option names

[Adrian Otto]

Matthias,

Thanks for your follow-up. I'll check with David, and see when he is
planning to start.

Thanks,

Adrian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthias Andree [mailto:matthias.andree at gmx.de]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 5:24 AM
> To: Adrian Otto
> Subject: Re: option names
>
>
> > I respectfully disagree. Because -h for effectively a universal
> method to
> > get usage instructions for CLI applications, I feel strongly
> that we should
> > have this function. The longer we wait to make this change, the more
> > inconvenient it will be to change in the future. The user base
> of bogofilter
> > is growing, and I'd rather inconvenience as few of them as possible.
>
> Ok, that's a compelling reason. I'll support the change.
>
> > I do agree that the use of long option names in addition to the
> one-letter
> > options is a good idea, and should be implemented as part of
> this change.
> > The dependency on gnugetopt is acceptable. If it becomes a
> nuisance, we can
> > distribute that with our source as well.
>
> Or just compile long names on platforms that support gnugetopt.
>
> --
> Matthias Andree
>