[Boost-users] Re: Re: boost::program options question. Implicit()

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-09 10:11:26

Alexis H. Rivera-Rios wrote:

>>I think it's the library. But in any case, I plan to
>>remove the
>>'implicit'
>>flag in 1.33. Why do you want it? What about:
>>
>>  desc.add_options()
>>     ("debug", bool_option(), "enable debugging")
>>
>>?
>>- Volodya
> 
> Why do I wanted? No special reason, I was learning to
> use the library and got stuck on that one.  The code
> didn't do what the documentation said it should do.

Ok.

> I wasn't aware of the bool_option.  

Actually, it's called 'bool_switch', sorry for the typo.

> Will that let me 
> do something like myprogram --debug 

Yes, exactly this.

> or will I have to 
> do something like myprogram --debug=1 ?

And this won't be allowed.

- Volodya