1 # $Id: newgetopt.pl,v 1.18 2001/09/21 13:34:59 jv Exp $
3 # This library is no longer being maintained, and is included for backward
4 # compatibility with Perl 4 programs which may require it.
5 # It is now just a wrapper around the Getopt::Long module.
6 # This legacy library is deprecated and will be removed in a future
9 # In particular, this should not be used as an example of modern Perl
10 # programming techniques.
12 # Suggested alternative: Getopt::Long
16 # Values for $order. See GNU getopt.c for details.
21 # Handle POSIX compliancy.
22 if ( defined $ENV{"POSIXLY_CORRECT"} ) {
23 $autoabbrev = 0; # no automatic abbrev of options (???)
24 $getopt_compat = 0; # disallow '+' to start options
25 $option_start = "(--|-)";
26 $order = $REQUIRE_ORDER;
31 $autoabbrev = 1; # automatic abbrev of options
32 $getopt_compat = 1; # allow '+' to start options
33 $option_start = "(--|-|\\+)";
39 # Other configurable settings.
40 $debug = 0; # for debugging
41 $ignorecase = 1; # ignore case when matching options
42 $argv_end = "--"; # don't change this!
47 ################ Subroutines ################
51 $Getopt::Long::debug = $newgetopt::debug
52 if defined $newgetopt::debug;
53 $Getopt::Long::autoabbrev = $newgetopt::autoabbrev
54 if defined $newgetopt::autoabbrev;
55 $Getopt::Long::getopt_compat = $newgetopt::getopt_compat
56 if defined $newgetopt::getopt_compat;
57 $Getopt::Long::option_start = $newgetopt::option_start
58 if defined $newgetopt::option_start;
59 $Getopt::Long::order = $newgetopt::order
60 if defined $newgetopt::order;
61 $Getopt::Long::bundling = $newgetopt::bundling
62 if defined $newgetopt::bundling;
63 $Getopt::Long::ignorecase = $newgetopt::ignorecase
64 if defined $newgetopt::ignorecase;
65 $Getopt::Long::ignorecase = $newgetopt::ignorecase
66 if defined $newgetopt::ignorecase;
67 $Getopt::Long::passthrough = $newgetopt::passthrough
68 if defined $newgetopt::passthrough;
73 ################ Package return ################
77 ################ End of newgetopt.pl ################