26 Jun
2007
26 Jun
'07
2:40 a.m.
On Mon, 25 Jun 2007, Bryan O'Sullivan wrote:
Neil Mitchell wrote:
Doesn't -foo currently mean -f -o -o ? In that case, this will change the behaviour.
Malcolm's change only affects the situation where "-foo" can unambiguously be interpreted as "--foo", because there doesn't exist a "-f" short option.
I think the program user should be encouraged to use two dashes for the 'foo' option, in order to allow the programmer to add options -f and -o later without the risk of breaking existing scripts.