Hi,

should we patch lib/gis/parser.c in 6.2-cvs to silently ignore --quiet and 
--verbose command line switches?  Then scripts written for 6.3+ could run on 
6.2 with fewer modifications.

patch attached.


Hamish
--- parser.c_6.2.2	2007-10-21 11:22:12.000000000 +1300
+++ parser.c	2007-10-21 11:23:31.000000000 +1300
@@ -750,6 +750,14 @@
 			    overwrite = 1;
 			}
 
+			/* Verbose option for forward compatibility with GRASS 6.3+ */
+			else if ( strcmp(ptr,"--v") == 0 || strcmp(ptr,"--verbose") == 0 )
+			    G_debug(1, "Verbose mode requested but not used in GRASS 6.2");
+
+			/* Quiet option for forward compatibility with GRASS 6.3+  */
+			else if ( strcmp(ptr,"--q") == 0 || strcmp(ptr,"--quiet") == 0 )
+			    G_debug(1, "Quiet mode requested but not used in GRASS 6.2");
+
 			/* Force gui to come up */
 			else if ( strcmp(ptr,"--ui") == 0 )
 			{
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