[GHC] #11749: Add long forms for -keep-* flags and possibly deprecate short forms
#11749: Add long forms for -keep-* 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 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: None/Unknown Unknown/Multiple | Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- 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). I propose that we add `--keep-*` flags and consider deprecating the short forms at some point. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11749 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler
#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
#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: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by thomie): I would just like to point out that these flagnames do follow a system currently. Only the [https://downloads.haskell.org/~ghc/master/users- guide/using.html#modes-of-operation mode flags] start with two dashes. These are: {{{ $ ghc801 --show-options | grep '^--' --help --version --numeric-version --info --show-options --supported-languages --supported-extensions --show-packages --print-project-version --print-project-git-commit-id --print-booter-version --print-stage --print-build-platform --print-host-platform --print-target-platform --print-have-interpreter --print-object-splitting-supported --print-have-native-code-generator --print-support-smp --print-unregisterised --print-tables-next-to-code --print-rts-ways --print-leading-underscore --print-debug-on --print-libdir --print-global-package-db --print-c-compiler-flags --print-c-compiler-link-flags --print-ld-flags --show-iface --make --interactive --abi-hash --frontend }}} The other 877 flags all start with a single dash. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11749#comment:2 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler
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