[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #1639: support --help in boost::test's auto unit test main

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #1639: support --help in boost::test's auto unit test main
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-02-16 18:49:06

#1639: support --help in boost::test's auto unit test main
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 Reporter:  Steven Robbins <smr_at_[hidden]>  |        Type:  Feature Requests
   Status:  new                              |   Milestone:  Boost 1.36.0    
Component:  None                             |     Version:  Boost 1.34.1    
 Severity:  Problem                          |    Keywords:                  
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 This is a report from Debian user "Wesley J. Landaker" <wjl_at_[hidden]>
 See http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=413278


 When using boost::test's auto unit test capabilities, boost itself
 generates the main function, and accepts a bunch of different options,
 such as --show_progress, --build_info, etc, as detailed at:
 http://www.boost.org/libs/test/doc/components/utf/parameters/index.html


 Unfortunately, there is no easy way to get this list of arguments from
 the program itself, so you always need to keep the documentation up if
 you want to mess with any of these options.

 To make this easier, please support a --help option that simply lists
 the set of valid arguments. This would be convienent for users, and also
 would better follow standards.

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Ticket URL: <http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/1639>
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