Re: [GUSDEV] bld command: less typing for 'build'

[Steve F. <sfi...@pc...>]

this is admitedly a shortcut.

sorry, its all i have time for now.

steve

Michael Saffitz wrote:

>I'm not a big fan of the shortcut command.  If the motivation is that 90% of
>the time the command is run as:
>
>build proj/comp install -append
>
>Then let's change the command so that install -append are the default, or at
>least that it can run with abbreviated arguments:
>
>build proj i or build proj we
>
>Let's fix the underlying problem (poorly designed arguments to build)
>instead of masking it.  Then, if people still feel it's too long, they can
>alias in their shell.
>
>--Mike
>
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>On 10/4/05 4:13 PM, "Y. Thomas Gan" <yon...@pc...> wrote:
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>>I find it inconvenient/confusing when I have to switch to the full command
>>synopsis if I want to have additional options such as -clean and
>>-skipJavaCompiling, or if I need to do a webinstall.
>>
>>I would argue for making the shortcut to also take other options supported
>>by the full command.
>>
>>I guess we could do something for build project/[component] webinstall
>>too, we can simply use alias instead.
>>
>>-Thomas
>>
>>
>>On Tue, 4 Oct 2005, Steve Fischer wrote:
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>>>folks-
>>>
>>>i have added a minor shortcut command called 'bld' to save a little typing.
>>>
>>>Here is its usage:
>>>
>>>[sfischer@hera bin]$ bld
>>>
>>>Usage: bld project[/component]
>>>
>>>calls 'build project[/component] install -append'
>>>
>>>
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