Re: autoconf option fun

[Pavel Roskin]

Hello, Akim!

> Yep, I'm in favor of removing all the --a* etc. it makes it uselessly
> ambiguous, and short options are a better means to abbreviate.  And
> trying to support exact abbreviations, as is done in configure, is an
> additional tedious maintenance nightmare.  Maybe the day we rewrite
> these guys atop M4sh we will improve this support, but before this,
> trying to ``fix'' this is a pure waste of time.  Let's just remove
> thus --a*.

Ok, I assume I have your support. I'm applying the patch.

ChangeLog:
        * autoconf.sh: Temporarily disable recognizing of abbreviated
        long options - it's hard to maintain them by hand.
        * autoheader.sh: Likewise.
        * autoreconf.sh: Likewise.
        * autoupdate.sh: Likewise.
        * ifnames.sh: Likewise.

Regards,
Pavel Roskin

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Index: autoconf.sh
--- autoconf.sh Fri Nov  3 11:47:33 2000
+++ autoconf.sh Tue Nov  7 12:31:43 2000
@@ -133,72 +133,72 @@
   optarg=`expr "x$1" : 'x--[^=]*=\(.*\)' \| \
                "x$1" : 'x-.\(.*\)'`
   case $1 in
-    --version | --vers* | -V )
+    --version | -V )
        echo "$version" ; exit 0 ;;
-    --help | --h* | -h )
+    --help | -h )
        echo "$usage"; exit 0 ;;
 
-    --debug | --d* | -d )
+    --debug | -d )
        debug=:; shift ;;
-    --verbose | --verb* | -v )
+    --verbose | -v )
        verbose=echo
        shift;;
 
-    --localdir=* | --l*=* | -l?* )
+    --localdir=* | -l?* )
        localdir=$optarg
        shift ;;
-    --localdir | --l* | -l )
+    --localdir | -l )
        test $# = 1 && eval "$exit_missing_arg"
        shift
        localdir=$1
        shift ;;
 
-    --autoconf-dir=* | --a*=* | -A?* )
+    --autoconf-dir=* | -A?* )
       autoconf_dir=$optarg
        shift ;;
-    --autoconf-dir | --a* | -A )
+    --autoconf-dir | -A )
        test $# = 1 && eval "$exit_missing_arg"
        shift
        autoconf_dir=$1
        shift ;;
-    --macrodir=* | --m*=* | -m?* )
+    --macrodir=* | -m?* )
        echo "$me: warning: --macrodir is obsolete, use --autoconf-dir" >&2
        autoconf_dir=$optarg
        shift ;;
-    --macrodir | --m* | -m )
+    --macrodir | -m )
        echo "$me: warning: --macrodir is obsolete, use --autoconf-dir" >&2
        test $# = 1 && eval "$exit_missing_arg"
        shift
        autoconf_dir=$1
        shift ;;
 
-    --trace=* | --t*=* | -t?* )
+    --trace=* | -t?* )
        task=trace
        traces="$traces '"`echo "$optarg" | sed "s/'/'\\\\\\\\''/g"`"'"
        shift ;;
-    --trace | --t* | -t )
+    --trace | -t )
        test $# = 1 && eval "$exit_missing_arg"
        task=trace
        shift
        traces="$traces '"`echo "$1" | sed "s/'/'\\\\\\\\''/g"`"'"
        shift ;;
-    --initialization | --i* | -i )
+    --initialization | -i )
        initialization=:
        shift;;
 
-    --output=* | --o*=* | -o?* )
+    --output=* | -o?* )
        outfile=$optarg
        shift ;;
-    --output | --o* | -o )
+    --output | -o )
        test $# = 1 && eval "$exit_missing_arg"
        shift
        outfile=$1
        shift ;;
 
-    --warnings=* | --w*=* | -W?* )
+    --warnings=* | -W?* )
        warnings=$warnings,$optarg
        shift ;;
-    --warnings | --w* | -W )
+    --warnings | -W )
        test $# = 1 && eval "$exit_missing_arg"
        shift
        warnings=$warnings,$1
Index: autoheader.sh
--- autoheader.sh       Fri Oct 27 09:48:15 2000
+++ autoheader.sh       Tue Nov  7 12:32:17 2000
@@ -104,49 +104,49 @@
   optarg=`expr "x$1" : 'x--[^=]*=\(.*\)' \| \
                "x$1" : 'x-.\(.*\)'`
   case $1 in
-    --version | --vers* | -V )
+    --version | -V )
        echo "$version" ; exit 0 ;;
-    --help | --h* | -h )
+    --help | -h )
        echo "$usage"; exit 0 ;;
 
-    --debug | --d* | -d )
+    --debug | -d )
        debug=:; shift ;;
-    --verbose | --verb* | -v )
+    --verbose | -v )
        verbose=echo
        shift;;
 
-    --localdir=* | --l*=* | -l?* )
+    --localdir=* | -l?* )
        localdir=$optarg
        shift ;;
-    --localdir | --l* | -l )
+    --localdir | -l )
        test $# = 1 && eval "$exit_missing_arg"
        shift
        localdir=$1
        shift ;;
 
-    --autoconf-dir=* | --a*=* | -A?* )
+    --autoconf-dir=* | -A?* )
       autoconf_dir=$optarg
        shift ;;
-    --autoconf-dir | --a* | -A )
+    --autoconf-dir | -A )
        test $# = 1 && eval "$exit_missing_arg"
        shift
        autoconf_dir=$1
        shift ;;
-    --macrodir=* | --m*=* | -m?* )
+    --macrodir=* | -m?* )
        echo "$me: warning: --macrodir is obsolete, use --autoconf-dir" >&2
        autoconf_dir=$optarg
        shift ;;
-    --macrodir | --m* | -m )
+    --macrodir | -m )
        echo "$me: warning: --macrodir is obsolete, use --autoconf-dir" >&2
        test $# = 1 && eval "$exit_missing_arg"
        shift
        autoconf_dir=$1
        shift ;;
 
-    --warnings=* | --w*=* | -W?* )
+    --warnings=* | -W?* )
        warnings=$warnings,$optarg
        shift ;;
-    --warnings | --w* | -W )
+    --warnings | -W )
        test $# = 1 && eval "$exit_missing_arg"
        shift
        warnings=$warnings,$1
Index: autoreconf.sh
--- autoreconf.sh       Wed Nov  1 15:05:48 2000
+++ autoreconf.sh       Tue Nov  7 12:32:50 2000
@@ -130,60 +130,60 @@
   optarg=`expr "x$1" : 'x--[^=]*=\(.*\)' \| \
                "x$1" : 'x-.\(.*\)'`
   case "$1" in
-    --version | --vers* | -V )
+    --version | -V )
        echo "$version" ; exit 0 ;;
-    --help | --h* | -h )
+    --help | -h )
        echo "$usage"; exit 0 ;;
 
-    --verbose | --verb* | -v )
+    --verbose | -v )
        verbose=echo
        shift;;
-    --debug | --d* | -d )
+    --debug | -d )
        debug=:; shift ;;
 
-    --localdir=* | --l*=* | -l?* )
+    --localdir=* | -l?* )
        localdir=$optarg
        shift ;;
-    --localdir | --l* | -l )
+    --localdir | -l )
        test $# = 1 && eval "$exit_missing_arg"
        shift
        localdir=$1
        shift ;;
 
-    --autoconf-dir=* | --a*=* | -A?* )
+    --autoconf-dir=* | -A?* )
       autoconf_dir=$optarg
        shift ;;
-    --autoconf-dir | --a* | -A )
+    --autoconf-dir | -A )
        test $# = 1 && eval "$exit_missing_arg"
        shift
        autoconf_dir=$1
        shift ;;
-    --macrodir=* | --m*=* | -m?* )
+    --macrodir=* | -m?* )
        echo "$me: warning: --macrodir is obsolete, use --autoconf-dir" >&2
        autoconf_dir=$optarg
        shift ;;
-    --macrodir | --m* | -m )
+    --macrodir | -m )
        echo "$me: warning: --macrodir is obsolete, use --autoconf-dir" >&2
        test $# = 1 && eval "$exit_missing_arg"
        shift
        autoconf_dir=$1
        shift ;;
 
-    --m4dir=* | --m4*=* | -M?* )
+    --m4dir=* | -M?* )
        m4dir=$optarg
        shift ;;
-    --m4dir | --m4* | -M )
+    --m4dir | -M )
        test $# = 1 && eval "$exit_missing_arg"
        shift
        m4dir=$1
        shift ;;
 
-     --force | --forc* | -f )
+     --force | -f )
        force=:; shift ;;
 
-     --install | --ins* | -i )
+     --install | -i )
        install=:; shift ;;
-     --symlink | --s* | -s )
+     --symlink | -s )
        symlink=:; shift ;;
 
      # Options of Automake.
Index: autoupdate.sh
--- autoupdate.sh       Thu Nov  2 10:20:51 2000
+++ autoupdate.sh       Tue Nov  7 12:33:27 2000
@@ -116,39 +116,39 @@
   optarg=`expr "x$1" : 'x--[^=]*=\(.*\)' \| \
                "x$1" : 'x-.\(.*\)'`
   case $1 in
-    --version | --vers* | -V )
+    --version | -V )
        echo "$version" ; exit 0 ;;
-    --help | --h* | -h )
+    --help | -h )
        echo "$usage"; exit 0 ;;
 
-    --debug | --d* | -d )
+    --debug | -d )
        debug=:; shift ;;
-    --verbose | --verb* | -v )
+    --verbose | -v )
        verbose=echo
        shift;;
 
-    --localdir=* | --l*=* | -l?* )
+    --localdir=* | -l?* )
        localdir=$optarg
        shift ;;
-    --localdir | --l* | -l )
+    --localdir | -l )
        test $# = 1 && eval "$exit_missing_arg"
        shift
        localdir=$1
        shift ;;
 
-    --autoconf-dir=* | --a*=* | -A?* )
+    --autoconf-dir=* | -A?* )
       autoconf_dir=$optarg
        shift ;;
-    --autoconf-dir | --a* | -A )
+    --autoconf-dir | -A )
        test $# = 1 && eval "$exit_missing_arg"
        shift
        autoconf_dir=$1
        shift ;;
-    --macrodir=* | --m*=* | -m?* )
+    --macrodir=* | -m?* )
        echo "$me: warning: --macrodir is obsolete, use --autoconf-dir" >&2
        autoconf_dir=$optarg
        shift ;;
-    --macrodir | --m* | -m )
+    --macrodir | -m )
        echo "$me: warning: --macrodir is obsolete, use --autoconf-dir" >&2
        test $# = 1 && eval "$exit_missing_arg"
        shift
Index: ifnames.sh
--- ifnames.sh  Thu Nov  2 12:13:19 2000
+++ ifnames.sh  Tue Nov  7 12:34:10 2000
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@
 
 while test $# -gt 0; do
   case "$1" in
-  --h* | -h )
+  --help | -h )
     echo "$usage"; exit 0 ;;
-  --v* | -V )
+  --version | -V )
     echo "$version"; exit 0 ;;
   --)     # Stop option processing.
     shift; break ;;
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