[boost] Re: Re: Re: Using program_options with other options methods

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-11-24 10:48:17

Caleb Epstein wrote:

>> I just don't see any solution to make unknown options work without either
>> -- requiring --something=10 format
>> -- requiring that all positional options are at the end
> 
> What about the combination of (if some user-settable switch is thrown,
> but not by default):
> 
> * allowing unknown options -- these are considered positional parameters
> * rearranging the argument list such that all positional parameters
> are moved to the end
> 
> This way:
> 
> program --unknown 42 --known-flag --known-arg value
> 
> is handled as if it were (in standard UNIX command-line-ese):
> 
> program --known-flag --known-arg value -- --unknown 42

Looks possible. I'll add this suggestion to my todo.

- Volodya