Re: [feature-request]: Indicate mandatory options

Lorenzo Bettini <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnu.gengetopt.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
T wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I noticed that the mandatory options ("required") are not indicated on the
> usage help message. 
> 

you mean in the usage line?

they are shown, provided you run gengetopt with the option --long-help, 
e.g., the sample1:

Usage: sample1 -iINT|--int-opt=INT [-h|--help] [--full-help] 
[-V|--version] -sfilename|--str-opt=filename -mINT|--my-opt=INT 
[--flag-opt] [-F|--funct-opt] --long-opt=LONG --def-opt=STRING 
--enum-opt=STRING -DINT|--dependant=INT  [FILES]...

is that what you meant?

> Would it be a good idea to indicate which options are required from the
> help message, instead of letting users try-and-error? 

or do you actually mean that it is not clear which one is required in 
the usage string?

hope to hear from you soon
cheers
	Lorenzo


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