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- # $Id: newgetopt.pl,v 1.18 2001-09-21 15:34:59+02 jv Exp $
-
- # This library is no longer being maintained, and is included for backward
- # compatibility with Perl 4 programs which may require it.
- # It is now just a wrapper around the Getopt::Long module.
- #
- # In particular, this should not be used as an example of modern Perl
- # programming techniques.
- #
- # Suggested alternative: Getopt::Long
-
- { package newgetopt;
-
- # Values for $order. See GNU getopt.c for details.
- $REQUIRE_ORDER = 0;
- $PERMUTE = 1;
- $RETURN_IN_ORDER = 2;
-
- # Handle POSIX compliancy.
- if ( defined $ENV{"POSIXLY_CORRECT"} ) {
- $autoabbrev = 0; # no automatic abbrev of options (???)
- $getopt_compat = 0; # disallow '+' to start options
- $option_start = "(--|-)";
- $order = $REQUIRE_ORDER;
- $bundling = 0;
- $passthrough = 0;
- }
- else {
- $autoabbrev = 1; # automatic abbrev of options
- $getopt_compat = 1; # allow '+' to start options
- $option_start = "(--|-|\\+)";
- $order = $PERMUTE;
- $bundling = 0;
- $passthrough = 0;
- }
-
- # Other configurable settings.
- $debug = 0; # for debugging
- $ignorecase = 1; # ignore case when matching options
- $argv_end = "--"; # don't change this!
- }
-
- use Getopt::Long;
-
- ################ Subroutines ################
-
- sub NGetOpt {
-
- $Getopt::Long::debug = $newgetopt::debug
- if defined $newgetopt::debug;
- $Getopt::Long::autoabbrev = $newgetopt::autoabbrev
- if defined $newgetopt::autoabbrev;
- $Getopt::Long::getopt_compat = $newgetopt::getopt_compat
- if defined $newgetopt::getopt_compat;
- $Getopt::Long::option_start = $newgetopt::option_start
- if defined $newgetopt::option_start;
- $Getopt::Long::order = $newgetopt::order
- if defined $newgetopt::order;
- $Getopt::Long::bundling = $newgetopt::bundling
- if defined $newgetopt::bundling;
- $Getopt::Long::ignorecase = $newgetopt::ignorecase
- if defined $newgetopt::ignorecase;
- $Getopt::Long::ignorecase = $newgetopt::ignorecase
- if defined $newgetopt::ignorecase;
- $Getopt::Long::passthrough = $newgetopt::passthrough
- if defined $newgetopt::passthrough;
-
- &GetOptions;
- }
-
- ################ Package return ################
-
- 1;
-
- ################ End of newgetopt.pl ################
-