[1168] in Coldmud discussion meeting

Re: [COLD] Re:coldcc -d -#...

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tue Dec 3 01:02:01 1996 )

From: Andrew Wilson <andrew@aaaaaaaa.demon.co.uk>
To: Brandon Gillespie <brandon@glacier.cold.org>
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 05:30:38 +0000 (GMT)
Cc: coldstuff@cold.org
In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.95.961202202722.15292A-100000@glacier.cold.org> from "Brandon Gillespie" at Dec 2, 96 08:28:24 pm

> > 	I think that coldcc's args parser needs to be toughened 
> > up to avoid a little problem I just encountered.
> > 
> > 	coldcc -d -#
> > 
> > 		means decompile from binary to textdump, use object names
> > 		instead of numbers when writing out the text...
> > 
> > 	coldcc -#d
> > 
> > 		actually compiles from textdump to binary.
> 
> You can't merge args--each is a seperate entity to allow for followup
> information to the arg (i.e. -s10x40)

Mmm.  I can merge args, and it has unexpected sideeffects and hoses
my db.  I shouldn't be *able* to merge args though.  I should get
some kinda error message.

> > Sucky.
> 
> Mmm, depends upon your POV :)

My POV is that if -#d doesn't exist then -#d should be flagged in error.

> I can have it explained a little better in -h

don't mek me come over there and shout at ya

> -Brandon

Ay. ;)