 
 public:
-
   /* Callback */
   xbt_cfg_cb_t old_callback = nullptr;
 
-  ConfigurationElement(const char* key, const char* desc)
-    : key(key ? key : ""), desc(desc ? desc : "") {}
+  ConfigurationElement(const char* key, const char* desc) : key(key ? key : ""), desc(desc ? desc : "") {}
   ConfigurationElement(const char* key, const char* desc, xbt_cfg_cb_t cb)
     : key(key ? key : ""), desc(desc ? desc : ""), old_callback(cb) {}
 
-  virtual ~ConfigurationElement();
+  virtual ~ConfigurationElement() = default;
 
-  virtual std::string getStringValue() = 0;
-  virtual void setStringValue(const char* value) = 0;
-  virtual const char* getTypeName() = 0;
+  virtual std::string get_string_value()           = 0;
+  virtual void set_string_value(const char* value) = 0;
+  virtual const char* get_type_name()              = 0;
 
-  template<class T>
-  T const& getValue() const
+  template <class T> T const& get_value() const
   {
-    return dynamic_cast<const TypedConfigurationElement<T>&>(*this).getValue();
+    return dynamic_cast<const TypedConfigurationElement<T>&>(*this).get_value();
   }
-  template<class T>
-  void setValue(T value)
+  template <class T> void set_value(T value)
   {
-    dynamic_cast<TypedConfigurationElement<T>&>(*this).setValue(std::move(value));
+    dynamic_cast<TypedConfigurationElement<T>&>(*this).set_value(std::move(value));
   }
-  template<class T>
-  void setDefaultValue(T value)
+  template <class T> void set_default_value(T value)
   {
-    dynamic_cast<TypedConfigurationElement<T>&>(*this).setDefaultValue(std::move(value));
+    dynamic_cast<TypedConfigurationElement<T>&>(*this).set_default_value(std::move(value));
   }
-  bool isDefault() const { return isdefault; }
+  void unset_default() { isdefault = false; }
+  bool is_default() const { return isdefault; }
 
-  std::string const& getDescription() const { return desc; }
+  std::string const& get_description() const { return desc; }
+  std::string const& get_key() const { return key; }
 };
 
-ConfigurationElement::~ConfigurationElement() {}
-
 // **** TypedConfigurationElement<T> ****
 
 // TODO, could we use boost::any with some Type* reference?
@@ -186,73 +185,64 @@ public:
   TypedConfigurationElement(const char* key, const char* desc, T value = T())
     : ConfigurationElement(key, desc), content(std::move(value))
   {}
-  TypedConfigurationElement(const char* key, const char* desc, T value,
-      xbt_cfg_cb_t cb)
-    : ConfigurationElement(key, desc, cb), content(std::move(value))
+  TypedConfigurationElement(const char* key, const char* desc, T value, xbt_cfg_cb_t cb)
+      : ConfigurationElement(key, desc, cb), content(std::move(value))
   {}
-  TypedConfigurationElement(const char* key, const char* desc, T value,
-      std::function<void(T&)> callback)
-    : ConfigurationElement(key, desc), content(std::move(value)),
-      callback(std::move(callback))
+  TypedConfigurationElement(const char* key, const char* desc, T value, std::function<void(T&)> callback)
+      : ConfigurationElement(key, desc), content(std::move(value)), callback(std::move(callback))
   {}
-  ~TypedConfigurationElement() override;
+  ~TypedConfigurationElement() = default;
 
-  std::string getStringValue() override;
-  const char* getTypeName() override;
-  void setStringValue(const char* value) override;
+  std::string get_string_value() override;
+  const char* get_type_name() override;
+  void set_string_value(const char* value) override;
 
   void update()
   {
     if (old_callback)
-      this->old_callback(key.c_str());
+      this->old_callback(get_key().c_str());
     if (this->callback)
       this->callback(this->content);
   }
 
-  T const& getValue() const { return content; }
+  T const& get_value() const { return content; }
 
-  void setValue(T value)
+  void set_value(T value)
   {
     this->content = std::move(value);
     this->update();
+    this->unset_default();
   }
 
-  void setDefaultValue(T value)
+  void set_default_value(T value)
   {
-    if (this->isdefault) {
+    if (this->is_default()) {
       this->content = std::move(value);
       this->update();
     } else {
-      XBT_DEBUG("Do not override configuration variable '%s' with value '%s'"
-        " because it was already set.", key.c_str(), to_string(value).c_str());
+      XBT_DEBUG("Do not override configuration variable '%s' with value '%s' because it was already set.",
+                get_key().c_str(), to_string(value).c_str());
     }
   }
 };
 
-template<class T>
-std::string TypedConfigurationElement<T>::getStringValue() // override
+template <class T> std::string TypedConfigurationElement<T>::get_string_value() // override
 {
   return to_string(content);
 }
 
-template<class T>
-void TypedConfigurationElement<T>::setStringValue(const char* value) // override
+template <class T> void TypedConfigurationElement<T>::set_string_value(const char* value) // override
 {
   this->content = ConfigType<T>::parse(value);
-  this->isdefault = false;
+  this->unset_default();
   this->update();
 }
 
-template<class T>
-const char* TypedConfigurationElement<T>::getTypeName() // override
+template <class T> const char* TypedConfigurationElement<T>::get_type_name() // override
 {
   return ConfigType<T>::type_name;
 }
 
-template<class T>
-TypedConfigurationElement<T>::~TypedConfigurationElement()
-{}
-
 } // end of anonymous namespace
 
 // **** Config ****
@@ -260,9 +250,10 @@ TypedConfigurationElement<T>::~TypedConfigurationElement()
 class Config {
 private:
   // name -> ConfigElement:
-  xbt_dict_t options;
-  // alias -> xbt_dict_elm_t from options:
-  xbt_dict_t aliases;
+  std::map<std::string, simgrid::config::ConfigurationElement*> options;
+  // alias -> ConfigElement from options:
+  std::map<std::string, simgrid::config::ConfigurationElement*> aliases;
+  bool warn_for_aliases = true;
 
 public:
   Config();
@@ -273,84 +264,69 @@ public:
   Config& operator=(Config const&) = delete;
 
   ConfigurationElement& operator[](const char* name);
-  template<class T>
-  TypedConfigurationElement<T>& getTyped(const char* name);
   void alias(const char* realname, const char* aliasname);
 
-  template<class T, class... A>
-  simgrid::config::TypedConfigurationElement<T>*
-    registerOption(const char* name, A&&... a)
+  template <class T, class... A>
+  simgrid::config::TypedConfigurationElement<T>* register_option(const char* name, A&&... a)
   {
-    xbt_assert(xbt_dict_get_or_null(this->options, name) == nullptr,
-      "Refusing to register the config element '%s' twice.", name);
-    TypedConfigurationElement<T>* variable =
-      new TypedConfigurationElement<T>(name, std::forward<A>(a)...);
-    XBT_DEBUG("Register cfg elm %s (%s) of type %s @%p in set %p)",
-              name,
-              variable->getDescription().c_str(),
-              variable->getTypeName(), variable, this);
-    xbt_dict_set(this->options, name, variable, NULL);
+    xbt_assert(options.find(name) == options.end(), "Refusing to register the config element '%s' twice.", name);
+    TypedConfigurationElement<T>* variable = new TypedConfigurationElement<T>(name, std::forward<A>(a)...);
+    XBT_DEBUG("Register cfg elm %s (%s) of type %s @%p in set %p)", name, variable->get_description().c_str(),
+              variable->get_type_name(), variable, this);
+    options.insert({name, variable});
     variable->update();
     return variable;
   }
 
   // Debug:
   void dump(const char *name, const char *indent);
-  void showAliases();
+  void show_aliases();
   void help();
 
 protected:
-  xbt_dictelm_t getDictElement(const char* name);
+  ConfigurationElement* get_dict_element(const char* name);
 };
 
-/* Internal stuff used in cache to free a variable */
-static void xbt_cfgelm_free(void *data)
+Config::Config()
 {
-  if (data)
-    delete (simgrid::config::ConfigurationElement*) data;
+  atexit(&sg_config_finalize);
 }
-
-Config::Config() :
-  options(xbt_dict_new_homogeneous(xbt_cfgelm_free)),
-  aliases(xbt_dict_new_homogeneous(NULL))
-{}
-
 Config::~Config()
 {
   XBT_DEBUG("Frees cfg set %p", this);
-  xbt_dict_free(&this->options);
-  xbt_dict_free(&this->aliases);
-}
-
-inline
-xbt_dictelm_t Config::getDictElement(const char* name)
-{
-  // We are interested in the options dictelm:
-  xbt_dictelm_t res = xbt_dict_get_elm_or_null(options, name);
-  if (res)
-    return res;
-  // The aliases dict stores pointers to the options dictelm:
-  res = (xbt_dictelm_t) xbt_dict_get_or_null(aliases, name);
-  if (res)
-    XBT_INFO("Option %s has been renamed to %s. Consider switching.", name, res->key);
-  return res;
+  for (auto const& elm : options)
+    delete elm.second;
+}
+
+inline ConfigurationElement* Config::get_dict_element(const char* name)
+{
+  auto opt = options.find(name);
+  if (opt != options.end()) {
+    return opt->second;
+  } else {
+    auto als = aliases.find(name);
+    if (als != aliases.end()) {
+      ConfigurationElement* res = als->second;
+      if (warn_for_aliases)
+        XBT_INFO("Option %s has been renamed to %s. Consider switching.", name, res->get_key().c_str());
+      return res;
+    } else {
+      THROWF(not_found_error, 0, "Bad config key: %s", name);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
-inline
-ConfigurationElement& Config::operator[](const char* name)
+inline ConfigurationElement& Config::operator[](const char* name)
 {
-  xbt_dictelm_t elm = getDictElement(name);
-  if (elm == nullptr)
-    throw simgrid::config::missing_key_error(std::string("Bad config key, ") + name);
-  return *(ConfigurationElement*)elm->content;
+  return *(get_dict_element(name));
 }
 
 void Config::alias(const char* realname, const char* aliasname)
 {
-  xbt_assert(this->getDictElement(aliasname) == nullptr, "Alias '%s' already.", aliasname);
-  xbt_dictelm_t element = this->getDictElement(realname);
+  xbt_assert(aliases.find(aliasname) == aliases.end(), "Alias '%s' already.", aliasname);
+  ConfigurationElement* element = this->get_dict_element(realname);
   xbt_assert(element, "Cannot define an alias to the non-existing option '%s'.", realname);
-  xbt_dict_set(this->aliases, aliasname, element, NULL);
+  this->aliases.insert({aliasname, element});
 }
 
 /** @brief Dump a config set for debuging purpose
@@ -360,112 +336,83 @@ void Config::alias(const char* realname, const char* aliasname)
  */
 void Config::dump(const char *name, const char *indent)
 {
-  xbt_dict_t dict = this->options;
-  xbt_dict_cursor_t cursor = NULL;
-  simgrid::config::ConfigurationElement* variable = NULL;
-  char *key = NULL;
-
   if (name)
     printf("%s>> Dumping of the config set '%s':\n", indent, name);
 
-  xbt_dict_foreach(dict, cursor, key, variable)
-    printf("%s  %s: ()%s) %s", indent, key,
-      variable->getTypeName(),
-      variable->getStringValue().c_str());
+  for (auto const& elm : options)
+    printf("%s  %s: ()%s) %s", indent, elm.first.c_str(), elm.second->get_type_name(),
+           elm.second->get_string_value().c_str());
 
   if (name)
     printf("%s<< End of the config set '%s'\n", indent, name);
   fflush(stdout);
-
-  xbt_dict_cursor_free(&cursor);
 }
 
-/** @brief Displays the declared aliases and their description */
-void Config::showAliases()
+/** @brief Displays the declared aliases and their replacement */
+void Config::show_aliases()
 {
-  xbt_dict_cursor_t dict_cursor;
-  unsigned int dynar_cursor;
-  xbt_dictelm_t dictel;
-  char *name;
-  xbt_dynar_t names = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(char *), NULL);
-
-  xbt_dict_foreach(this->aliases, dict_cursor, name, dictel)
-    xbt_dynar_push(names, &name);
-  xbt_dynar_sort_strings(names);
-
-  xbt_dynar_foreach(names, dynar_cursor, name)
-    printf("   %s: %s\n", name, (*this)[name].getDescription().c_str());
+  for (auto const& elm : aliases)
+    printf("   %-40s %s\n", elm.first.c_str(), elm.second->get_key().c_str());
 }
 
 /** @brief Displays the declared options and their description */
 void Config::help()
 {
-  xbt_dict_cursor_t dict_cursor;
-  unsigned int dynar_cursor;
-  simgrid::config::ConfigurationElement* variable;
-  char *name;
-  xbt_dynar_t names = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(char *), NULL);
-
-  xbt_dict_foreach(this->options, dict_cursor, name, variable)
-    xbt_dynar_push(names, &name);
-  xbt_dynar_sort_strings(names);
-
-  xbt_dynar_foreach(names, dynar_cursor, name) {
-    variable = (simgrid::config::ConfigurationElement*) xbt_dict_get(this->options, name);
-    printf("   %s: %s\n", name, variable->getDescription().c_str());
-    printf("       Type: %s; ", variable->getTypeName());
-    printf("Current value: %s\n", variable->getStringValue().c_str());
+  for (auto const& elm : options) {
+    simgrid::config::ConfigurationElement* variable = this->options.at(elm.first);
+    printf("   %s: %s\n", elm.first.c_str(), variable->get_description().c_str());
+    printf("       Type: %s; ", variable->get_type_name());
+    printf("Current value: %s\n", variable->get_string_value().c_str());
   }
-  xbt_dynar_free(&names);
 }
 
-// ***** getConfig *****
+// ***** get_config *****
 
-template<class T>
-XBT_PUBLIC(T const&) getConfig(const char* name)
+template <class T> XBT_PUBLIC T const& get_config(const char* name)
 {
-  return (*simgrid_config)[name].getValue<T>();
+  return (*simgrid_config)[name].get_value<T>();
 }
 
-template XBT_PUBLIC(int const&) getConfig<int>(const char* name);
-template XBT_PUBLIC(double const&) getConfig<double>(const char* name);
-template XBT_PUBLIC(bool const&) getConfig<bool>(const char* name);
-template XBT_PUBLIC(std::string const&) getConfig<std::string>(const char* name);
+template XBT_PUBLIC int const& get_config<int>(const char* name);
+template XBT_PUBLIC double const& get_config<double>(const char* name);
+template XBT_PUBLIC bool const& get_config<bool>(const char* name);
+template XBT_PUBLIC std::string const& get_config<std::string>(const char* name);
 
 // ***** alias *****
 
-void alias(const char* realname, const char* aliasname)
+void alias(const char* realname, std::initializer_list<const char*> aliases)
 {
-  simgrid_config->alias(realname, aliasname);
+  for (auto const& aliasname : aliases)
+    simgrid_config->alias(realname, aliasname);
 }
 
-// ***** declareFlag *****
+// ***** declare_flag *****
 
-template<class T>
-XBT_PUBLIC(void) declareFlag(const char* name, const char* description,
-  T value, std::function<void(const T&)> callback)
+template <class T>
+XBT_PUBLIC void declare_flag(const char* name, const char* description, T value, std::function<void(const T&)> callback)
 {
-  if (simgrid_config == NULL)
+  if (simgrid_config == nullptr)
     simgrid_config = xbt_cfg_new();
-  simgrid_config->registerOption<T>(
-    name, description, std::move(value), std::move(callback));
+  simgrid_config->register_option<T>(name, description, std::move(value), std::move(callback));
 }
 
-template XBT_PUBLIC(void) declareFlag(const char* name,
-  const char* description, int value, std::function<void(int const &)> callback);
-template XBT_PUBLIC(void) declareFlag(const char* name,
-  const char* description, double value, std::function<void(double const &)> callback);
-template XBT_PUBLIC(void) declareFlag(const char* name,
-  const char* description, bool value, std::function<void(bool const &)> callback);
-template XBT_PUBLIC(void) declareFlag(const char* name,
-  const char* description, std::string value, std::function<void(std::string const &)> callback);
-
+template XBT_PUBLIC void declare_flag(const char* name, const char* description, int value,
+                                      std::function<void(int const&)> callback);
+template XBT_PUBLIC void declare_flag(const char* name, const char* description, double value,
+                                      std::function<void(double const&)> callback);
+template XBT_PUBLIC void declare_flag(const char* name, const char* description, bool value,
+                                      std::function<void(bool const&)> callback);
+template XBT_PUBLIC void declare_flag(const char* name, const char* description, std::string value,
+                                      std::function<void(std::string const&)> callback);
 }
 }
 
 // ***** C bindings *****
 
-xbt_cfg_t xbt_cfg_new(void)        { return new simgrid::config::Config(); }
+xbt_cfg_t xbt_cfg_new()
+{
+  return new simgrid::config::Config();
+}
 void xbt_cfg_free(xbt_cfg_t * cfg) { delete *cfg; }
 
 void xbt_cfg_dump(const char *name, const char *indent, xbt_cfg_t cfg)
@@ -478,42 +425,47 @@ void xbt_cfg_dump(const char *name, const char *indent, xbt_cfg_t cfg)
 void xbt_cfg_register_double(const char *name, double default_value,
   xbt_cfg_cb_t cb_set, const char *desc)
 {
-  if (simgrid_config == NULL)
+  if (simgrid_config == nullptr)
     simgrid_config = xbt_cfg_new();
-  simgrid_config->registerOption<double>(name, desc, default_value, cb_set);
+  simgrid_config->register_option<double>(name, desc, default_value, cb_set);
 }
 
 void xbt_cfg_register_int(const char *name, int default_value,xbt_cfg_cb_t cb_set, const char *desc)
 {
-  if (simgrid_config == NULL)
+  if (simgrid_config == nullptr)
     simgrid_config = xbt_cfg_new();
-  simgrid_config->registerOption<int>(name, desc, default_value, cb_set);
+  simgrid_config->register_option<int>(name, desc, default_value, cb_set);
 }
 
 void xbt_cfg_register_string(const char *name, const char *default_value, xbt_cfg_cb_t cb_set, const char *desc)
 {
-  if (simgrid_config == NULL)
+  if (simgrid_config == nullptr)
     simgrid_config = xbt_cfg_new();
-  simgrid_config->registerOption<std::string>(name, desc,
-    default_value ? default_value : "", cb_set);
+  simgrid_config->register_option<std::string>(name, desc, default_value ? default_value : "", cb_set);
 }
 
 void xbt_cfg_register_boolean(const char *name, const char*default_value,xbt_cfg_cb_t cb_set, const char *desc)
 {
-  if (simgrid_config == NULL)
+  if (simgrid_config == nullptr)
     simgrid_config = xbt_cfg_new();
-  simgrid_config->registerOption<bool>(name, desc, simgrid::config::parseBool(default_value), cb_set);
+  simgrid_config->register_option<bool>(name, desc, simgrid::config::parse_bool(default_value), cb_set);
 }
 
 void xbt_cfg_register_alias(const char *realname, const char *aliasname)
 {
-  if (simgrid_config == NULL)
+  if (simgrid_config == nullptr)
     simgrid_config = xbt_cfg_new();
   simgrid_config->alias(realname, aliasname);
 }
 
-void xbt_cfg_aliases(void) { simgrid_config->showAliases(); }
-void xbt_cfg_help(void)    { simgrid_config->help(); }
+void xbt_cfg_aliases()
+{
+  simgrid_config->show_aliases();
+}
+void xbt_cfg_help()
+{
+  simgrid_config->help();
+}
 
 /*----[ Setting ]---------------------------------------------------------*/
 
@@ -527,87 +479,42 @@ void xbt_cfg_help(void)    { simgrid_config->help(); }
  */
 void xbt_cfg_set_parse(const char *options)
 {
-  if (!options || !strlen(options)) {   /* nothing to do */
+  if (not options || not strlen(options)) { /* nothing to do */
     return;
   }
-  char *optionlist_cpy = xbt_strdup(options);
 
   XBT_DEBUG("List to parse and set:'%s'", options);
-  char *option = optionlist_cpy;
-  while (1) {                   /* breaks in the code */
-    if (!option)
-      break;
-    char *name = option;
-    int len = strlen(name);
-    XBT_DEBUG("Still to parse and set: '%s'. len=%d; option-name=%ld", name, len, (long) (option - name));
-
-    /* Pass the value */
-    while (option - name <= (len - 1) && *option != ' ' && *option != '\n' && *option != '\t' && *option != ',') {
-      XBT_DEBUG("Take %c.", *option);
-      option++;
-    }
-    if (option - name == len) {
-      XBT_DEBUG("Boundary=EOL");
-      option = NULL;            /* don't do next iteration */
-    } else {
-      XBT_DEBUG("Boundary on '%c'. len=%d;option-name=%ld", *option, len, (long) (option - name));
-      /* Pass the following blank chars */
-      *(option++) = '\0';
-      while (option - name < (len - 1) && (*option == ' ' || *option == '\n' || *option == '\t')) {
-        /*      fprintf(stderr,"Ignore a blank char.\n"); */
-        option++;
-      }
-      if (option - name == len - 1)
-        option = NULL;          /* don't do next iteration */
-    }
-    XBT_DEBUG("parse now:'%s'; parse later:'%s'", name, option);
-
-    if (name[0] == ' ' || name[0] == '\n' || name[0] == '\t')
+  std::string optionlist(options);
+  while (not optionlist.empty()) {
+    XBT_DEBUG("Still to parse and set: '%s'", optionlist.c_str());
+
+    // skip separators
+    size_t pos = optionlist.find_first_not_of(" \t\n,");
+    optionlist.erase(0, pos);
+    // find option
+    pos              = optionlist.find_first_of(" \t\n,");
+    std::string name = optionlist.substr(0, pos);
+    optionlist.erase(0, pos);
+    XBT_DEBUG("parse now:'%s'; parse later:'%s'", name.c_str(), optionlist.c_str());
+
+    if (name.empty())
       continue;
-    if (!strlen(name))
-      break;
 
-    char *val = strchr(name, ':');
-    xbt_assert(val, "Option '%s' badly formatted. Should be of the form 'name:value'", name);
-    /* don't free(optionlist_cpy) if the assert fails, 'name' points inside it */
-    *(val++) = '\0';
+    pos = name.find(':');
+    xbt_assert(pos != std::string::npos, "Option '%s' badly formatted. Should be of the form 'name:value'",
+               name.c_str());
 
-    if (strncmp(name, "contexts/", strlen("contexts/")) && strncmp(name, "path", strlen("path")))
-      XBT_INFO("Configuration change: Set '%s' to '%s'", name, val);
+    std::string val = name.substr(pos + 1);
+    name.erase(pos);
 
-    try {
-      (*simgrid_config)[name].setStringValue(val);
-    }
-    catch (simgrid::config::missing_key_error& e) {
-      goto on_missing_key;
-    }
-    catch (...) {
-      goto on_exception;
-    }
-  }
-
-  free(optionlist_cpy);
-  return;
+    const std::string path("path");
+    if (name.compare(0, path.length(), path) != 0)
+      XBT_INFO("Configuration change: Set '%s' to '%s'", name.c_str(), val.c_str());
 
-on_missing_key:
-  free(optionlist_cpy);
-  THROWF(not_found_error, 0, "Could not set variables %s", options);
-  return;
-on_exception:
-  free(optionlist_cpy);
-  THROWF(unknown_error, 0, "Could not set variables %s", options);
-  return;
+    (*simgrid_config)[name.c_str()].set_string_value(val.c_str());
+  }
 }
 
-// Horrible mess to translate C++ exceptions to C exceptions:
-// Exit from the catch blog (and do the correct exceptio cleaning)
-// before attempting to THROWF.
-#define TRANSLATE_EXCEPTIONS(...) \
-  catch(simgrid::config::missing_key_error& e) { goto on_exception; } \
-  catch(...) { goto on_missing_key; } \
-  on_missing_key: THROWF(not_found_error, 0, __VA_ARGS__); \
-  on_exception: THROWF(not_found_error, 0, __VA_ARGS__);
-
 /** @brief Set the value of a variable, using the string representation of that value
  *
  * @param key name of the variable to modify
@@ -616,11 +523,7 @@ on_exception:
 
 void xbt_cfg_set_as_string(const char *key, const char *value)
 {
-  try {
-    (*simgrid_config)[key].setStringValue(value);
-    return;
-  }
-  TRANSLATE_EXCEPTIONS("Could not set variable %s as string %s", key, value);
+  (*simgrid_config)[key].set_string_value(value);
 }
 
 /** @brief Set an integer value to \a name within \a cfg if it wasn't changed yet
@@ -630,12 +533,7 @@ void xbt_cfg_set_as_string(const char *key, const char *value)
  */
 void xbt_cfg_setdefault_int(const char *key, int value)
 {
-  try {
-    (*simgrid_config)[key].setDefaultValue<int>(value);
-    return;
-  }
-  TRANSLATE_EXCEPTIONS("Could not set variable %s to default integer %i",
-    key, value);
+  (*simgrid_config)[key].set_default_value<int>(value);
 }
 
 /** @brief Set an integer value to \a name within \a cfg if it wasn't changed yet
@@ -645,12 +543,7 @@ void xbt_cfg_setdefault_int(const char *key, int value)
  */
 void xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(const char *key, double value)
 {
-  try {
-    (*simgrid_config)[key].setDefaultValue<double>(value);
-    return;
-  }
-  TRANSLATE_EXCEPTIONS("Could not set variable %s to default double %f",
-    key, value);
+  (*simgrid_config)[key].set_default_value<double>(value);
 }
 
 /** @brief Set a string value to \a name within \a cfg if it wasn't changed yet
@@ -660,12 +553,7 @@ void xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(const char *key, double value)
  */
 void xbt_cfg_setdefault_string(const char *key, const char *value)
 {
-  try {
-    (*simgrid_config)[key].setDefaultValue<std::string>(value ? value : "");
-    return;
-  }
-  TRANSLATE_EXCEPTIONS("Could not set variable %s to default string %s",
-    key, value);
+  (*simgrid_config)[key].set_default_value<std::string>(value ? value : "");
 }
 
 /** @brief Set an boolean value to \a name within \a cfg if it wasn't changed yet
@@ -675,149 +563,105 @@ void xbt_cfg_setdefault_string(const char *key, const char *value)
  */
 void xbt_cfg_setdefault_boolean(const char *key, const char *value)
 {
-  try {
-    (*simgrid_config)[key].setDefaultValue<bool>(simgrid::config::parseBool(value));
-    return;
-  }
-  TRANSLATE_EXCEPTIONS("Could not set variable %s to default boolean %s",
-    key, value);
+  (*simgrid_config)[key].set_default_value<bool>(simgrid::config::parse_bool(value));
 }
 
 /** @brief Set an integer value to \a name within \a cfg
  *
- * @param name the name of the variable
- * @param val the value of the variable
+ * @param key the name of the variable
+ * @param value the value of the variable
  */
 void xbt_cfg_set_int(const char *key, int value)
 {
-  try {
-    (*simgrid_config)[key].setValue<int>(value);
-    return;
-  }
-  TRANSLATE_EXCEPTIONS("Could not set variable %s to integer %i",
-    key, value);
+  (*simgrid_config)[key].set_value<int>(value);
 }
 
 /** @brief Set or add a double value to \a name within \a cfg
  *
- * @param name the name of the variable
- * @param val the double to set
+ * @param key the name of the variable
+ * @param value the double to set
  */
 void xbt_cfg_set_double(const char *key, double value)
 {
-  try {
-    (*simgrid_config)[key].setValue<double>(value);
-    return;
-  }
-  TRANSLATE_EXCEPTIONS("Could not set variable %s to double %f",
-    key, value);
+  (*simgrid_config)[key].set_value<double>(value);
 }
 
 /** @brief Set or add a string value to \a name within \a cfg
  *
- * @param cfg the config set
- * @param name the name of the variable
- * @param val the value to be added
+ * @param key the name of the variable
+ * @param value the value to be added
  *
  */
-void xbt_cfg_set_string(const char *key, const char *value)
+void xbt_cfg_set_string(const char* key, const char* value)
 {
-  try {
-    (*simgrid_config)[key].setValue<std::string>(value ? value : "");
-    return;
-  }
-  TRANSLATE_EXCEPTIONS("Could not set variable %s to string %s",
-    key, value);
+  (*simgrid_config)[key].set_value<std::string>(value);
 }
 
 /** @brief Set or add a boolean value to \a name within \a cfg
  *
- * @param name the name of the variable
- * @param val the value of the variable
+ * @param key the name of the variable
+ * @param value the value of the variable
  */
 void xbt_cfg_set_boolean(const char *key, const char *value)
 {
-  try {
-    (*simgrid_config)[key].setValue<bool>(simgrid::config::parseBool(value));
-    return;
-  }
-  TRANSLATE_EXCEPTIONS("Could not set variable %s to boolean %s",
-    key, value);
+  (*simgrid_config)[key].set_value<bool>(simgrid::config::parse_bool(value));
 }
 
 
 /* Say if the value is the default value */
 int xbt_cfg_is_default_value(const char *key)
 {
-  try {
-    return (*simgrid_config)[key].isDefault() ? 1 : 0;
-  }
-  TRANSLATE_EXCEPTIONS("Could not get variable %s", key);
+  return (*simgrid_config)[key].is_default() ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
 /*----[ Getting ]---------------------------------------------------------*/
 /** @brief Retrieve an integer value of a variable (get a warning if not uniq)
  *
- * @param name the name of the variable
+ * @param key the name of the variable
  *
  * Returns the first value from the config set under the given name.
  */
 int xbt_cfg_get_int(const char *key)
 {
-  try {
-    return (*simgrid_config)[key].getValue<int>();
-  }
-  TRANSLATE_EXCEPTIONS("Could not get variable %s", key);
+  return (*simgrid_config)[key].get_value<int>();
 }
 
 /** @brief Retrieve a double value of a variable (get a warning if not uniq)
  *
- * @param cfg the config set
- * @param name the name of the variable
+ * @param key the name of the variable
  *
  * Returns the first value from the config set under the given name.
  */
 double xbt_cfg_get_double(const char *key)
 {
-  try {
-    return (*simgrid_config)[key].getValue<double>();
-  }
-  TRANSLATE_EXCEPTIONS("Could not get variable %s", key);
+  return (*simgrid_config)[key].get_value<double>();
 }
 
 /** @brief Retrieve a string value of a variable (get a warning if not uniq)
  *
- * @param cfg the config set
- * @param name the name of the variable
+ * @param key the name of the variable
  *
  * Returns the first value from the config set under the given name.
  * If there is more than one value, it will issue a warning.
- * Returns NULL if there is no value.
+ * Returns nullptr if there is no value.
  *
  * \warning the returned value is the actual content of the config set
  */
-char *xbt_cfg_get_string(const char *key)
+std::string xbt_cfg_get_string(const char* key)
 {
-  try {
-    return (char*) (*simgrid_config)[key].getValue<std::string>().c_str();
-  }
-  TRANSLATE_EXCEPTIONS("Could not get variable %s", key);
+  return (*simgrid_config)[key].get_value<std::string>();
 }
 
 /** @brief Retrieve a boolean value of a variable (get a warning if not uniq)
  *
- * @param cfg the config set
- * @param name the name of the variable
+ * @param key the name of the variable
  *
  * Returns the first value from the config set under the given name.
  * If there is more than one value, it will issue a warning.
  */
 int xbt_cfg_get_boolean(const char *key)
 {
-  try {
-    return (*simgrid_config)[key].getValue<bool>() ? 1 : 0;
-  }
-  TRANSLATE_EXCEPTIONS("Could not get variable %s", key);
+  return (*simgrid_config)[key].get_value<bool>() ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef SIMGRID_TEST
@@ -826,6 +670,7 @@ int xbt_cfg_get_boolean(const char *key)
 
 #include "xbt.h"
 #include "xbt/ex.h"
+#include <xbt/ex.hpp>
 
 #include <xbt/config.hpp>
 
@@ -833,15 +678,15 @@ XBT_LOG_EXTERNAL_DEFAULT_CATEGORY(xbt_cfg);
 
 XBT_TEST_SUITE("config", "Configuration support");
 
-XBT_PUBLIC_DATA(xbt_cfg_t) simgrid_config;
+XBT_PUBLIC_DATA xbt_cfg_t simgrid_config;
 
 static void make_set()
 {
-  simgrid_config = NULL;
+  simgrid_config = nullptr;
   xbt_log_threshold_set(&_XBT_LOGV(xbt_cfg), xbt_log_priority_critical);
-  xbt_cfg_register_int("speed", 0, NULL, "");
-  xbt_cfg_register_string("peername", "", NULL, "");
-  xbt_cfg_register_string("user", "", NULL, "");
+  simgrid::config::declare_flag<int>("speed", "description", 0);
+  simgrid::config::declare_flag<std::string>("peername", "description", "");
+  simgrid::config::declare_flag<std::string>("user", "description", "");
 }                               /* end_of_make_set */
 
 XBT_TEST_UNIT("memuse", test_config_memuse, "Alloc and free a config set")
@@ -861,24 +706,19 @@ XBT_TEST_UNIT("use", test_config_use, "Data retrieving tests")
   xbt_test_add("Get a single value");
   {
     /* get_single_value */
-    int ival;
-
     xbt_cfg_set_parse("peername:toto:42 speed:42");
-    ival = xbt_cfg_get_int("speed");
+    int ival = simgrid::config::get_config<int>("speed");
     if (ival != 42)
       xbt_test_fail("Speed value = %d, I expected 42", ival);
   }
 
   xbt_test_add("Access to a non-existant entry");
   {
-    xbt_ex_t e;
-
-    TRY {
+    try {
       xbt_cfg_set_parse("color:blue");
-    } CATCH(e) {
+    } catch(xbt_ex& e) {
       if (e.category != not_found_error)
         xbt_test_exception(e);
-      xbt_ex_free(e);
     }
   }
   xbt_cfg_free(&simgrid_config);
@@ -903,7 +743,7 @@ XBT_TEST_UNIT("c++flags", test_config_cxx_flags, "C++ flags")
   xbt_test_assert(string_flag == "bar", "Check string flag");
   xbt_test_assert(double_flag == 8.0, "Check double flag");
   xbt_test_assert(bool_flag1, "Check bool1 flag");
-  xbt_test_assert(!bool_flag2, "Check bool2 flag");
+  xbt_test_assert(not bool_flag2, "Check bool2 flag");
 
   xbt_cfg_free(&simgrid_config);
   simgrid_config = temp;