Re: cvs commit: fptools/libraries/Cabal/Distribution GetOpt.hs Setup.hs Simple.hs
In the cvs-libraries list Isaac Jones wrote:
ijones 2005/01/05 23:42:11 PST
Modified files: libraries/Cabal/Distribution Setup.hs Simple.hs Added files: libraries/Cabal/Distribution GetOpt.hs Log: fixed checking for unknown args Long story:
It seems that Marvin removed my beautiful and powerful "getOpt" alterations to use the System.Console one, which I had already deemed to be non-beautiful because of the errors it spews when faced with arguments it doesn't understand.
I think Marvin misunderstood the API docs that seem to suggest that the "commands" that get passed back from getOpt are the non-matched arguments. In fact, non-matched arguments get returned as errors (ewwwww). [...]
As the author of the "non-beautiful" GetOpt, :-) I would happily accept any backwards-compatible improvements/additions to that module. Any suggestions? What would help to implement Cabal? Cheers, S.
Sven Panne
In the cvs-libraries list Isaac Jones wrote:
ijones 2005/01/05 23:42:11 PST Modified files: libraries/Cabal/Distribution Setup.hs Simple.hs Added files: libraries/Cabal/Distribution GetOpt.hs Log: fixed checking for unknown args Long story: It seems that Marvin removed my beautiful and powerful "getOpt" alterations to use the System.Console one, which I had already deemed to be non-beautiful because of the errors it spews when faced with arguments it doesn't understand. I think Marvin misunderstood the API docs that seem to suggest that the "commands" that get passed back from getOpt are the non-matched arguments. In fact, non-matched arguments get returned as errors (ewwwww). [...]
As the author of the "non-beautiful" GetOpt, :-) I would happily accept any backwards-compatible improvements/additions to that module. Any suggestions? What would help to implement Cabal?
I was being silly, it's quite beautiful... The problem is that I want it to allow options that it doesn't know how to parse, and allow me to throw errors later, but most people don't want that... We could add another function "getOptSloppy" or something that allows this, but the problem is that my changes impact most of the system, if in a small way. That said, I'll work on a backward-compatible change. peace, isaac
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