I think something like this would work:
myFlag = unsafePerformIO $ do
[x] <- getArgs
return $ x == "debug"
In general, unsafePerformIO should be avoided, but this is one of
those situations where we can give you a pass ;).
Michael
On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 9:53 PM,
Hi,
I have a program with a debug flag in it (Strangely I've yet to be able to write bug-free code). I'd like to change the state of the debug flag based on command line args.
I looked at IOVar but that would cause all the pure procedures to get swallowed by the IO Monad.
Is a better way to get this behavior ?
Thanks,
Brian
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