Re: [PATCH] -F/--force-define and relative %define/-D/--define priorities.

[Akim Demaille]

>>> "JED" == Joel E Denny <address@hidden> writes:


Hi Joel,

 > diff --git a/src/getargs.c b/src/getargs.c
 > index 3852de0..322e0b4 100644
 > --- a/src/getargs.c
 > +++ b/src/getargs.c
 > @@ -272,26 +272,27 @@ The same is true for optional arguments.\n\
 >        fputs (_("\
 >  \n\
 >  Operation modes:\n\
 > -  -h, --help                 display this help and exit\n\
 > -  -V, --version              output version information and exit\n\
 > -      --print-localedir      output directory containing locale-dependent 
 > data\n\
 > -      --print-datadir        output directory containing skeletons and 
 > XSLT\n\
 > -  -y, --yacc                 emulate POSIX Yacc\n\
 > -  -W, --warnings[=CATEGORY]  report the warnings falling in CATEGORY\n\
 > +  -h, --help                       display this help and exit\n\
 > +  -V, --version                    output version information and exit\n\
 > +      --print-localedir            output directory of locale-dependent 
 > data\n\
 > +      --print-datadir              output directory of skeletons and XSLT\n\
 > +  -y, --yacc                       emulate POSIX Yacc\n\
 > +  -W, --warnings[=CATEGORY]        report the warnings falling in 
 > CATEGORY\n\
 >  \n\
 >  "), stdout);

We tried to stick to the so called Gnits standards, which are stronger
than the GNU standards, and that "mandate" a two-space column
separation by set of options (there is no need to align them all, just
by group).  Visually, I think it is really too large here.

Not to mention the additional work for translators here.