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Re: [PATCH/RFC] gitopt - command-line parsing enhancements

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
May 9, 2006, 08:35 UTC
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Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net> writes:
> Here's my take at a new command-line option parser to reduce wear on my
> fingers.  It handles both long and short options, permuting, automatic
> abbreviations, required arguments, optional arguments, and bundling.
Taken a superficial look at it.

Sounds nice, might be a tad too ambitious though. Looks intrusive at places.

And scary, especially the "eat" macros are very scary.
I have to think about it a bit.
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