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
14 warn( "The 'newgetopt.pl' legacy library is deprecated and will be"
15 . " removed in the next major release of perl. Please use the"
16 . " Getopt::Long module instead." );
20 # Values for $order. See GNU getopt.c for details.
25 # Handle POSIX compliancy.
26 if ( defined $ENV{"POSIXLY_CORRECT"} ) {
27 $autoabbrev = 0; # no automatic abbrev of options (???)
28 $getopt_compat = 0; # disallow '+' to start options
29 $option_start = "(--|-)";
30 $order = $REQUIRE_ORDER;
35 $autoabbrev = 1; # automatic abbrev of options
36 $getopt_compat = 1; # allow '+' to start options
37 $option_start = "(--|-|\\+)";
43 # Other configurable settings.
44 $debug = 0; # for debugging
45 $ignorecase = 1; # ignore case when matching options
46 $argv_end = "--"; # don't change this!
51 ################ Subroutines ################
55 $Getopt::Long::debug = $newgetopt::debug
56 if defined $newgetopt::debug;
57 $Getopt::Long::autoabbrev = $newgetopt::autoabbrev
58 if defined $newgetopt::autoabbrev;
59 $Getopt::Long::getopt_compat = $newgetopt::getopt_compat
60 if defined $newgetopt::getopt_compat;
61 $Getopt::Long::option_start = $newgetopt::option_start
62 if defined $newgetopt::option_start;
63 $Getopt::Long::order = $newgetopt::order
64 if defined $newgetopt::order;
65 $Getopt::Long::bundling = $newgetopt::bundling
66 if defined $newgetopt::bundling;
67 $Getopt::Long::ignorecase = $newgetopt::ignorecase
68 if defined $newgetopt::ignorecase;
69 $Getopt::Long::ignorecase = $newgetopt::ignorecase
70 if defined $newgetopt::ignorecase;
71 $Getopt::Long::passthrough = $newgetopt::passthrough
72 if defined $newgetopt::passthrough;
77 ################ Package return ################
81 ################ End of newgetopt.pl ################