From: nobu.nokada@...
Date: 2002-08-01T22:51:24+09:00
Subject: Re: Question about GetoptLong

Hi,

At Thu, 1 Aug 2002 00:19:58 +0900,
Patrick Bennett wrote:
> >AFAIK, GetoptLong never eat non-option arguments regardless
> >ordering mode.
> >
> Well with Ruby 1.6.6 it does.  If I have XXXX -c -a and the GetoptLong
> is set to only understand -c, then -a gets eaten.

You need to call GetoptLong#terminate seeing "-c".

> Unfortunately this solution will require the users to enter 'global'
> options before the "command" (always), but at this point I think it's
> something I may have to live with.

Then, you need to remember global options, and append
per-command options to them.

Alternatively, you can use optparse.rb, it allows option
definitions at multiple places.

-- 
Nobu Nakada