Re: [Boost-users] program_options

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] program_options
From: Ovanes Markarian (om_boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-12-07 10:33:38

James,

Hicham's point was to generate OS system dependent short long options
notations. Like --help or -h on Posix and /help or /h on Windows. AFAIK,
program options does not provide this feature.

With Kind Regards,
Ovanes

On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 4:24 PM, James C. Sutherland <
James.Sutherland_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Try the syntax:
>
>  desc.add_options()
>    ( "help", "print help message\n" )
>    ( "Long-Option-Name,o", ...);
>
> and then you have:
>  --Long-Option-Name
> or
>  -o
> as valid usages.
>
>
>
> On Dec 7, 2009, at 8:10 AM, Hicham Mouline wrote:
>
> > For command-line options, I understand from what I read so far that the
> > options should be like
> > --option_name=value
> >
> > There is a system(I believe it is gnu) which has the long and short
> versions
> > of options, like
> > -h  and  --help
> > Also, on winxxx systems, usually the command line options are indicated
> with
> > a /   like /? or /x /X ....
> >
> > Is it possible to tune program_options to choose the platform's default
> way
> > of treating options?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
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