Re: [boost] boost:: program_options

Subject: Re: [boost] boost:: program_options
From: Vijay Samuel (vjsamuel1990_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-05-22 07:08:48

Hi,
 Will using [section] help in any way? And how do i use the [section]
tag in my code? There is no documentation regarding this. When i use a
[section] in my config file and execute the program i get an error
saying section.option is an invalid option.

On 5/22/10, Vladimir Prus <vladimir_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Vijay Samuel wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>   I have a query regarding boost:: program_options. Is it possible for
>> multiple programs to use a single configuration file? If so, then how?
>
> I guess the straightforward solution is to declare the options twice -- once
> per each program? If that's not good, you can create a library, used by
> both program, which registers the options.
>
>> I
>> have two programs which have to use a single configuration file. Both
>> programs have both similar and unique options but have different default
>> values.
>
> I imagine that using a helper library, you should be able to adjust default
> values depending on which program asks for the options to be registered.
>
> - Volodya
>
>
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