POSIX long command line arguments
Has there been any thought to adopting more conventional style GNU/ POSIX command line argument notation, i.e. --java-out and --proto-path instead of --java_out and -- proto_path? The underscores always trip me up. reference: http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/standards.html#Option-Table where '-' is common. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Protocol Buffers group. To post to this group, send email to protobuf@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to protobuf+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: POSIX long command line arguments
Well, hackiness usually leads to deeper problems. For example, if there's two ways to write the flag, then it's harder to grep for usages of it, particularly if you aren't actually aware that there are multiple ways to write it. I'm still leaning against this. Anyone else have an opinion? On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:52 PM, David Biesack david.bies...@sas.comwrote: As a user, I'm less concerned with the internal hackiness level, more so with the consistent interface :-) The code is clean enough to support both, it appears. I'd vote for it; I can contribute some code if you like. On Jan 12, 2:08 pm, Kenton Varda ken...@google.com wrote: Hmm, you're probably right that the arguments should have used hyphens rather than underscores. That said, we certainly can't just change it without breaking people, and accepting both seems hacky. On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 10:19 AM, David Biesack david.bies...@sas.com wrote: --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Protocol Buffers group. To post to this group, send email to protobuf@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to protobuf+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: POSIX long command line arguments
It would lead to an inconsistency with all of the other compiler options that adhere to the underscore convention: --decode_raw --descriptor_set_out --disallow_services --include_imports --proto_path I think either all or none of them should be changed. -dave On Jan 12, 2:48 pm, Kenton Varda ken...@google.com wrote: Well, hackiness usually leads to deeper problems. For example, if there's two ways to write the flag, then it's harder to grep for usages of it, particularly if you aren't actually aware that there are multiple ways to write it. I'm still leaning against this. Anyone else have an opinion? On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:52 PM, David Biesack david.bies...@sas.comwrote: As a user, I'm less concerned with the internal hackiness level, more so with the consistent interface :-) The code is clean enough to support both, it appears. I'd vote for it; I can contribute some code if you like. On Jan 12, 2:08 pm, Kenton Varda ken...@google.com wrote: Hmm, you're probably right that the arguments should have used hyphens rather than underscores. That said, we certainly can't just change it without breaking people, and accepting both seems hacky. On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 10:19 AM, David Biesack david.bies...@sas.com wrote: --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Protocol Buffers group. To post to this group, send email to protobuf@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to protobuf+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: POSIX long command line arguments
(Personally, I prefer the GNU option format, so my vote is that if a patch that passes muster is provided, it should be used). -dave On Jan 12, 3:11 pm, Dave Bailey d...@daveb.net wrote: It would lead to an inconsistency with all of the other compiler options that adhere to the underscore convention: --decode_raw --descriptor_set_out --disallow_services --include_imports --proto_path I think either all or none of them should be changed. -dave On Jan 12, 2:48 pm, Kenton Varda ken...@google.com wrote: Well, hackiness usually leads to deeper problems. For example, if there's two ways to write the flag, then it's harder to grep for usages of it, particularly if you aren't actually aware that there are multiple ways to write it. I'm still leaning against this. Anyone else have an opinion? On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:52 PM, David Biesack david.bies...@sas.comwrote: As a user, I'm less concerned with the internal hackiness level, more so with the consistent interface :-) The code is clean enough to support both, it appears. I'd vote for it; I can contribute some code if you like. On Jan 12, 2:08 pm, Kenton Varda ken...@google.com wrote: Hmm, you're probably right that the arguments should have used hyphens rather than underscores. That said, we certainly can't just change it without breaking people, and accepting both seems hacky. On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 10:19 AM, David Biesack david.bies...@sas.com wrote: --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Protocol Buffers group. To post to this group, send email to protobuf@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to protobuf+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: POSIX long command line arguments
I'm for changing it. Command line flags get deprecated in software all the time. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Protocol Buffers group. To post to this group, send email to protobuf@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to protobuf+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: POSIX long command line arguments
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Alek Storm alek.st...@gmail.com wrote: I'm for changing it. Command line flags get deprecated in software all the time. Only for good reasons. This isn't a good enough reason to deprecate. So the options are between having just the underscore versions or accepting both underscores and hyphens. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Protocol Buffers group. To post to this group, send email to protobuf@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to protobuf+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
