Re: Output of --help and --version

On 05/10/2012 10:43 PM, Tim Marston wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, May 08, 2012 at 10:44:48AM +0200, Lorenzo Bettini wrote:
>>> 3. There is currently no way to *really* hide an option (so that it
>>> isn't even listed in --full-help).
>>>
>>> Two ways to implement such a feature spring to mind: a new command-line
>>> argument could be added to gengetopt that prevents it from adding
>>> --full-help entirely, or options could be tagged with a new keyword,
>>> like "really_hidden" that prevents them being a candidate for inclusion
>>> in the --full-help output. In fact, both these things could be added.
>>>
>>> But is the current design intentional? Would this facility be
>>> undesirable on the grounds that it would make the software less
>>> transparent to the user?
>>>
>>
>> gengetopt starts to have many command line arguments, and probably
>> many keywords...  I guess it's hard to have a way to make all users
>> happy: anyone will want to have a complete control on the generated
>> code, but, being C, I think it's hard to achieve it... probably
>> another command line option would be preferable?
>
> Wouldn't you want both? I.e., a way to exclude an option from --full-help
> *and* a command line option that prevents --full-help from being produced
> at all? It would be more flexible that way. Or are you concerned about the
> bloat?

I'm concerned about the code bloat ;)

>
>> Of course, if you can provide patches (and unit test cases) I'll be
>> happy to collaborate
>
> I'll get working on some patches.  :o)
>

look forward to :)

cheers
	Lorenzo

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