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Re: [PATCH 1/2] do not mangle short options which take arguments

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Oct 2, 2009, 08:43 UTC
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<20091002084359.GA8878@coredump.intra.peff.net>
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<alpine.DEB.1.00.0910021042110.18640@intel-tinevez-2-302>
On Fri, Oct 02, 2009 at 10:42:36AM +0200, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
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> > Yes, we deliberately allow users to shoot themselves in the foot. But 
> > they should have to use at least a long option to do it.
> 
> Something like this?
> [...]
> +		} else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--shoot-me-in-the-foot")) {
> +			warning ("Bang, bang!");
Doh! Now I have to come up with a new joke patch for the GitTogether!
-Peff
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  5. Clemens BuchacherSep 28, 2009
  6. 1/2 do not mangle short options which take argumentsClemens Buchacher, Oct 1, 2009
  7. 2/2 allow mangling short options which take integer argumentsClemens Buchacher, Oct 1, 2009
  8. Johannes SchindelinOct 1, 2009
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