--- "Michael D. Pritchett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, 3 May 2002, Kenneth J.Davis wrote: > > > Dom Lachowicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on > 5/3/2002 2:10:47 PM: > > > > > >On Fri, 2002-05-03 at 14:01, Kenneth J.Davis > wrote: > > >> So popt is now required on all platforms? (ap > Args seems to require it) > > >> I am just asking so I can see about fixing the > Windows build in the proper > > >> manner (either making popt included, or making > sure it is not used), although > > >> I'd be more than happy if someone else commits > a fix before I get a chance to. :-) > > > > > >POPT is now required on all platforms so that we > have some sane > > >command-line processing and equal features across > all platforms, where > > >applicable (win32 might have a hard time > implementing --print, for > > >example). > > > > > >The best way to fix this is to extend AP Win32App > from AP App and follow > > >the code used in the ap UnixApp::main. > > > > > >Dom > > > > Thanks, > > I will see about doing this tonight/tommorrow > unless someone is already > > planning on doing it (or has already started > on/done it). > > > > Jeremy Davis > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Jeremy - > > I've been looking into this. popt is there and can > be including in the > Win32 required, but there is a problem. popt seems > to require libintl > which as far as I know isn't included currently as a > peer library. I have > a Win32 version of it and will pay around with it. > > If popt has to be required for "sane-ness" then I > suppose that libintl > will too.
In the past didn't we try to keep our external requirements to a minimum? I'm starting to be concerned that we may requiring too many libraries and that some of them may not be properly XP. > To me, the popt lib doesn't provide a "sane" system > but makes all systems > work like *nix where --foo=bar and other things are > used. I have not > found the /foo=bar would work which is the expexted > for Win32 users. > Perhaps I need to dig more. This is what I mean by "properly XP". The Windows equivalent to a lot of command-line options might sometimes be the context menu... Just a thought. Andrew Dunbar. > Cheers! > > > Michael D. Pritchett > ===== http://linguaphile.sourceforge.net http://www.abisource.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com
