docs: def parse_config(config_file=None):
      '''
      Returns a dict of poudriere main configuration definitions
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' poudriere.parse_config
      '''
      if config_file is None:
          config_file = _config_file()
      ret = {}
      if _check_config_exists(config_file):
          with salt.utils.files.fopen(config_file) as ifile:
              for line in ifile:
                  key, val = salt.utils.stringutils.to_unicode(line).split('=')
                  ret[key] = val
          return ret
  
      return 'Could not find {0} on file system'.format(config_file)