Re: cmdline.ss library in PLT Anthony Carrico (24 Sep 2002 15:23 UTC)
Re: cmdline.ss library in PLT Robert Bruce Findler (24 Sep 2002 15:37 UTC)
Re: cmdline.ss library in PLT Anthony Carrico (24 Sep 2002 16:46 UTC)
Re: cmdline.ss library in PLT Robert Bruce Findler (24 Sep 2002 17:07 UTC)
Re: cmdline.ss library in PLT Anthony Carrico (25 Sep 2002 14:34 UTC)
Re: cmdline.ss library in PLT Anthony Carrico (25 Sep 2002 15:13 UTC)
Re: cmdline.ss library in PLT Robert Bruce Findler (25 Sep 2002 16:07 UTC)

Re: cmdline.ss library in PLT Anthony Carrico 25 Sep 2002 14:36 UTC

On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Robert Bruce Findler wrote:

> > 1. Cmdline seems to have a mandatory builtin help system. In args-fold, a
> > help option in handled by the programmer like any other option.
>
> yes, we found that making the --help option a built-in saves a lot on
> mantainence. It's much harder to forget to update the help docs in
> their current form.

It sounds convenient. Hopefully srfi-37 can be used underneath by people
who want to create a nice macro or procedure capturing their own help
conventions.

Since an automatic help system wasn't part of my goals for args-fold, I
think I'll leave this point at that.

 -Anthony Carrico