From: nobu.nokada@...
Date: 2003-01-22T07:24:53+09:00
Subject: Re: And now 2 optparse nits

Hi,

At Wed, 22 Jan 2003 04:54:22 +0900,
Han Holl wrote:
> Here's optparse behaviour:
> 
> ./opttest.rb --require kkk
> #<Object:0x40232ce0 @exec=true, @library="kkk", @quit=nil>
> ./opttest.rb -r=kkk
> #<Object:0x40232ce0 @exec=true, @library="=kkk", @quit=nil>
> 
> Unix conventions are: -f value      or
>       --long-options=value
> I think both forms above should be syntax errors.
> (but of course it's not really important).

They are allowed by GNU tools whose design I'd followed, and
also autoconf at least.

Ex.

  $ date --ref version.h
  Mon Jan 20 18:23:18 JST 2003
  $ date -rversion.h
  Mon Jan 20 18:23:18 JST 2003
  $ touch =x
  $ date -r=x
  Wed Jan 22 07:20:35 JST 2003

-- 
Nobu Nakada