From: Frank K. <fbk...@at...> - 2002-05-31 12:18:14
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berk wrote: > HPA> I like the -Xgnu or -Xms format (please do allow this as -X gnu or -X ms > HPA> as well.) This is in preference to the "--vs" for the error-message formats? That could be easily changed - I really wasn't too crazy about going to the "--" form, but we're running out of single letters... The second part raises a question: What's the *preferred* method of skipping whitespace? (we do it about twelve different ways) > Why don't we use getopt? Whazzat? Shall I re-do that as "-X"? Is "static" right on that variable??? (maybe "global" for future expansion? I can see "report_error()" becoming one of several files in "errorhandlers/", the way we're headed.) I suppose "ms" and "gnu" want to be handled in a manner similar to the "text options" to allow for future expansion? (rather than "if ms ... / else gnu"?) Do I even need to ask which is the default? :) This feature request got assigned to me somehow, tho I know nothing of Visual Studio. It won't hurt my feelings if someone better-versed in C syntax and formatting actually implements it. While we're editing nasm.c - we probably want to do something with that "#ifdef" in the middle of "printf", to keep newer gcc happy. As I recall, showing the compile date by default is something I changed when all the version numbers were "0.98.08", so I could tell which was which. We *may* not want to do that at all. (tho I like it) Best, Frank |