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

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Boost.Program_options: Parsing arguments like "+a" possible?
From: boost_mailinglist_at_[hidden]
Date: 2011-08-08 07:10:21

Am 08.08.2011 12:52, schrieb Leo Cacciari:
> Il 08/08/2011 12:47 PM, boost_mailinglist_at_[hidden] ha scritto:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> the app is grown up step by step and a other person has taken the
>> decission to use the "+" as a sign for an argument. (All the letters for
>> the - are used.)
>> My task is more or less to rewrite the old case() parser to a new one,
>> possible based on boost.program_options, to get a clear structure. At
>> the moment I'm not very interesting to change the argument style,
>> because all the example and more has also to be change to the new style.
>>
> Well then I believe you're out of luck. AFAIK and as is stated in the
> library documentation, start character for short options is - or / (the
> latter to conform to windows usage).
>
Is there a way to get the library "patched" and replace the / through +?
The app will only be used under linux.

Thanks