Hi,

I have added this functionality a year ago, but now
it turned out to limit app functionality so I reverted.

It makes it impossible to handle '--' options from
app code on all platforms. Since '--' is becoming
a std for portable command line tools, it's quite
a shortage if Harbour as a language cannot allow
this basic feature.

Internal command line switches on the other hand,
are quite unusual by themselves, they also have
other alternatives in Harbour, and they are a less
future proof Clipper heritage. Moreover '//' switches
do work under *nix, so no functionality is lost,
just some aesthetics.

While I'm also not 100% satisfied with the current
state, I didn't have free time to think out the
perfect alternative myself. Ideas (and patches) are
welcome as always.

Brgds,
Viktor

On 2008.05.17., at 17:01, Lorenzo Fiorini wrote:

Is there another way to do it?

// is very unusual under *nix and has to be often escaped in scripts
and commands.

I think such kind of modifications should be announced and discussed.

best regards,
Lorenzo
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