load_registry_from_path Subroutine

    subroutine load_registry_from_path(registry_path)
        character(len=*), intent(in) :: registry_path
        integer :: unit, iostat
        character(len=512) :: line
        character(len=128) :: current_package
        logical :: in_package

        n_packages = 0
        if (allocated(packages)) deallocate (packages)
        allocate (packages(10))  ! Start with space for 10 packages

        open (newunit=unit, file=registry_path, status='old', iostat=iostat)
        if (iostat /= 0) then
            print *, 'Warning: Cannot open registry at ', trim(registry_path)
            return
        end if

        in_package = .false.
        current_package = ''

        do
            read (unit, '(a)', iostat=iostat) line
            if (iostat /= 0) exit

            line = adjustl(line)

            ! Skip empty lines and comments
            if (len_trim(line) == 0) cycle
            if (line(1:1) == '#') cycle

            ! Check for package section
            if (line(1:10) == '[packages.') then
                ! Extract package name
                n_packages = n_packages + 1
                current_package = extract_between(line, '[packages.', ']')
                packages(n_packages)%name = current_package
                packages(n_packages)%git_url = ''
                packages(n_packages)%prefix = ''
                packages(n_packages)%version = ''
                in_package = .true.
            else if (in_package) then
                ! Parse package properties
                if (index(line, 'git =') > 0) then
                    packages(n_packages)%git_url = extract_quoted(line)
                else if (index(line, 'prefix =') > 0) then
                    packages(n_packages)%prefix = extract_quoted(line)
                else if (index(line, 'version =') > 0) then
                    packages(n_packages)%version = extract_quoted(line)
                end if
            end if
        end do

        close (unit)

    end subroutine load_registry_from_path