Re: [Boost-users] Boost.Program_options: Parsing arguments like "+a" possible?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Boost.Program_options: Parsing arguments like "+a" possible?
From: Leo Cacciari (leo.cacciari_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-08-08 06:35:02

Hi,
I still do not understand what are you meaning with "too many options".
Obviously, you can not intend "too many to remember by the user",
otherwise using a '+' would not solve your problem.

If you where limited to using '-' options, as in stadard posix getopt
function, then you could obviously run out of characters to use, more so
if you want the character to be meaningful (as -v for 'verbose' or -o
for 'output'). But '--' options are _long_ options, meaning that you
could write --verbose or --output.
How could you possibly run out of names for your options?

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Leo Cacciari
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