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Re: timeout --help --help


From: Eric Blake
Subject: Re: timeout --help --help
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:29:39 -0600
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On 03/22/2010 04:18 AM, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> 
> True, '+' negates that argument.
> So perhaps parse_long_options is just a shortcut for commands
> that don't have to process their own options?

Yes, that's my understanding.

> 
> That suggests that chroot and timeout at least should be
> modified as you suggest.  I still think I'm missing something though?

I don't think you're missing anything.  Because timeout takes options in
addition to --help/--version, it does not need to use
parse_long_options, but should do everything itself.

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Eric Blake   address@hidden    +1-801-349-2682
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org

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