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diff --git a/Master/tlpkg/tlperl0/lib/Getopt/Long.pm b/Master/tlpkg/tlperl0/lib/Getopt/Long.pm new file mode 100755 index 00000000000..c827d3c39b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/tlpkg/tlperl0/lib/Getopt/Long.pm @@ -0,0 +1,2649 @@ +# Getopt::Long.pm -- Universal options parsing + +package Getopt::Long; + +# RCS Status : $Id: Long.pm,v 2.76 2009/03/30 20:54:30 jv Exp $ +# Author : Johan Vromans +# Created On : Tue Sep 11 15:00:12 1990 +# Last Modified By: Johan Vromans +# Last Modified On: Mon Mar 30 22:51:17 2009 +# Update Count : 1601 +# Status : Released + +################ Module Preamble ################ + +use 5.004; + +use strict; + +use vars qw($VERSION); +$VERSION = 2.38; +# For testing versions only. +#use vars qw($VERSION_STRING); +#$VERSION_STRING = "2.38"; + +use Exporter; +use vars qw(@ISA @EXPORT @EXPORT_OK); +@ISA = qw(Exporter); + +# Exported subroutines. +sub GetOptions(@); # always +sub GetOptionsFromArray(@); # on demand +sub GetOptionsFromString(@); # on demand +sub Configure(@); # on demand +sub HelpMessage(@); # on demand +sub VersionMessage(@); # in demand + +BEGIN { + # Init immediately so their contents can be used in the 'use vars' below. + @EXPORT = qw(&GetOptions $REQUIRE_ORDER $PERMUTE $RETURN_IN_ORDER); + @EXPORT_OK = qw(&HelpMessage &VersionMessage &Configure + &GetOptionsFromArray &GetOptionsFromString); +} + +# User visible variables. +use vars @EXPORT, @EXPORT_OK; +use vars qw($error $debug $major_version $minor_version); +# Deprecated visible variables. +use vars qw($autoabbrev $getopt_compat $ignorecase $bundling $order + $passthrough); +# Official invisible variables. +use vars qw($genprefix $caller $gnu_compat $auto_help $auto_version $longprefix); + +# Public subroutines. +sub config(@); # deprecated name + +# Private subroutines. +sub ConfigDefaults(); +sub ParseOptionSpec($$); +sub OptCtl($); +sub FindOption($$$$$); +sub ValidValue ($$$$$); + +################ Local Variables ################ + +# $requested_version holds the version that was mentioned in the 'use' +# or 'require', if any. It can be used to enable or disable specific +# features. +my $requested_version = 0; + +################ Resident subroutines ################ + +sub ConfigDefaults() { + # Handle POSIX compliancy. + if ( defined $ENV{"POSIXLY_CORRECT"} ) { + $genprefix = "(--|-)"; + $autoabbrev = 0; # no automatic abbrev of options + $bundling = 0; # no bundling of single letter switches + $getopt_compat = 0; # disallow '+' to start options + $order = $REQUIRE_ORDER; + } + else { + $genprefix = "(--|-|\\+)"; + $autoabbrev = 1; # automatic abbrev of options + $bundling = 0; # bundling off by default + $getopt_compat = 1; # allow '+' to start options + $order = $PERMUTE; + } + # Other configurable settings. + $debug = 0; # for debugging + $error = 0; # error tally + $ignorecase = 1; # ignore case when matching options + $passthrough = 0; # leave unrecognized options alone + $gnu_compat = 0; # require --opt=val if value is optional + $longprefix = "(--)"; # what does a long prefix look like +} + +# Override import. +sub import { + my $pkg = shift; # package + my @syms = (); # symbols to import + my @config = (); # configuration + my $dest = \@syms; # symbols first + for ( @_ ) { + if ( $_ eq ':config' ) { + $dest = \@config; # config next + next; + } + push(@$dest, $_); # push + } + # Hide one level and call super. + local $Exporter::ExportLevel = 1; + push(@syms, qw(&GetOptions)) if @syms; # always export GetOptions + $pkg->SUPER::import(@syms); + # And configure. + Configure(@config) if @config; +} + +################ Initialization ################ + +# Values for $order. See GNU getopt.c for details. +($REQUIRE_ORDER, $PERMUTE, $RETURN_IN_ORDER) = (0..2); +# Version major/minor numbers. +($major_version, $minor_version) = $VERSION =~ /^(\d+)\.(\d+)/; + +ConfigDefaults(); + +################ OO Interface ################ + +package Getopt::Long::Parser; + +# Store a copy of the default configuration. Since ConfigDefaults has +# just been called, what we get from Configure is the default. +my $default_config = do { + Getopt::Long::Configure () +}; + +sub new { + my $that = shift; + my $class = ref($that) || $that; + my %atts = @_; + + # Register the callers package. + my $self = { caller_pkg => (caller)[0] }; + + bless ($self, $class); + + # Process config attributes. + if ( defined $atts{config} ) { + my $save = Getopt::Long::Configure ($default_config, @{$atts{config}}); + $self->{settings} = Getopt::Long::Configure ($save); + delete ($atts{config}); + } + # Else use default config. + else { + $self->{settings} = $default_config; + } + + if ( %atts ) { # Oops + die(__PACKAGE__.": unhandled attributes: ". + join(" ", sort(keys(%atts)))."\n"); + } + + $self; +} + +sub configure { + my ($self) = shift; + + # Restore settings, merge new settings in. + my $save = Getopt::Long::Configure ($self->{settings}, @_); + + # Restore orig config and save the new config. + $self->{settings} = Getopt::Long::Configure ($save); +} + +sub getoptions { + my ($self) = shift; + + # Restore config settings. + my $save = Getopt::Long::Configure ($self->{settings}); + + # Call main routine. + my $ret = 0; + $Getopt::Long::caller = $self->{caller_pkg}; + + eval { + # Locally set exception handler to default, otherwise it will + # be called implicitly here, and again explicitly when we try + # to deliver the messages. + local ($SIG{__DIE__}) = 'DEFAULT'; + $ret = Getopt::Long::GetOptions (@_); + }; + + # Restore saved settings. + Getopt::Long::Configure ($save); + + # Handle errors and return value. + die ($@) if $@; + return $ret; +} + +package Getopt::Long; + +################ Back to Normal ################ + +# Indices in option control info. +# Note that ParseOptions uses the fields directly. Search for 'hard-wired'. +use constant CTL_TYPE => 0; +#use constant CTL_TYPE_FLAG => ''; +#use constant CTL_TYPE_NEG => '!'; +#use constant CTL_TYPE_INCR => '+'; +#use constant CTL_TYPE_INT => 'i'; +#use constant CTL_TYPE_INTINC => 'I'; +#use constant CTL_TYPE_XINT => 'o'; +#use constant CTL_TYPE_FLOAT => 'f'; +#use constant CTL_TYPE_STRING => 's'; + +use constant CTL_CNAME => 1; + +use constant CTL_DEFAULT => 2; + +use constant CTL_DEST => 3; + use constant CTL_DEST_SCALAR => 0; + use constant CTL_DEST_ARRAY => 1; + use constant CTL_DEST_HASH => 2; + use constant CTL_DEST_CODE => 3; + +use constant CTL_AMIN => 4; +use constant CTL_AMAX => 5; + +# FFU. +#use constant CTL_RANGE => ; +#use constant CTL_REPEAT => ; + +# Rather liberal patterns to match numbers. +use constant PAT_INT => "[-+]?_*[0-9][0-9_]*"; +use constant PAT_XINT => + "(?:". + "[-+]?_*[1-9][0-9_]*". + "|". + "0x_*[0-9a-f][0-9a-f_]*". + "|". + "0b_*[01][01_]*". + "|". + "0[0-7_]*". + ")"; +use constant PAT_FLOAT => "[-+]?[0-9._]+(\.[0-9_]+)?([eE][-+]?[0-9_]+)?"; + +sub GetOptions(@) { + # Shift in default array. + unshift(@_, \@ARGV); + # Try to keep caller() and Carp consitent. + goto &GetOptionsFromArray; +} + +sub GetOptionsFromString(@) { + my ($string) = shift; + require Text::ParseWords; + my $args = [ Text::ParseWords::shellwords($string) ]; + $caller ||= (caller)[0]; # current context + my $ret = GetOptionsFromArray($args, @_); + return ( $ret, $args ) if wantarray; + if ( @$args ) { + $ret = 0; + warn("GetOptionsFromString: Excess data \"@$args\" in string \"$string\"\n"); + } + $ret; +} + +sub GetOptionsFromArray(@) { + + my ($argv, @optionlist) = @_; # local copy of the option descriptions + my $argend = '--'; # option list terminator + my %opctl = (); # table of option specs + my $pkg = $caller || (caller)[0]; # current context + # Needed if linkage is omitted. + my @ret = (); # accum for non-options + my %linkage; # linkage + my $userlinkage; # user supplied HASH + my $opt; # current option + my $prefix = $genprefix; # current prefix + + $error = ''; + + if ( $debug ) { + # Avoid some warnings if debugging. + local ($^W) = 0; + print STDERR + ("Getopt::Long $Getopt::Long::VERSION (", + '$Revision: 2.76 $', ") ", + "called from package \"$pkg\".", + "\n ", + "argv: (@$argv)", + "\n ", + "autoabbrev=$autoabbrev,". + "bundling=$bundling,", + "getopt_compat=$getopt_compat,", + "gnu_compat=$gnu_compat,", + "order=$order,", + "\n ", + "ignorecase=$ignorecase,", + "requested_version=$requested_version,", + "passthrough=$passthrough,", + "genprefix=\"$genprefix\",", + "longprefix=\"$longprefix\".", + "\n"); + } + + # Check for ref HASH as first argument. + # First argument may be an object. It's OK to use this as long + # as it is really a hash underneath. + $userlinkage = undef; + if ( @optionlist && ref($optionlist[0]) and + UNIVERSAL::isa($optionlist[0],'HASH') ) { + $userlinkage = shift (@optionlist); + print STDERR ("=> user linkage: $userlinkage\n") if $debug; + } + + # See if the first element of the optionlist contains option + # starter characters. + # Be careful not to interpret '<>' as option starters. + if ( @optionlist && $optionlist[0] =~ /^\W+$/ + && !($optionlist[0] eq '<>' + && @optionlist > 0 + && ref($optionlist[1])) ) { + $prefix = shift (@optionlist); + # Turn into regexp. Needs to be parenthesized! + $prefix =~ s/(\W)/\\$1/g; + $prefix = "([" . $prefix . "])"; + print STDERR ("=> prefix=\"$prefix\"\n") if $debug; + } + + # Verify correctness of optionlist. + %opctl = (); + while ( @optionlist ) { + my $opt = shift (@optionlist); + + unless ( defined($opt) ) { + $error .= "Undefined argument in option spec\n"; + next; + } + + # Strip leading prefix so people can specify "--foo=i" if they like. + $opt = $+ if $opt =~ /^$prefix+(.*)$/s; + + if ( $opt eq '<>' ) { + if ( (defined $userlinkage) + && !(@optionlist > 0 && ref($optionlist[0])) + && (exists $userlinkage->{$opt}) + && ref($userlinkage->{$opt}) ) { + unshift (@optionlist, $userlinkage->{$opt}); + } + unless ( @optionlist > 0 + && ref($optionlist[0]) && ref($optionlist[0]) eq 'CODE' ) { + $error .= "Option spec <> requires a reference to a subroutine\n"; + # Kill the linkage (to avoid another error). + shift (@optionlist) + if @optionlist && ref($optionlist[0]); + next; + } + $linkage{'<>'} = shift (@optionlist); + next; + } + + # Parse option spec. + my ($name, $orig) = ParseOptionSpec ($opt, \%opctl); + unless ( defined $name ) { + # Failed. $orig contains the error message. Sorry for the abuse. + $error .= $orig; + # Kill the linkage (to avoid another error). + shift (@optionlist) + if @optionlist && ref($optionlist[0]); + next; + } + + # If no linkage is supplied in the @optionlist, copy it from + # the userlinkage if available. + if ( defined $userlinkage ) { + unless ( @optionlist > 0 && ref($optionlist[0]) ) { + if ( exists $userlinkage->{$orig} && + ref($userlinkage->{$orig}) ) { + print STDERR ("=> found userlinkage for \"$orig\": ", + "$userlinkage->{$orig}\n") + if $debug; + unshift (@optionlist, $userlinkage->{$orig}); + } + else { + # Do nothing. Being undefined will be handled later. + next; + } + } + } + + # Copy the linkage. If omitted, link to global variable. + if ( @optionlist > 0 && ref($optionlist[0]) ) { + print STDERR ("=> link \"$orig\" to $optionlist[0]\n") + if $debug; + my $rl = ref($linkage{$orig} = shift (@optionlist)); + + if ( $rl eq "ARRAY" ) { + $opctl{$name}[CTL_DEST] = CTL_DEST_ARRAY; + } + elsif ( $rl eq "HASH" ) { + $opctl{$name}[CTL_DEST] = CTL_DEST_HASH; + } + elsif ( $rl eq "SCALAR" || $rl eq "REF" ) { +# if ( $opctl{$name}[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_ARRAY ) { +# my $t = $linkage{$orig}; +# $$t = $linkage{$orig} = []; +# } +# elsif ( $opctl{$name}[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_HASH ) { +# } +# else { + # Ok. +# } + } + elsif ( $rl eq "CODE" ) { + # Ok. + } + else { + $error .= "Invalid option linkage for \"$opt\"\n"; + } + } + else { + # Link to global $opt_XXX variable. + # Make sure a valid perl identifier results. + my $ov = $orig; + $ov =~ s/\W/_/g; + if ( $opctl{$name}[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_ARRAY ) { + print STDERR ("=> link \"$orig\" to \@$pkg","::opt_$ov\n") + if $debug; + eval ("\$linkage{\$orig} = \\\@".$pkg."::opt_$ov;"); + } + elsif ( $opctl{$name}[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_HASH ) { + print STDERR ("=> link \"$orig\" to \%$pkg","::opt_$ov\n") + if $debug; + eval ("\$linkage{\$orig} = \\\%".$pkg."::opt_$ov;"); + } + else { + print STDERR ("=> link \"$orig\" to \$$pkg","::opt_$ov\n") + if $debug; + eval ("\$linkage{\$orig} = \\\$".$pkg."::opt_$ov;"); + } + } + + if ( $opctl{$name}[CTL_TYPE] eq 'I' + && ( $opctl{$name}[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_ARRAY + || $opctl{$name}[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_HASH ) + ) { + $error .= "Invalid option linkage for \"$opt\"\n"; + } + + } + + # Bail out if errors found. + die ($error) if $error; + $error = 0; + + # Supply --version and --help support, if needed and allowed. + if ( defined($auto_version) ? $auto_version : ($requested_version >= 2.3203) ) { + if ( !defined($opctl{version}) ) { + $opctl{version} = ['','version',0,CTL_DEST_CODE,undef]; + $linkage{version} = \&VersionMessage; + } + $auto_version = 1; + } + if ( defined($auto_help) ? $auto_help : ($requested_version >= 2.3203) ) { + if ( !defined($opctl{help}) && !defined($opctl{'?'}) ) { + $opctl{help} = $opctl{'?'} = ['','help',0,CTL_DEST_CODE,undef]; + $linkage{help} = \&HelpMessage; + } + $auto_help = 1; + } + + # Show the options tables if debugging. + if ( $debug ) { + my ($arrow, $k, $v); + $arrow = "=> "; + while ( ($k,$v) = each(%opctl) ) { + print STDERR ($arrow, "\$opctl{$k} = $v ", OptCtl($v), "\n"); + $arrow = " "; + } + } + + # Process argument list + my $goon = 1; + while ( $goon && @$argv > 0 ) { + + # Get next argument. + $opt = shift (@$argv); + print STDERR ("=> arg \"", $opt, "\"\n") if $debug; + + # Double dash is option list terminator. + if ( $opt eq $argend ) { + push (@ret, $argend) if $passthrough; + last; + } + + # Look it up. + my $tryopt = $opt; + my $found; # success status + my $key; # key (if hash type) + my $arg; # option argument + my $ctl; # the opctl entry + + ($found, $opt, $ctl, $arg, $key) = + FindOption ($argv, $prefix, $argend, $opt, \%opctl); + + if ( $found ) { + + # FindOption undefines $opt in case of errors. + next unless defined $opt; + + my $argcnt = 0; + while ( defined $arg ) { + + # Get the canonical name. + print STDERR ("=> cname for \"$opt\" is ") if $debug; + $opt = $ctl->[CTL_CNAME]; + print STDERR ("\"$ctl->[CTL_CNAME]\"\n") if $debug; + + if ( defined $linkage{$opt} ) { + print STDERR ("=> ref(\$L{$opt}) -> ", + ref($linkage{$opt}), "\n") if $debug; + + if ( ref($linkage{$opt}) eq 'SCALAR' + || ref($linkage{$opt}) eq 'REF' ) { + if ( $ctl->[CTL_TYPE] eq '+' ) { + print STDERR ("=> \$\$L{$opt} += \"$arg\"\n") + if $debug; + if ( defined ${$linkage{$opt}} ) { + ${$linkage{$opt}} += $arg; + } + else { + ${$linkage{$opt}} = $arg; + } + } + elsif ( $ctl->[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_ARRAY ) { + print STDERR ("=> ref(\$L{$opt}) auto-vivified", + " to ARRAY\n") + if $debug; + my $t = $linkage{$opt}; + $$t = $linkage{$opt} = []; + print STDERR ("=> push(\@{\$L{$opt}, \"$arg\")\n") + if $debug; + push (@{$linkage{$opt}}, $arg); + } + elsif ( $ctl->[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_HASH ) { + print STDERR ("=> ref(\$L{$opt}) auto-vivified", + " to HASH\n") + if $debug; + my $t = $linkage{$opt}; + $$t = $linkage{$opt} = {}; + print STDERR ("=> \$\$L{$opt}->{$key} = \"$arg\"\n") + if $debug; + $linkage{$opt}->{$key} = $arg; + } + else { + print STDERR ("=> \$\$L{$opt} = \"$arg\"\n") + if $debug; + ${$linkage{$opt}} = $arg; + } + } + elsif ( ref($linkage{$opt}) eq 'ARRAY' ) { + print STDERR ("=> push(\@{\$L{$opt}, \"$arg\")\n") + if $debug; + push (@{$linkage{$opt}}, $arg); + } + elsif ( ref($linkage{$opt}) eq 'HASH' ) { + print STDERR ("=> \$\$L{$opt}->{$key} = \"$arg\"\n") + if $debug; + $linkage{$opt}->{$key} = $arg; + } + elsif ( ref($linkage{$opt}) eq 'CODE' ) { + print STDERR ("=> &L{$opt}(\"$opt\"", + $ctl->[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_HASH ? ", \"$key\"" : "", + ", \"$arg\")\n") + if $debug; + my $eval_error = do { + local $@; + local $SIG{__DIE__} = 'DEFAULT'; + eval { + &{$linkage{$opt}} + (Getopt::Long::CallBack->new + (name => $opt, + ctl => $ctl, + opctl => \%opctl, + linkage => \%linkage, + prefix => $prefix, + ), + $ctl->[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_HASH ? ($key) : (), + $arg); + }; + $@; + }; + print STDERR ("=> die($eval_error)\n") + if $debug && $eval_error ne ''; + if ( $eval_error =~ /^!/ ) { + if ( $eval_error =~ /^!FINISH\b/ ) { + $goon = 0; + } + } + elsif ( $eval_error ne '' ) { + warn ($eval_error); + $error++; + } + } + else { + print STDERR ("Invalid REF type \"", ref($linkage{$opt}), + "\" in linkage\n"); + die("Getopt::Long -- internal error!\n"); + } + } + # No entry in linkage means entry in userlinkage. + elsif ( $ctl->[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_ARRAY ) { + if ( defined $userlinkage->{$opt} ) { + print STDERR ("=> push(\@{\$L{$opt}}, \"$arg\")\n") + if $debug; + push (@{$userlinkage->{$opt}}, $arg); + } + else { + print STDERR ("=>\$L{$opt} = [\"$arg\"]\n") + if $debug; + $userlinkage->{$opt} = [$arg]; + } + } + elsif ( $ctl->[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_HASH ) { + if ( defined $userlinkage->{$opt} ) { + print STDERR ("=> \$L{$opt}->{$key} = \"$arg\"\n") + if $debug; + $userlinkage->{$opt}->{$key} = $arg; + } + else { + print STDERR ("=>\$L{$opt} = {$key => \"$arg\"}\n") + if $debug; + $userlinkage->{$opt} = {$key => $arg}; + } + } + else { + if ( $ctl->[CTL_TYPE] eq '+' ) { + print STDERR ("=> \$L{$opt} += \"$arg\"\n") + if $debug; + if ( defined $userlinkage->{$opt} ) { + $userlinkage->{$opt} += $arg; + } + else { + $userlinkage->{$opt} = $arg; + } + } + else { + print STDERR ("=>\$L{$opt} = \"$arg\"\n") if $debug; + $userlinkage->{$opt} = $arg; + } + } + + $argcnt++; + last if $argcnt >= $ctl->[CTL_AMAX] && $ctl->[CTL_AMAX] != -1; + undef($arg); + + # Need more args? + if ( $argcnt < $ctl->[CTL_AMIN] ) { + if ( @$argv ) { + if ( ValidValue($ctl, $argv->[0], 1, $argend, $prefix) ) { + $arg = shift(@$argv); + $arg =~ tr/_//d if $ctl->[CTL_TYPE] =~ /^[iIo]$/; + ($key,$arg) = $arg =~ /^([^=]+)=(.*)/ + if $ctl->[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_HASH; + next; + } + warn("Value \"$$argv[0]\" invalid for option $opt\n"); + $error++; + } + else { + warn("Insufficient arguments for option $opt\n"); + $error++; + } + } + + # Any more args? + if ( @$argv && ValidValue($ctl, $argv->[0], 0, $argend, $prefix) ) { + $arg = shift(@$argv); + $arg =~ tr/_//d if $ctl->[CTL_TYPE] =~ /^[iIo]$/; + ($key,$arg) = $arg =~ /^([^=]+)=(.*)/ + if $ctl->[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_HASH; + next; + } + } + } + + # Not an option. Save it if we $PERMUTE and don't have a <>. + elsif ( $order == $PERMUTE ) { + # Try non-options call-back. + my $cb; + if ( (defined ($cb = $linkage{'<>'})) ) { + print STDERR ("=> &L{$tryopt}(\"$tryopt\")\n") + if $debug; + my $eval_error = do { + local $@; + local $SIG{__DIE__} = 'DEFAULT'; + eval { + &$cb + (Getopt::Long::CallBack->new + (name => $tryopt, + ctl => $ctl, + opctl => \%opctl, + linkage => \%linkage, + prefix => $prefix, + )); + }; + $@; + }; + print STDERR ("=> die($eval_error)\n") + if $debug && $eval_error ne ''; + if ( $eval_error =~ /^!/ ) { + if ( $eval_error =~ /^!FINISH\b/ ) { + $goon = 0; + } + } + elsif ( $eval_error ne '' ) { + warn ($eval_error); + $error++; + } + } + else { + print STDERR ("=> saving \"$tryopt\" ", + "(not an option, may permute)\n") if $debug; + push (@ret, $tryopt); + } + next; + } + + # ...otherwise, terminate. + else { + # Push this one back and exit. + unshift (@$argv, $tryopt); + return ($error == 0); + } + + } + + # Finish. + if ( @ret && $order == $PERMUTE ) { + # Push back accumulated arguments + print STDERR ("=> restoring \"", join('" "', @ret), "\"\n") + if $debug; + unshift (@$argv, @ret); + } + + return ($error == 0); +} + +# A readable representation of what's in an optbl. +sub OptCtl ($) { + my ($v) = @_; + my @v = map { defined($_) ? ($_) : ("<undef>") } @$v; + "[". + join(",", + "\"$v[CTL_TYPE]\"", + "\"$v[CTL_CNAME]\"", + "\"$v[CTL_DEFAULT]\"", + ("\$","\@","\%","\&")[$v[CTL_DEST] || 0], + $v[CTL_AMIN] || '', + $v[CTL_AMAX] || '', +# $v[CTL_RANGE] || '', +# $v[CTL_REPEAT] || '', + ). "]"; +} + +# Parse an option specification and fill the tables. +sub ParseOptionSpec ($$) { + my ($opt, $opctl) = @_; + + # Match option spec. + if ( $opt !~ m;^ + ( + # Option name + (?: \w+[-\w]* ) + # Alias names, or "?" + (?: \| (?: \? | \w[-\w]* ) )* + )? + ( + # Either modifiers ... + [!+] + | + # ... or a value/dest/repeat specification + [=:] [ionfs] [@%]? (?: \{\d*,?\d*\} )? + | + # ... or an optional-with-default spec + : (?: -?\d+ | \+ ) [@%]? + )? + $;x ) { + return (undef, "Error in option spec: \"$opt\"\n"); + } + + my ($names, $spec) = ($1, $2); + $spec = '' unless defined $spec; + + # $orig keeps track of the primary name the user specified. + # This name will be used for the internal or external linkage. + # In other words, if the user specifies "FoO|BaR", it will + # match any case combinations of 'foo' and 'bar', but if a global + # variable needs to be set, it will be $opt_FoO in the exact case + # as specified. + my $orig; + + my @names; + if ( defined $names ) { + @names = split (/\|/, $names); + $orig = $names[0]; + } + else { + @names = (''); + $orig = ''; + } + + # Construct the opctl entries. + my $entry; + if ( $spec eq '' || $spec eq '+' || $spec eq '!' ) { + # Fields are hard-wired here. + $entry = [$spec,$orig,undef,CTL_DEST_SCALAR,0,0]; + } + elsif ( $spec =~ /^:(-?\d+|\+)([@%])?$/ ) { + my $def = $1; + my $dest = $2; + my $type = $def eq '+' ? 'I' : 'i'; + $dest ||= '$'; + $dest = $dest eq '@' ? CTL_DEST_ARRAY + : $dest eq '%' ? CTL_DEST_HASH : CTL_DEST_SCALAR; + # Fields are hard-wired here. + $entry = [$type,$orig,$def eq '+' ? undef : $def, + $dest,0,1]; + } + else { + my ($mand, $type, $dest) = + $spec =~ /^([=:])([ionfs])([@%])?(\{(\d+)?(,)?(\d+)?\})?$/; + return (undef, "Cannot repeat while bundling: \"$opt\"\n") + if $bundling && defined($4); + my ($mi, $cm, $ma) = ($5, $6, $7); + return (undef, "{0} is useless in option spec: \"$opt\"\n") + if defined($mi) && !$mi && !defined($ma) && !defined($cm); + + $type = 'i' if $type eq 'n'; + $dest ||= '$'; + $dest = $dest eq '@' ? CTL_DEST_ARRAY + : $dest eq '%' ? CTL_DEST_HASH : CTL_DEST_SCALAR; + # Default minargs to 1/0 depending on mand status. + $mi = $mand eq '=' ? 1 : 0 unless defined $mi; + # Adjust mand status according to minargs. + $mand = $mi ? '=' : ':'; + # Adjust maxargs. + $ma = $mi ? $mi : 1 unless defined $ma || defined $cm; + return (undef, "Max must be greater than zero in option spec: \"$opt\"\n") + if defined($ma) && !$ma; + return (undef, "Max less than min in option spec: \"$opt\"\n") + if defined($ma) && $ma < $mi; + + # Fields are hard-wired here. + $entry = [$type,$orig,undef,$dest,$mi,$ma||-1]; + } + + # Process all names. First is canonical, the rest are aliases. + my $dups = ''; + foreach ( @names ) { + + $_ = lc ($_) + if $ignorecase > (($bundling && length($_) == 1) ? 1 : 0); + + if ( exists $opctl->{$_} ) { + $dups .= "Duplicate specification \"$opt\" for option \"$_\"\n"; + } + + if ( $spec eq '!' ) { + $opctl->{"no$_"} = $entry; + $opctl->{"no-$_"} = $entry; + $opctl->{$_} = [@$entry]; + $opctl->{$_}->[CTL_TYPE] = ''; + } + else { + $opctl->{$_} = $entry; + } + } + + if ( $dups && $^W ) { + foreach ( split(/\n+/, $dups) ) { + warn($_."\n"); + } + } + ($names[0], $orig); +} + +# Option lookup. +sub FindOption ($$$$$) { + + # returns (1, $opt, $ctl, $arg, $key) if okay, + # returns (1, undef) if option in error, + # returns (0) otherwise. + + my ($argv, $prefix, $argend, $opt, $opctl) = @_; + + print STDERR ("=> find \"$opt\"\n") if $debug; + + return (0) unless $opt =~ /^$prefix(.*)$/s; + return (0) if $opt eq "-" && !defined $opctl->{''}; + + $opt = $+; + my $starter = $1; + + print STDERR ("=> split \"$starter\"+\"$opt\"\n") if $debug; + + my $optarg; # value supplied with --opt=value + my $rest; # remainder from unbundling + + # If it is a long option, it may include the value. + # With getopt_compat, only if not bundling. + if ( ($starter=~/^$longprefix$/ + || ($getopt_compat && ($bundling == 0 || $bundling == 2))) + && $opt =~ /^([^=]+)=(.*)$/s ) { + $opt = $1; + $optarg = $2; + print STDERR ("=> option \"", $opt, + "\", optarg = \"$optarg\"\n") if $debug; + } + + #### Look it up ### + + my $tryopt = $opt; # option to try + + if ( $bundling && $starter eq '-' ) { + + # To try overrides, obey case ignore. + $tryopt = $ignorecase ? lc($opt) : $opt; + + # If bundling == 2, long options can override bundles. + if ( $bundling == 2 && length($tryopt) > 1 + && defined ($opctl->{$tryopt}) ) { + print STDERR ("=> $starter$tryopt overrides unbundling\n") + if $debug; + } + else { + $tryopt = $opt; + # Unbundle single letter option. + $rest = length ($tryopt) > 0 ? substr ($tryopt, 1) : ''; + $tryopt = substr ($tryopt, 0, 1); + $tryopt = lc ($tryopt) if $ignorecase > 1; + print STDERR ("=> $starter$tryopt unbundled from ", + "$starter$tryopt$rest\n") if $debug; + $rest = undef unless $rest ne ''; + } + } + + # Try auto-abbreviation. + elsif ( $autoabbrev && $opt ne "" ) { + # Sort the possible long option names. + my @names = sort(keys (%$opctl)); + # Downcase if allowed. + $opt = lc ($opt) if $ignorecase; + $tryopt = $opt; + # Turn option name into pattern. + my $pat = quotemeta ($opt); + # Look up in option names. + my @hits = grep (/^$pat/, @names); + print STDERR ("=> ", scalar(@hits), " hits (@hits) with \"$pat\" ", + "out of ", scalar(@names), "\n") if $debug; + + # Check for ambiguous results. + unless ( (@hits <= 1) || (grep ($_ eq $opt, @hits) == 1) ) { + # See if all matches are for the same option. + my %hit; + foreach ( @hits ) { + my $hit = $_; + $hit = $opctl->{$hit}->[CTL_CNAME] + if defined $opctl->{$hit}->[CTL_CNAME]; + $hit{$hit} = 1; + } + # Remove auto-supplied options (version, help). + if ( keys(%hit) == 2 ) { + if ( $auto_version && exists($hit{version}) ) { + delete $hit{version}; + } + elsif ( $auto_help && exists($hit{help}) ) { + delete $hit{help}; + } + } + # Now see if it really is ambiguous. + unless ( keys(%hit) == 1 ) { + return (0) if $passthrough; + warn ("Option ", $opt, " is ambiguous (", + join(", ", @hits), ")\n"); + $error++; + return (1, undef); + } + @hits = keys(%hit); + } + + # Complete the option name, if appropriate. + if ( @hits == 1 && $hits[0] ne $opt ) { + $tryopt = $hits[0]; + $tryopt = lc ($tryopt) if $ignorecase; + print STDERR ("=> option \"$opt\" -> \"$tryopt\"\n") + if $debug; + } + } + + # Map to all lowercase if ignoring case. + elsif ( $ignorecase ) { + $tryopt = lc ($opt); + } + + # Check validity by fetching the info. + my $ctl = $opctl->{$tryopt}; + unless ( defined $ctl ) { + return (0) if $passthrough; + # Pretend one char when bundling. + if ( $bundling == 1 && length($starter) == 1 ) { + $opt = substr($opt,0,1); + unshift (@$argv, $starter.$rest) if defined $rest; + } + if ( $opt eq "" ) { + warn ("Missing option after ", $starter, "\n"); + } + else { + warn ("Unknown option: ", $opt, "\n"); + } + $error++; + return (1, undef); + } + # Apparently valid. + $opt = $tryopt; + print STDERR ("=> found ", OptCtl($ctl), + " for \"", $opt, "\"\n") if $debug; + + #### Determine argument status #### + + # If it is an option w/o argument, we're almost finished with it. + my $type = $ctl->[CTL_TYPE]; + my $arg; + + if ( $type eq '' || $type eq '!' || $type eq '+' ) { + if ( defined $optarg ) { + return (0) if $passthrough; + warn ("Option ", $opt, " does not take an argument\n"); + $error++; + undef $opt; + } + elsif ( $type eq '' || $type eq '+' ) { + # Supply explicit value. + $arg = 1; + } + else { + $opt =~ s/^no-?//i; # strip NO prefix + $arg = 0; # supply explicit value + } + unshift (@$argv, $starter.$rest) if defined $rest; + return (1, $opt, $ctl, $arg); + } + + # Get mandatory status and type info. + my $mand = $ctl->[CTL_AMIN]; + + # Check if there is an option argument available. + if ( $gnu_compat && defined $optarg && $optarg eq '' ) { + return (1, $opt, $ctl, $type eq 's' ? '' : 0) ;#unless $mand; + $optarg = 0 unless $type eq 's'; + } + + # Check if there is an option argument available. + if ( defined $optarg + ? ($optarg eq '') + : !(defined $rest || @$argv > 0) ) { + # Complain if this option needs an argument. +# if ( $mand && !($type eq 's' ? defined($optarg) : 0) ) { + if ( $mand ) { + return (0) if $passthrough; + warn ("Option ", $opt, " requires an argument\n"); + $error++; + return (1, undef); + } + if ( $type eq 'I' ) { + # Fake incremental type. + my @c = @$ctl; + $c[CTL_TYPE] = '+'; + return (1, $opt, \@c, 1); + } + return (1, $opt, $ctl, + defined($ctl->[CTL_DEFAULT]) ? $ctl->[CTL_DEFAULT] : + $type eq 's' ? '' : 0); + } + + # Get (possibly optional) argument. + $arg = (defined $rest ? $rest + : (defined $optarg ? $optarg : shift (@$argv))); + + # Get key if this is a "name=value" pair for a hash option. + my $key; + if ($ctl->[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_HASH && defined $arg) { + ($key, $arg) = ($arg =~ /^([^=]*)=(.*)$/s) ? ($1, $2) + : ($arg, defined($ctl->[CTL_DEFAULT]) ? $ctl->[CTL_DEFAULT] : + ($mand ? undef : ($type eq 's' ? "" : 1))); + if (! defined $arg) { + warn ("Option $opt, key \"$key\", requires a value\n"); + $error++; + # Push back. + unshift (@$argv, $starter.$rest) if defined $rest; + return (1, undef); + } + } + + #### Check if the argument is valid for this option #### + + my $key_valid = $ctl->[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_HASH ? "[^=]+=" : ""; + + if ( $type eq 's' ) { # string + # A mandatory string takes anything. + return (1, $opt, $ctl, $arg, $key) if $mand; + + # Same for optional string as a hash value + return (1, $opt, $ctl, $arg, $key) + if $ctl->[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_HASH; + + # An optional string takes almost anything. + return (1, $opt, $ctl, $arg, $key) + if defined $optarg || defined $rest; + return (1, $opt, $ctl, $arg, $key) if $arg eq "-"; # ?? + + # Check for option or option list terminator. + if ($arg eq $argend || + $arg =~ /^$prefix.+/) { + # Push back. + unshift (@$argv, $arg); + # Supply empty value. + $arg = ''; + } + } + + elsif ( $type eq 'i' # numeric/integer + || $type eq 'I' # numeric/integer w/ incr default + || $type eq 'o' ) { # dec/oct/hex/bin value + + my $o_valid = $type eq 'o' ? PAT_XINT : PAT_INT; + + if ( $bundling && defined $rest + && $rest =~ /^($key_valid)($o_valid)(.*)$/si ) { + ($key, $arg, $rest) = ($1, $2, $+); + chop($key) if $key; + $arg = ($type eq 'o' && $arg =~ /^0/) ? oct($arg) : 0+$arg; + unshift (@$argv, $starter.$rest) if defined $rest && $rest ne ''; + } + elsif ( $arg =~ /^$o_valid$/si ) { + $arg =~ tr/_//d; + $arg = ($type eq 'o' && $arg =~ /^0/) ? oct($arg) : 0+$arg; + } + else { + if ( defined $optarg || $mand ) { + if ( $passthrough ) { + unshift (@$argv, defined $rest ? $starter.$rest : $arg) + unless defined $optarg; + return (0); + } + warn ("Value \"", $arg, "\" invalid for option ", + $opt, " (", + $type eq 'o' ? "extended " : '', + "number expected)\n"); + $error++; + # Push back. + unshift (@$argv, $starter.$rest) if defined $rest; + return (1, undef); + } + else { + # Push back. + unshift (@$argv, defined $rest ? $starter.$rest : $arg); + if ( $type eq 'I' ) { + # Fake incremental type. + my @c = @$ctl; + $c[CTL_TYPE] = '+'; + return (1, $opt, \@c, 1); + } + # Supply default value. + $arg = defined($ctl->[CTL_DEFAULT]) ? $ctl->[CTL_DEFAULT] : 0; + } + } + } + + elsif ( $type eq 'f' ) { # real number, int is also ok + # We require at least one digit before a point or 'e', + # and at least one digit following the point and 'e'. + # [-]NN[.NN][eNN] + my $o_valid = PAT_FLOAT; + if ( $bundling && defined $rest && + $rest =~ /^($key_valid)($o_valid)(.*)$/s ) { + $arg =~ tr/_//d; + ($key, $arg, $rest) = ($1, $2, $+); + chop($key) if $key; + unshift (@$argv, $starter.$rest) if defined $rest && $rest ne ''; + } + elsif ( $arg =~ /^$o_valid$/ ) { + $arg =~ tr/_//d; + } + else { + if ( defined $optarg || $mand ) { + if ( $passthrough ) { + unshift (@$argv, defined $rest ? $starter.$rest : $arg) + unless defined $optarg; + return (0); + } + warn ("Value \"", $arg, "\" invalid for option ", + $opt, " (real number expected)\n"); + $error++; + # Push back. + unshift (@$argv, $starter.$rest) if defined $rest; + return (1, undef); + } + else { + # Push back. + unshift (@$argv, defined $rest ? $starter.$rest : $arg); + # Supply default value. + $arg = 0.0; + } + } + } + else { + die("Getopt::Long internal error (Can't happen)\n"); + } + return (1, $opt, $ctl, $arg, $key); +} + +sub ValidValue ($$$$$) { + my ($ctl, $arg, $mand, $argend, $prefix) = @_; + + if ( $ctl->[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_HASH ) { + return 0 unless $arg =~ /[^=]+=(.*)/; + $arg = $1; + } + + my $type = $ctl->[CTL_TYPE]; + + if ( $type eq 's' ) { # string + # A mandatory string takes anything. + return (1) if $mand; + + return (1) if $arg eq "-"; + + # Check for option or option list terminator. + return 0 if $arg eq $argend || $arg =~ /^$prefix.+/; + return 1; + } + + elsif ( $type eq 'i' # numeric/integer + || $type eq 'I' # numeric/integer w/ incr default + || $type eq 'o' ) { # dec/oct/hex/bin value + + my $o_valid = $type eq 'o' ? PAT_XINT : PAT_INT; + return $arg =~ /^$o_valid$/si; + } + + elsif ( $type eq 'f' ) { # real number, int is also ok + # We require at least one digit before a point or 'e', + # and at least one digit following the point and 'e'. + # [-]NN[.NN][eNN] + my $o_valid = PAT_FLOAT; + return $arg =~ /^$o_valid$/; + } + die("ValidValue: Cannot happen\n"); +} + +# Getopt::Long Configuration. +sub Configure (@) { + my (@options) = @_; + + my $prevconfig = + [ $error, $debug, $major_version, $minor_version, + $autoabbrev, $getopt_compat, $ignorecase, $bundling, $order, + $gnu_compat, $passthrough, $genprefix, $auto_version, $auto_help, + $longprefix ]; + + if ( ref($options[0]) eq 'ARRAY' ) { + ( $error, $debug, $major_version, $minor_version, + $autoabbrev, $getopt_compat, $ignorecase, $bundling, $order, + $gnu_compat, $passthrough, $genprefix, $auto_version, $auto_help, + $longprefix ) = @{shift(@options)}; + } + + my $opt; + foreach $opt ( @options ) { + my $try = lc ($opt); + my $action = 1; + if ( $try =~ /^no_?(.*)$/s ) { + $action = 0; + $try = $+; + } + if ( ($try eq 'default' or $try eq 'defaults') && $action ) { + ConfigDefaults (); + } + elsif ( ($try eq 'posix_default' or $try eq 'posix_defaults') ) { + local $ENV{POSIXLY_CORRECT}; + $ENV{POSIXLY_CORRECT} = 1 if $action; + ConfigDefaults (); + } + elsif ( $try eq 'auto_abbrev' or $try eq 'autoabbrev' ) { + $autoabbrev = $action; + } + elsif ( $try eq 'getopt_compat' ) { + $getopt_compat = $action; + $genprefix = $action ? "(--|-|\\+)" : "(--|-)"; + } + elsif ( $try eq 'gnu_getopt' ) { + if ( $action ) { + $gnu_compat = 1; + $bundling = 1; + $getopt_compat = 0; + $genprefix = "(--|-)"; + $order = $PERMUTE; + } + } + elsif ( $try eq 'gnu_compat' ) { + $gnu_compat = $action; + } + elsif ( $try =~ /^(auto_?)?version$/ ) { + $auto_version = $action; + } + elsif ( $try =~ /^(auto_?)?help$/ ) { + $auto_help = $action; + } + elsif ( $try eq 'ignorecase' or $try eq 'ignore_case' ) { + $ignorecase = $action; + } + elsif ( $try eq 'ignorecase_always' or $try eq 'ignore_case_always' ) { + $ignorecase = $action ? 2 : 0; + } + elsif ( $try eq 'bundling' ) { + $bundling = $action; + } + elsif ( $try eq 'bundling_override' ) { + $bundling = $action ? 2 : 0; + } + elsif ( $try eq 'require_order' ) { + $order = $action ? $REQUIRE_ORDER : $PERMUTE; + } + elsif ( $try eq 'permute' ) { + $order = $action ? $PERMUTE : $REQUIRE_ORDER; + } + elsif ( $try eq 'pass_through' or $try eq 'passthrough' ) { + $passthrough = $action; + } + elsif ( $try =~ /^prefix=(.+)$/ && $action ) { + $genprefix = $1; + # Turn into regexp. Needs to be parenthesized! + $genprefix = "(" . quotemeta($genprefix) . ")"; + eval { '' =~ /$genprefix/; }; + die("Getopt::Long: invalid pattern \"$genprefix\"") if $@; + } + elsif ( $try =~ /^prefix_pattern=(.+)$/ && $action ) { + $genprefix = $1; + # Parenthesize if needed. + $genprefix = "(" . $genprefix . ")" + unless $genprefix =~ /^\(.*\)$/; + eval { '' =~ m"$genprefix"; }; + die("Getopt::Long: invalid pattern \"$genprefix\"") if $@; + } + elsif ( $try =~ /^long_prefix_pattern=(.+)$/ && $action ) { + $longprefix = $1; + # Parenthesize if needed. + $longprefix = "(" . $longprefix . ")" + unless $longprefix =~ /^\(.*\)$/; + eval { '' =~ m"$longprefix"; }; + die("Getopt::Long: invalid long prefix pattern \"$longprefix\"") if $@; + } + elsif ( $try eq 'debug' ) { + $debug = $action; + } + else { + die("Getopt::Long: unknown config parameter \"$opt\"") + } + } + $prevconfig; +} + +# Deprecated name. +sub config (@) { + Configure (@_); +} + +# Issue a standard message for --version. +# +# The arguments are mostly the same as for Pod::Usage::pod2usage: +# +# - a number (exit value) +# - a string (lead in message) +# - a hash with options. See Pod::Usage for details. +# +sub VersionMessage(@) { + # Massage args. + my $pa = setup_pa_args("version", @_); + + my $v = $main::VERSION; + my $fh = $pa->{-output} || + ($pa->{-exitval} eq "NOEXIT" || $pa->{-exitval} < 2) ? \*STDOUT : \*STDERR; + + print $fh (defined($pa->{-message}) ? $pa->{-message} : (), + $0, defined $v ? " version $v" : (), + "\n", + "(", __PACKAGE__, "::", "GetOptions", + " version ", + defined($Getopt::Long::VERSION_STRING) + ? $Getopt::Long::VERSION_STRING : $VERSION, ";", + " Perl version ", + $] >= 5.006 ? sprintf("%vd", $^V) : $], + ")\n"); + exit($pa->{-exitval}) unless $pa->{-exitval} eq "NOEXIT"; +} + +# Issue a standard message for --help. +# +# The arguments are the same as for Pod::Usage::pod2usage: +# +# - a number (exit value) +# - a string (lead in message) +# - a hash with options. See Pod::Usage for details. +# +sub HelpMessage(@) { + eval { + require Pod::Usage; + import Pod::Usage; + 1; + } || die("Cannot provide help: cannot load Pod::Usage\n"); + + # Note that pod2usage will issue a warning if -exitval => NOEXIT. + pod2usage(setup_pa_args("help", @_)); + +} + +# Helper routine to set up a normalized hash ref to be used as +# argument to pod2usage. +sub setup_pa_args($@) { + my $tag = shift; # who's calling + + # If called by direct binding to an option, it will get the option + # name and value as arguments. Remove these, if so. + @_ = () if @_ == 2 && $_[0] eq $tag; + + my $pa; + if ( @_ > 1 ) { + $pa = { @_ }; + } + else { + $pa = shift || {}; + } + + # At this point, $pa can be a number (exit value), string + # (message) or hash with options. + + if ( UNIVERSAL::isa($pa, 'HASH') ) { + # Get rid of -msg vs. -message ambiguity. + $pa->{-message} = $pa->{-msg}; + delete($pa->{-msg}); + } + elsif ( $pa =~ /^-?\d+$/ ) { + $pa = { -exitval => $pa }; + } + else { + $pa = { -message => $pa }; + } + + # These are _our_ defaults. + $pa->{-verbose} = 0 unless exists($pa->{-verbose}); + $pa->{-exitval} = 0 unless exists($pa->{-exitval}); + $pa; +} + +# Sneak way to know what version the user requested. +sub VERSION { + $requested_version = $_[1]; + shift->SUPER::VERSION(@_); +} + +package Getopt::Long::CallBack; + +sub new { + my ($pkg, %atts) = @_; + bless { %atts }, $pkg; +} + +sub name { + my $self = shift; + ''.$self->{name}; +} + +use overload + # Treat this object as an ordinary string for legacy API. + '""' => \&name, + fallback => 1; + +1; + +################ Documentation ################ + +=head1 NAME + +Getopt::Long - Extended processing of command line options + +=head1 SYNOPSIS + + use Getopt::Long; + my $data = "file.dat"; + my $length = 24; + my $verbose; + $result = GetOptions ("length=i" => \$length, # numeric + "file=s" => \$data, # string + "verbose" => \$verbose); # flag + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +The Getopt::Long module implements an extended getopt function called +GetOptions(). This function adheres to the POSIX syntax for command +line options, with GNU extensions. In general, this means that options +have long names instead of single letters, and are introduced with a +double dash "--". Support for bundling of command line options, as was +the case with the more traditional single-letter approach, is provided +but not enabled by default. + +=head1 Command Line Options, an Introduction + +Command line operated programs traditionally take their arguments from +the command line, for example filenames or other information that the +program needs to know. Besides arguments, these programs often take +command line I<options> as well. Options are not necessary for the +program to work, hence the name 'option', but are used to modify its +default behaviour. For example, a program could do its job quietly, +but with a suitable option it could provide verbose information about +what it did. + +Command line options come in several flavours. Historically, they are +preceded by a single dash C<->, and consist of a single letter. + + -l -a -c + +Usually, these single-character options can be bundled: + + -lac + +Options can have values, the value is placed after the option +character. Sometimes with whitespace in between, sometimes not: + + -s 24 -s24 + +Due to the very cryptic nature of these options, another style was +developed that used long names. So instead of a cryptic C<-l> one +could use the more descriptive C<--long>. To distinguish between a +bundle of single-character options and a long one, two dashes are used +to precede the option name. Early implementations of long options used +a plus C<+> instead. Also, option values could be specified either +like + + --size=24 + +or + + --size 24 + +The C<+> form is now obsolete and strongly deprecated. + +=head1 Getting Started with Getopt::Long + +Getopt::Long is the Perl5 successor of C<newgetopt.pl>. This was the +first Perl module that provided support for handling the new style of +command line options, hence the name Getopt::Long. This module also +supports single-character options and bundling. Single character +options may be any alphabetic character, a question mark, and a dash. +Long options may consist of a series of letters, digits, and dashes. +Although this is currently not enforced by Getopt::Long, multiple +consecutive dashes are not allowed, and the option name must not end +with a dash. + +To use Getopt::Long from a Perl program, you must include the +following line in your Perl program: + + use Getopt::Long; + +This will load the core of the Getopt::Long module and prepare your +program for using it. Most of the actual Getopt::Long code is not +loaded until you really call one of its functions. + +In the default configuration, options names may be abbreviated to +uniqueness, case does not matter, and a single dash is sufficient, +even for long option names. Also, options may be placed between +non-option arguments. See L<Configuring Getopt::Long> for more +details on how to configure Getopt::Long. + +=head2 Simple options + +The most simple options are the ones that take no values. Their mere +presence on the command line enables the option. Popular examples are: + + --all --verbose --quiet --debug + +Handling simple options is straightforward: + + my $verbose = ''; # option variable with default value (false) + my $all = ''; # option variable with default value (false) + GetOptions ('verbose' => \$verbose, 'all' => \$all); + +The call to GetOptions() parses the command line arguments that are +present in C<@ARGV> and sets the option variable to the value C<1> if +the option did occur on the command line. Otherwise, the option +variable is not touched. Setting the option value to true is often +called I<enabling> the option. + +The option name as specified to the GetOptions() function is called +the option I<specification>. Later we'll see that this specification +can contain more than just the option name. The reference to the +variable is called the option I<destination>. + +GetOptions() will return a true value if the command line could be +processed successfully. Otherwise, it will write error messages to +STDERR, and return a false result. + +=head2 A little bit less simple options + +Getopt::Long supports two useful variants of simple options: +I<negatable> options and I<incremental> options. + +A negatable option is specified with an exclamation mark C<!> after the +option name: + + my $verbose = ''; # option variable with default value (false) + GetOptions ('verbose!' => \$verbose); + +Now, using C<--verbose> on the command line will enable C<$verbose>, +as expected. But it is also allowed to use C<--noverbose>, which will +disable C<$verbose> by setting its value to C<0>. Using a suitable +default value, the program can find out whether C<$verbose> is false +by default, or disabled by using C<--noverbose>. + +An incremental option is specified with a plus C<+> after the +option name: + + my $verbose = ''; # option variable with default value (false) + GetOptions ('verbose+' => \$verbose); + +Using C<--verbose> on the command line will increment the value of +C<$verbose>. This way the program can keep track of how many times the +option occurred on the command line. For example, each occurrence of +C<--verbose> could increase the verbosity level of the program. + +=head2 Mixing command line option with other arguments + +Usually programs take command line options as well as other arguments, +for example, file names. It is good practice to always specify the +options first, and the other arguments last. Getopt::Long will, +however, allow the options and arguments to be mixed and 'filter out' +all the options before passing the rest of the arguments to the +program. To stop Getopt::Long from processing further arguments, +insert a double dash C<--> on the command line: + + --size 24 -- --all + +In this example, C<--all> will I<not> be treated as an option, but +passed to the program unharmed, in C<@ARGV>. + +=head2 Options with values + +For options that take values it must be specified whether the option +value is required or not, and what kind of value the option expects. + +Three kinds of values are supported: integer numbers, floating point +numbers, and strings. + +If the option value is required, Getopt::Long will take the +command line argument that follows the option and assign this to the +option variable. If, however, the option value is specified as +optional, this will only be done if that value does not look like a +valid command line option itself. + + my $tag = ''; # option variable with default value + GetOptions ('tag=s' => \$tag); + +In the option specification, the option name is followed by an equals +sign C<=> and the letter C<s>. The equals sign indicates that this +option requires a value. The letter C<s> indicates that this value is +an arbitrary string. Other possible value types are C<i> for integer +values, and C<f> for floating point values. Using a colon C<:> instead +of the equals sign indicates that the option value is optional. In +this case, if no suitable value is supplied, string valued options get +an empty string C<''> assigned, while numeric options are set to C<0>. + +=head2 Options with multiple values + +Options sometimes take several values. For example, a program could +use multiple directories to search for library files: + + --library lib/stdlib --library lib/extlib + +To accomplish this behaviour, simply specify an array reference as the +destination for the option: + + GetOptions ("library=s" => \@libfiles); + +Alternatively, you can specify that the option can have multiple +values by adding a "@", and pass a scalar reference as the +destination: + + GetOptions ("library=s@" => \$libfiles); + +Used with the example above, C<@libfiles> (or C<@$libfiles>) would +contain two strings upon completion: C<"lib/srdlib"> and +C<"lib/extlib">, in that order. It is also possible to specify that +only integer or floating point numbers are acceptable values. + +Often it is useful to allow comma-separated lists of values as well as +multiple occurrences of the options. This is easy using Perl's split() +and join() operators: + + GetOptions ("library=s" => \@libfiles); + @libfiles = split(/,/,join(',',@libfiles)); + +Of course, it is important to choose the right separator string for +each purpose. + +Warning: What follows is an experimental feature. + +Options can take multiple values at once, for example + + --coordinates 52.2 16.4 --rgbcolor 255 255 149 + +This can be accomplished by adding a repeat specifier to the option +specification. Repeat specifiers are very similar to the C<{...}> +repeat specifiers that can be used with regular expression patterns. +For example, the above command line would be handled as follows: + + GetOptions('coordinates=f{2}' => \@coor, 'rgbcolor=i{3}' => \@color); + +The destination for the option must be an array or array reference. + +It is also possible to specify the minimal and maximal number of +arguments an option takes. C<foo=s{2,4}> indicates an option that +takes at least two and at most 4 arguments. C<foo=s{,}> indicates one +or more values; C<foo:s{,}> indicates zero or more option values. + +=head2 Options with hash values + +If the option destination is a reference to a hash, the option will +take, as value, strings of the form I<key>C<=>I<value>. The value will +be stored with the specified key in the hash. + + GetOptions ("define=s" => \%defines); + +Alternatively you can use: + + GetOptions ("define=s%" => \$defines); + +When used with command line options: + + --define os=linux --define vendor=redhat + +the hash C<%defines> (or C<%$defines>) will contain two keys, C<"os"> +with value C<"linux"> and C<"vendor"> with value C<"redhat">. It is +also possible to specify that only integer or floating point numbers +are acceptable values. The keys are always taken to be strings. + +=head2 User-defined subroutines to handle options + +Ultimate control over what should be done when (actually: each time) +an option is encountered on the command line can be achieved by +designating a reference to a subroutine (or an anonymous subroutine) +as the option destination. When GetOptions() encounters the option, it +will call the subroutine with two or three arguments. The first +argument is the name of the option. (Actually, it is an object that +stringifies to the name of the option.) For a scalar or array destination, +the second argument is the value to be stored. For a hash destination, +the second arguments is the key to the hash, and the third argument +the value to be stored. It is up to the subroutine to store the value, +or do whatever it thinks is appropriate. + +A trivial application of this mechanism is to implement options that +are related to each other. For example: + + my $verbose = ''; # option variable with default value (false) + GetOptions ('verbose' => \$verbose, + 'quiet' => sub { $verbose = 0 }); + +Here C<--verbose> and C<--quiet> control the same variable +C<$verbose>, but with opposite values. + +If the subroutine needs to signal an error, it should call die() with +the desired error message as its argument. GetOptions() will catch the +die(), issue the error message, and record that an error result must +be returned upon completion. + +If the text of the error message starts with an exclamation mark C<!> +it is interpreted specially by GetOptions(). There is currently one +special command implemented: C<die("!FINISH")> will cause GetOptions() +to stop processing options, as if it encountered a double dash C<-->. + +In version 2.37 the first argument to the callback function was +changed from string to object. This was done to make room for +extensions and more detailed control. The object stringifies to the +option name so this change should not introduce compatibility +problems. + +=head2 Options with multiple names + +Often it is user friendly to supply alternate mnemonic names for +options. For example C<--height> could be an alternate name for +C<--length>. Alternate names can be included in the option +specification, separated by vertical bar C<|> characters. To implement +the above example: + + GetOptions ('length|height=f' => \$length); + +The first name is called the I<primary> name, the other names are +called I<aliases>. When using a hash to store options, the key will +always be the primary name. + +Multiple alternate names are possible. + +=head2 Case and abbreviations + +Without additional configuration, GetOptions() will ignore the case of +option names, and allow the options to be abbreviated to uniqueness. + + GetOptions ('length|height=f' => \$length, "head" => \$head); + +This call will allow C<--l> and C<--L> for the length option, but +requires a least C<--hea> and C<--hei> for the head and height options. + +=head2 Summary of Option Specifications + +Each option specifier consists of two parts: the name specification +and the argument specification. + +The name specification contains the name of the option, optionally +followed by a list of alternative names separated by vertical bar +characters. + + length option name is "length" + length|size|l name is "length", aliases are "size" and "l" + +The argument specification is optional. If omitted, the option is +considered boolean, a value of 1 will be assigned when the option is +used on the command line. + +The argument specification can be + +=over 4 + +=item ! + +The option does not take an argument and may be negated by prefixing +it with "no" or "no-". E.g. C<"foo!"> will allow C<--foo> (a value of +1 will be assigned) as well as C<--nofoo> and C<--no-foo> (a value of +0 will be assigned). If the option has aliases, this applies to the +aliases as well. + +Using negation on a single letter option when bundling is in effect is +pointless and will result in a warning. + +=item + + +The option does not take an argument and will be incremented by 1 +every time it appears on the command line. E.g. C<"more+">, when used +with C<--more --more --more>, will increment the value three times, +resulting in a value of 3 (provided it was 0 or undefined at first). + +The C<+> specifier is ignored if the option destination is not a scalar. + +=item = I<type> [ I<desttype> ] [ I<repeat> ] + +The option requires an argument of the given type. Supported types +are: + +=over 4 + +=item s + +String. An arbitrary sequence of characters. It is valid for the +argument to start with C<-> or C<-->. + +=item i + +Integer. An optional leading plus or minus sign, followed by a +sequence of digits. + +=item o + +Extended integer, Perl style. This can be either an optional leading +plus or minus sign, followed by a sequence of digits, or an octal +string (a zero, optionally followed by '0', '1', .. '7'), or a +hexadecimal string (C<0x> followed by '0' .. '9', 'a' .. 'f', case +insensitive), or a binary string (C<0b> followed by a series of '0' +and '1'). + +=item f + +Real number. For example C<3.14>, C<-6.23E24> and so on. + +=back + +The I<desttype> can be C<@> or C<%> to specify that the option is +list or a hash valued. This is only needed when the destination for +the option value is not otherwise specified. It should be omitted when +not needed. + +The I<repeat> specifies the number of values this option takes per +occurrence on the command line. It has the format C<{> [ I<min> ] [ C<,> [ I<max> ] ] C<}>. + +I<min> denotes the minimal number of arguments. It defaults to 1 for +options with C<=> and to 0 for options with C<:>, see below. Note that +I<min> overrules the C<=> / C<:> semantics. + +I<max> denotes the maximum number of arguments. It must be at least +I<min>. If I<max> is omitted, I<but the comma is not>, there is no +upper bound to the number of argument values taken. + +=item : I<type> [ I<desttype> ] + +Like C<=>, but designates the argument as optional. +If omitted, an empty string will be assigned to string values options, +and the value zero to numeric options. + +Note that if a string argument starts with C<-> or C<-->, it will be +considered an option on itself. + +=item : I<number> [ I<desttype> ] + +Like C<:i>, but if the value is omitted, the I<number> will be assigned. + +=item : + [ I<desttype> ] + +Like C<:i>, but if the value is omitted, the current value for the +option will be incremented. + +=back + +=head1 Advanced Possibilities + +=head2 Object oriented interface + +Getopt::Long can be used in an object oriented way as well: + + use Getopt::Long; + $p = new Getopt::Long::Parser; + $p->configure(...configuration options...); + if ($p->getoptions(...options descriptions...)) ... + +Configuration options can be passed to the constructor: + + $p = new Getopt::Long::Parser + config => [...configuration options...]; + +=head2 Thread Safety + +Getopt::Long is thread safe when using ithreads as of Perl 5.8. It is +I<not> thread safe when using the older (experimental and now +obsolete) threads implementation that was added to Perl 5.005. + +=head2 Documentation and help texts + +Getopt::Long encourages the use of Pod::Usage to produce help +messages. For example: + + use Getopt::Long; + use Pod::Usage; + + my $man = 0; + my $help = 0; + + GetOptions('help|?' => \$help, man => \$man) or pod2usage(2); + pod2usage(1) if $help; + pod2usage(-exitstatus => 0, -verbose => 2) if $man; + + __END__ + + =head1 NAME + + sample - Using Getopt::Long and Pod::Usage + + =head1 SYNOPSIS + + sample [options] [file ...] + + Options: + -help brief help message + -man full documentation + + =head1 OPTIONS + + =over 8 + + =item B<-help> + + Print a brief help message and exits. + + =item B<-man> + + Prints the manual page and exits. + + =back + + =head1 DESCRIPTION + + B<This program> will read the given input file(s) and do something + useful with the contents thereof. + + =cut + +See L<Pod::Usage> for details. + +=head2 Parsing options from an arbitrary array + +By default, GetOptions parses the options that are present in the +global array C<@ARGV>. A special entry C<GetOptionsFromArray> can be +used to parse options from an arbitrary array. + + use Getopt::Long qw(GetOptionsFromArray); + $ret = GetOptionsFromArray(\@myopts, ...); + +When used like this, the global C<@ARGV> is not touched at all. + +The following two calls behave identically: + + $ret = GetOptions( ... ); + $ret = GetOptionsFromArray(\@ARGV, ... ); + +=head2 Parsing options from an arbitrary string + +A special entry C<GetOptionsFromString> can be used to parse options +from an arbitrary string. + + use Getopt::Long qw(GetOptionsFromString); + $ret = GetOptionsFromString($string, ...); + +The contents of the string are split into arguments using a call to +C<Text::ParseWords::shellwords>. As with C<GetOptionsFromArray>, the +global C<@ARGV> is not touched. + +It is possible that, upon completion, not all arguments in the string +have been processed. C<GetOptionsFromString> will, when called in list +context, return both the return status and an array reference to any +remaining arguments: + + ($ret, $args) = GetOptionsFromString($string, ... ); + +If any arguments remain, and C<GetOptionsFromString> was not called in +list context, a message will be given and C<GetOptionsFromString> will +return failure. + +=head2 Storing options values in a hash + +Sometimes, for example when there are a lot of options, having a +separate variable for each of them can be cumbersome. GetOptions() +supports, as an alternative mechanism, storing options values in a +hash. + +To obtain this, a reference to a hash must be passed I<as the first +argument> to GetOptions(). For each option that is specified on the +command line, the option value will be stored in the hash with the +option name as key. Options that are not actually used on the command +line will not be put in the hash, on other words, +C<exists($h{option})> (or defined()) can be used to test if an option +was used. The drawback is that warnings will be issued if the program +runs under C<use strict> and uses C<$h{option}> without testing with +exists() or defined() first. + + my %h = (); + GetOptions (\%h, 'length=i'); # will store in $h{length} + +For options that take list or hash values, it is necessary to indicate +this by appending an C<@> or C<%> sign after the type: + + GetOptions (\%h, 'colours=s@'); # will push to @{$h{colours}} + +To make things more complicated, the hash may contain references to +the actual destinations, for example: + + my $len = 0; + my %h = ('length' => \$len); + GetOptions (\%h, 'length=i'); # will store in $len + +This example is fully equivalent with: + + my $len = 0; + GetOptions ('length=i' => \$len); # will store in $len + +Any mixture is possible. For example, the most frequently used options +could be stored in variables while all other options get stored in the +hash: + + my $verbose = 0; # frequently referred + my $debug = 0; # frequently referred + my %h = ('verbose' => \$verbose, 'debug' => \$debug); + GetOptions (\%h, 'verbose', 'debug', 'filter', 'size=i'); + if ( $verbose ) { ... } + if ( exists $h{filter} ) { ... option 'filter' was specified ... } + +=head2 Bundling + +With bundling it is possible to set several single-character options +at once. For example if C<a>, C<v> and C<x> are all valid options, + + -vax + +would set all three. + +Getopt::Long supports two levels of bundling. To enable bundling, a +call to Getopt::Long::Configure is required. + +The first level of bundling can be enabled with: + + Getopt::Long::Configure ("bundling"); + +Configured this way, single-character options can be bundled but long +options B<must> always start with a double dash C<--> to avoid +ambiguity. For example, when C<vax>, C<a>, C<v> and C<x> are all valid +options, + + -vax + +would set C<a>, C<v> and C<x>, but + + --vax + +would set C<vax>. + +The second level of bundling lifts this restriction. It can be enabled +with: + + Getopt::Long::Configure ("bundling_override"); + +Now, C<-vax> would set the option C<vax>. + +When any level of bundling is enabled, option values may be inserted +in the bundle. For example: + + -h24w80 + +is equivalent to + + -h 24 -w 80 + +When configured for bundling, single-character options are matched +case sensitive while long options are matched case insensitive. To +have the single-character options matched case insensitive as well, +use: + + Getopt::Long::Configure ("bundling", "ignorecase_always"); + +It goes without saying that bundling can be quite confusing. + +=head2 The lonesome dash + +Normally, a lone dash C<-> on the command line will not be considered +an option. Option processing will terminate (unless "permute" is +configured) and the dash will be left in C<@ARGV>. + +It is possible to get special treatment for a lone dash. This can be +achieved by adding an option specification with an empty name, for +example: + + GetOptions ('' => \$stdio); + +A lone dash on the command line will now be a legal option, and using +it will set variable C<$stdio>. + +=head2 Argument callback + +A special option 'name' C<< <> >> can be used to designate a subroutine +to handle non-option arguments. When GetOptions() encounters an +argument that does not look like an option, it will immediately call this +subroutine and passes it one parameter: the argument name. Well, actually +it is an object that stringifies to the argument name. + +For example: + + my $width = 80; + sub process { ... } + GetOptions ('width=i' => \$width, '<>' => \&process); + +When applied to the following command line: + + arg1 --width=72 arg2 --width=60 arg3 + +This will call +C<process("arg1")> while C<$width> is C<80>, +C<process("arg2")> while C<$width> is C<72>, and +C<process("arg3")> while C<$width> is C<60>. + +This feature requires configuration option B<permute>, see section +L<Configuring Getopt::Long>. + +=head1 Configuring Getopt::Long + +Getopt::Long can be configured by calling subroutine +Getopt::Long::Configure(). This subroutine takes a list of quoted +strings, each specifying a configuration option to be enabled, e.g. +C<ignore_case>, or disabled, e.g. C<no_ignore_case>. Case does not +matter. Multiple calls to Configure() are possible. + +Alternatively, as of version 2.24, the configuration options may be +passed together with the C<use> statement: + + use Getopt::Long qw(:config no_ignore_case bundling); + +The following options are available: + +=over 12 + +=item default + +This option causes all configuration options to be reset to their +default values. + +=item posix_default + +This option causes all configuration options to be reset to their +default values as if the environment variable POSIXLY_CORRECT had +been set. + +=item auto_abbrev + +Allow option names to be abbreviated to uniqueness. +Default is enabled unless environment variable +POSIXLY_CORRECT has been set, in which case C<auto_abbrev> is disabled. + +=item getopt_compat + +Allow C<+> to start options. +Default is enabled unless environment variable +POSIXLY_CORRECT has been set, in which case C<getopt_compat> is disabled. + +=item gnu_compat + +C<gnu_compat> controls whether C<--opt=> is allowed, and what it should +do. Without C<gnu_compat>, C<--opt=> gives an error. With C<gnu_compat>, +C<--opt=> will give option C<opt> and empty value. +This is the way GNU getopt_long() does it. + +=item gnu_getopt + +This is a short way of setting C<gnu_compat> C<bundling> C<permute> +C<no_getopt_compat>. With C<gnu_getopt>, command line handling should be +fully compatible with GNU getopt_long(). + +=item require_order + +Whether command line arguments are allowed to be mixed with options. +Default is disabled unless environment variable +POSIXLY_CORRECT has been set, in which case C<require_order> is enabled. + +See also C<permute>, which is the opposite of C<require_order>. + +=item permute + +Whether command line arguments are allowed to be mixed with options. +Default is enabled unless environment variable +POSIXLY_CORRECT has been set, in which case C<permute> is disabled. +Note that C<permute> is the opposite of C<require_order>. + +If C<permute> is enabled, this means that + + --foo arg1 --bar arg2 arg3 + +is equivalent to + + --foo --bar arg1 arg2 arg3 + +If an argument callback routine is specified, C<@ARGV> will always be +empty upon successful return of GetOptions() since all options have been +processed. The only exception is when C<--> is used: + + --foo arg1 --bar arg2 -- arg3 + +This will call the callback routine for arg1 and arg2, and then +terminate GetOptions() leaving C<"arg3"> in C<@ARGV>. + +If C<require_order> is enabled, options processing +terminates when the first non-option is encountered. + + --foo arg1 --bar arg2 arg3 + +is equivalent to + + --foo -- arg1 --bar arg2 arg3 + +If C<pass_through> is also enabled, options processing will terminate +at the first unrecognized option, or non-option, whichever comes +first. + +=item bundling (default: disabled) + +Enabling this option will allow single-character options to be +bundled. To distinguish bundles from long option names, long options +I<must> be introduced with C<--> and bundles with C<->. + +Note that, if you have options C<a>, C<l> and C<all>, and +auto_abbrev enabled, possible arguments and option settings are: + + using argument sets option(s) + ------------------------------------------ + -a, --a a + -l, --l l + -al, -la, -ala, -all,... a, l + --al, --all all + +The surprising part is that C<--a> sets option C<a> (due to auto +completion), not C<all>. + +Note: disabling C<bundling> also disables C<bundling_override>. + +=item bundling_override (default: disabled) + +If C<bundling_override> is enabled, bundling is enabled as with +C<bundling> but now long option names override option bundles. + +Note: disabling C<bundling_override> also disables C<bundling>. + +B<Note:> Using option bundling can easily lead to unexpected results, +especially when mixing long options and bundles. Caveat emptor. + +=item ignore_case (default: enabled) + +If enabled, case is ignored when matching long option names. If, +however, bundling is enabled as well, single character options will be +treated case-sensitive. + +With C<ignore_case>, option specifications for options that only +differ in case, e.g., C<"foo"> and C<"Foo">, will be flagged as +duplicates. + +Note: disabling C<ignore_case> also disables C<ignore_case_always>. + +=item ignore_case_always (default: disabled) + +When bundling is in effect, case is ignored on single-character +options also. + +Note: disabling C<ignore_case_always> also disables C<ignore_case>. + +=item auto_version (default:disabled) + +Automatically provide support for the B<--version> option if +the application did not specify a handler for this option itself. + +Getopt::Long will provide a standard version message that includes the +program name, its version (if $main::VERSION is defined), and the +versions of Getopt::Long and Perl. The message will be written to +standard output and processing will terminate. + +C<auto_version> will be enabled if the calling program explicitly +specified a version number higher than 2.32 in the C<use> or +C<require> statement. + +=item auto_help (default:disabled) + +Automatically provide support for the B<--help> and B<-?> options if +the application did not specify a handler for this option itself. + +Getopt::Long will provide a help message using module L<Pod::Usage>. The +message, derived from the SYNOPSIS POD section, will be written to +standard output and processing will terminate. + +C<auto_help> will be enabled if the calling program explicitly +specified a version number higher than 2.32 in the C<use> or +C<require> statement. + +=item pass_through (default: disabled) + +Options that are unknown, ambiguous or supplied with an invalid option +value are passed through in C<@ARGV> instead of being flagged as +errors. This makes it possible to write wrapper scripts that process +only part of the user supplied command line arguments, and pass the +remaining options to some other program. + +If C<require_order> is enabled, options processing will terminate at +the first unrecognized option, or non-option, whichever comes first. +However, if C<permute> is enabled instead, results can become confusing. + +Note that the options terminator (default C<-->), if present, will +also be passed through in C<@ARGV>. + +=item prefix + +The string that starts options. If a constant string is not +sufficient, see C<prefix_pattern>. + +=item prefix_pattern + +A Perl pattern that identifies the strings that introduce options. +Default is C<--|-|\+> unless environment variable +POSIXLY_CORRECT has been set, in which case it is C<--|->. + +=item long_prefix_pattern + +A Perl pattern that allows the disambiguation of long and short +prefixes. Default is C<-->. + +Typically you only need to set this if you are using nonstandard +prefixes and want some or all of them to have the same semantics as +'--' does under normal circumstances. + +For example, setting prefix_pattern to C<--|-|\+|\/> and +long_prefix_pattern to C<--|\/> would add Win32 style argument +handling. + +=item debug (default: disabled) + +Enable debugging output. + +=back + +=head1 Exportable Methods + +=over + +=item VersionMessage + +This subroutine provides a standard version message. Its argument can be: + +=over 4 + +=item * + +A string containing the text of a message to print I<before> printing +the standard message. + +=item * + +A numeric value corresponding to the desired exit status. + +=item * + +A reference to a hash. + +=back + +If more than one argument is given then the entire argument list is +assumed to be a hash. If a hash is supplied (either as a reference or +as a list) it should contain one or more elements with the following +keys: + +=over 4 + +=item C<-message> + +=item C<-msg> + +The text of a message to print immediately prior to printing the +program's usage message. + +=item C<-exitval> + +The desired exit status to pass to the B<exit()> function. +This should be an integer, or else the string "NOEXIT" to +indicate that control should simply be returned without +terminating the invoking process. + +=item C<-output> + +A reference to a filehandle, or the pathname of a file to which the +usage message should be written. The default is C<\*STDERR> unless the +exit value is less than 2 (in which case the default is C<\*STDOUT>). + +=back + +You cannot tie this routine directly to an option, e.g.: + + GetOptions("version" => \&VersionMessage); + +Use this instead: + + GetOptions("version" => sub { VersionMessage() }); + +=item HelpMessage + +This subroutine produces a standard help message, derived from the +program's POD section SYNOPSIS using L<Pod::Usage>. It takes the same +arguments as VersionMessage(). In particular, you cannot tie it +directly to an option, e.g.: + + GetOptions("help" => \&HelpMessage); + +Use this instead: + + GetOptions("help" => sub { HelpMessage() }); + +=back + +=head1 Return values and Errors + +Configuration errors and errors in the option definitions are +signalled using die() and will terminate the calling program unless +the call to Getopt::Long::GetOptions() was embedded in C<eval { ... +}>, or die() was trapped using C<$SIG{__DIE__}>. + +GetOptions returns true to indicate success. +It returns false when the function detected one or more errors during +option parsing. These errors are signalled using warn() and can be +trapped with C<$SIG{__WARN__}>. + +=head1 Legacy + +The earliest development of C<newgetopt.pl> started in 1990, with Perl +version 4. As a result, its development, and the development of +Getopt::Long, has gone through several stages. Since backward +compatibility has always been extremely important, the current version +of Getopt::Long still supports a lot of constructs that nowadays are +no longer necessary or otherwise unwanted. This section describes +briefly some of these 'features'. + +=head2 Default destinations + +When no destination is specified for an option, GetOptions will store +the resultant value in a global variable named C<opt_>I<XXX>, where +I<XXX> is the primary name of this option. When a progam executes +under C<use strict> (recommended), these variables must be +pre-declared with our() or C<use vars>. + + our $opt_length = 0; + GetOptions ('length=i'); # will store in $opt_length + +To yield a usable Perl variable, characters that are not part of the +syntax for variables are translated to underscores. For example, +C<--fpp-struct-return> will set the variable +C<$opt_fpp_struct_return>. Note that this variable resides in the +namespace of the calling program, not necessarily C<main>. For +example: + + GetOptions ("size=i", "sizes=i@"); + +with command line "-size 10 -sizes 24 -sizes 48" will perform the +equivalent of the assignments + + $opt_size = 10; + @opt_sizes = (24, 48); + +=head2 Alternative option starters + +A string of alternative option starter characters may be passed as the +first argument (or the first argument after a leading hash reference +argument). + + my $len = 0; + GetOptions ('/', 'length=i' => $len); + +Now the command line may look like: + + /length 24 -- arg + +Note that to terminate options processing still requires a double dash +C<-->. + +GetOptions() will not interpret a leading C<< "<>" >> as option starters +if the next argument is a reference. To force C<< "<" >> and C<< ">" >> as +option starters, use C<< "><" >>. Confusing? Well, B<using a starter +argument is strongly deprecated> anyway. + +=head2 Configuration variables + +Previous versions of Getopt::Long used variables for the purpose of +configuring. Although manipulating these variables still work, it is +strongly encouraged to use the C<Configure> routine that was introduced +in version 2.17. Besides, it is much easier. + +=head1 Tips and Techniques + +=head2 Pushing multiple values in a hash option + +Sometimes you want to combine the best of hashes and arrays. For +example, the command line: + + --list add=first --list add=second --list add=third + +where each successive 'list add' option will push the value of add +into array ref $list->{'add'}. The result would be like + + $list->{add} = [qw(first second third)]; + +This can be accomplished with a destination routine: + + GetOptions('list=s%' => + sub { push(@{$list{$_[1]}}, $_[2]) }); + +=head1 Troubleshooting + +=head2 GetOptions does not return a false result when an option is not supplied + +That's why they're called 'options'. + +=head2 GetOptions does not split the command line correctly + +The command line is not split by GetOptions, but by the command line +interpreter (CLI). On Unix, this is the shell. On Windows, it is +COMMAND.COM or CMD.EXE. Other operating systems have other CLIs. + +It is important to know that these CLIs may behave different when the +command line contains special characters, in particular quotes or +backslashes. For example, with Unix shells you can use single quotes +(C<'>) and double quotes (C<">) to group words together. The following +alternatives are equivalent on Unix: + + "two words" + 'two words' + two\ words + +In case of doubt, insert the following statement in front of your Perl +program: + + print STDERR (join("|",@ARGV),"\n"); + +to verify how your CLI passes the arguments to the program. + +=head2 Undefined subroutine &main::GetOptions called + +Are you running Windows, and did you write + + use GetOpt::Long; + +(note the capital 'O')? + +=head2 How do I put a "-?" option into a Getopt::Long? + +You can only obtain this using an alias, and Getopt::Long of at least +version 2.13. + + use Getopt::Long; + GetOptions ("help|?"); # -help and -? will both set $opt_help + +=head1 AUTHOR + +Johan Vromans <jvromans@squirrel.nl> + +=head1 COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER + +This program is Copyright 1990,2009 by Johan Vromans. +This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or +modify it under the terms of the Perl Artistic License or the +GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software +Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any +later version. + +This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the +GNU General Public License for more details. + +If you do not have a copy of the GNU General Public License write to +the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, +MA 02139, USA. + +=cut + |