#11749: Add long forms for multi-character short-form flags and possibly deprecate short forms -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: bgamari | Owner: Type: task | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.2.1 Component: Compiler | Version: 7.10.3 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Description changed by bgamari: @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ - The fact that GHC's `-keep-*` flags are short flags (e.g. begin with only - one dash) is confusing and inconsistent with most of the rest of our - flags, which use the typical gnu long form (with two dashes). + Many of GHC's long form flags use BSD-style single-dash prefixes (e.g. + `-keep-llvm-files`, `-rtsopts`). Many others use gnu-style double-dash + prefixes (e.g. `--version`, `--supported-languages`). @@ -5,2 +5,3 @@ - I propose that we add `--keep-*` flags and consider deprecating the short - forms at some point. + This is arguably more confusing than necessary. IMHO it seems reasonable + to add Gnu forms for our BSD-style flags (e.g. add `--keep-llvm-files`) + and consider deprecating the latter at some point in the future. New description: Many of GHC's long form flags use BSD-style single-dash prefixes (e.g. `-keep-llvm-files`, `-rtsopts`). Many others use gnu-style double-dash prefixes (e.g. `--version`, `--supported-languages`). This is arguably more confusing than necessary. IMHO it seems reasonable to add Gnu forms for our BSD-style flags (e.g. add `--keep-llvm-files`) and consider deprecating the latter at some point in the future. -- -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11749#comment:1 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler