-# newgetopt.pl -- new options parsing.
-# Now just a wrapper around the Getopt::Long module.
-# $Id: newgetopt.pl,v 1.16 1996/03/16 11:46:08 jv Exp $
+# $Id: newgetopt.pl,v 1.18 2001/09/21 13:34:59 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.
+# This legacy library is deprecated and will be removed in a future
+# release of perl.
+#
+# In particular, this should not be used as an example of modern Perl
+# programming techniques.
+#
+# Suggested alternative: Getopt::Long
+
+warn( "The 'newgetopt.pl' legacy library is deprecated and will be"
+ . " removed in the next major release of perl. Please use the"
+ . " Getopt::Long module instead." );
{ package newgetopt;
$option_start = "(--|-)";
$order = $REQUIRE_ORDER;
$bundling = 0;
+ $passthrough = 0;
}
else {
$autoabbrev = 1; # automatic abbrev of options
$option_start = "(--|-|\\+)";
$order = $PERMUTE;
$bundling = 0;
+ $passthrough = 0;
}
# Other configurable settings.
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;
}