Bugs item #1368753, was opened at 2005-11-29 14:18 Message generated for change (Comment added) made by bevan-arps You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=402868&aid=1368753&group_id=31650
Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: Core Group: None Status: Closed Resolution: Invalid Priority: 5 Submitted By: Jonathan Allen (greywolfghost) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: Command line switches use the wrong format Initial Comment: The command line switches all start with a - instead of a /. This is a problem for two reasons. First, most DOS and Windows users except command line arguments to start with a /. There is no reason to use a non-standard UI in this case and it is very annoying. More importantly, there is a reason why swtiches start with a /. Filenames can start with a -. This is currently a problem with nAnt, but may be in the future if new command line arguments are added. Jonathan Allen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Bevan (bevan-arps) Date: 2005-11-29 15:00 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=1391661 Using "-" to prefix commandline arguments is a long standing tradition. In fact, one that predates DOS entirely - many of the commandline tools I used on VAX and CP/M systems used "-" as a prefix. NAnt supports the use of *either* "/" or "-", in common with many tools, so there should always be a form that doesn't clash with a filename. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Jonathan Allen (greywolfghost) Date: 2005-11-29 14:56 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=1319665 Its documented incorrectly then, but thats not a big deal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Ian MacLean (ianm74) Date: 2005-11-29 14:51 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=321872 Hi Jonathon, Actually nant supports both forms of switch / and +. So does csc and the other .net commandline tools. Give it a try. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=402868&aid=1368753&group_id=31650 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click _______________________________________________ nant-developers mailing list nant-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-developers
