From: Hal Fulton <hal9000@...>
Date: 2004-10-12T23:55:41+09:00
Subject: Re: ARGV || something

Bil Kleb wrote:
> Ara.T.Howard@noaa.gov wrote:
> 
>> On Sat, 9 Oct 2004, Bil Kleb wrote:
>>
>>> I used to do this with VERSION < 1.8,
>>>
>>> components = ARGV || %w[ Adjoint Design FUN3D_90 GetGrad
>>>                          GridMove HRefine LibF90 Mixed Party
>>>                          PHYSICS_MODULES Rad ]
>>
>>
>> even in 1.6.8 ARGV is an Array, and so always true?  you have code 
>> that gives default arguments like this?
> 
> 
> I thought I did, but upon some CVS log checking, this bit of
> code just snuck in and this "option" was never actually put
> to the test, i.e., used.
> 
> Thanks everyone for suggestions that actually work.  :)

Maybe you meant to say:   ARGV[0] || stuff

That would work, though it's a little clunky. I probably
even recommended it in my earlier days...  ;)


Hal