Re: [boost] [ANN] CLI 1.1.0 released

Subject: Re: [boost] [ANN] CLI 1.1.0 released
From: Boris Kolpackov (boris_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-12-16 09:38:37

Hi Rutger,

Rutger ter Borg <rutger_at_[hidden]> writes:

> look interesting, but I must admit that I was confused by the name. To me, a 
> CLI is either the user interface or the interpreter, whereas I think you are 
> covering something that has to do with command-line arguments or program 
> options.

One of the expansions of the CLI acronym is Command-Line Interface[1].

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command-line_interface

> Are you considering to pursue inclusion in Boost

There is already a "solution" for this problem in Boost (program_options)
though the implementations are very different ("library" vs "compiler" 
approach). So I am not sure if there is interest in an alternative.

Boris

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