On Tue, Aug 22, 2000 at 01:37:58AM +0200, "Steinar H. Gunderson"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But then, most other GNU programs use -V for --version and -v for --verbose,
> right? I completely agree that we should strive not to break anything, but the
> question is what (if anything) we'll break,
fer -v verbose, and -V version, to match other software.
>
> GSR
>
perl -v
gcc -v
Neither are lightly used tools. They establish certain habits in
their own right.
Miles O'Neill observed.
> I almost did this when I revamped the command line options
> a year or so ago. I didn&
hen I revamped the command line options
a year or so ago. I didn't for the "backwards compatibility"
reasons. With much wider distribution of the GIMP now, I
wish I'd done it then.
I vote to change it.
-Miles
On Mon, Aug 21, 2000 at 07:13:32PM -0400, Garry R. Osgood wrote:
>I'd keep -v => --version and add -V => --verbose.
>This, out of respect for backward compatibility for
>any version checking automata.
But then, most other GNU programs use -V for --version and -v for --verbose,
right? I completely
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (2000-08-21 at 1913.32 -0400):
> > * Add "-v" as synonym for "--verbose"
> > * Remove "-v" as synonyn for "--version"
> > * Add "-V" as synonym for "--version"
> I'd keep -v => --version and add -V => --verbose.
> This, out of respect for backward compatibility for
> any version
Piers Cornwell wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
>
> * Add "-v" as synonym for "--verbose"
> * Remove "-v" as synonyn for "--version"
> * Add "-V" as synonym for "--version"
I'd keep -v => --version and add -V => --verbose.
This, out of respect for backward compatibility for
any version checking automata.
My
Hi,
I forgot to say what changes i'd made (d'oh!). Here's a list:
* Add "-c" as synonym for "--console-messages"
* Add "-d" as synonym for "--no-data"
* Add "-n" as synonym for "--no-interface"
* Add "-s" as synonym for "--no-splash"
* Add "-S" as synonym for "--no-splash-image"
* Add "-v
Hi,
I wanted to clean up the command line options a little (to make gimp
even more perfect:) and so i made some changes to not just the
formatting, but also the options themselves. I just wanted to see what
other people think of this, and if the -v -> -V change will affect
anyone advers
