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From:
Abigail
Date:
July 27, 2014 18:23
Subject:
Re: command line options
Message ID:
20140727182258.GA11565@almanda.fritz.box
On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 04:16:54PM +0200, H.Merijn Brand wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Jul 2014 09:41:45 -0400, Peter Martini
> <petercmartini@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > While we're discussing adding '-N' and '-P' flags, I noticed a while
> > ago that '-h' is not one of the documented flags when running 'perl
> > -h'.
> > 
> > http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/blob/HEAD:/perl.c#l2946 points out
> > this is intentional, and that "[the perl -h output] really ought to be
> > max 23 lines".
> > 
> > Is that something we still want to hold ourselves too?
> > 
> > And on a related note, do we have to hold ourselves to single letter
> > flags, or would double-dashed flags be an option?
> 
> ab821d7f 1996-03-24 12:18:11 perl-5.002    + 056    2946:     /* This message really ought to be max 23 lines.
> 
> My personal opinion is that we can go over. It is not 1996 anymore
> 


Well, now "everyone" uses tablets and phones with much smaller screens
than 1996-era monitors had... ;-)


Abigail

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