In S_usage(), restructure the storage of the help message into fewer literals.

This reduces the object code size slightly.

diff --git a/perl.c b/perl.c
index 6824835..708ab3d 100644 (file)
--- a/perl.c
+++ b/perl.c
@@ -2812,51 +2812,51 @@ S_usage(pTHX_ const char *name)         /* XXX move this out into a module ? */
     /* This message really ought to be max 23 lines.
      * Removed -h because the user already knows that option. Others? */
 
+    /* Grouped as 6 lines per C string literal, to keep under the ANSI C 89
+       minimum of 509 character string literals.  */
     static const char * const usage_msg[] = {
-"-0[octal]         specify record separator (\\0, if no argument)",
-"-a                autosplit mode with -n or -p (splits $_ into @F)",
-"-C[number/list]   enables the listed Unicode features",
-"-c                check syntax only (runs BEGIN and CHECK blocks)",
-"-d[:debugger]     run program under debugger",
-"-D[number/list]   set debugging flags (argument is a bit mask or alphabets)",
-"-e program        one line of program (several -e's allowed, omit programfile)",
-"-E program        like -e, but enables all optional features",
-"-f                don't do $sitelib/sitecustomize.pl at startup",
-"-F/pattern/       split() pattern for -a switch (//'s are optional)",
-"-i[extension]     edit <> files in place (makes backup if extension supplied)",
-"-Idirectory       specify @INC/#include directory (several -I's allowed)",
-"-l[octal]         enable line ending processing, specifies line terminator",
-"-[mM][-]module    execute \"use/no module...\" before executing program",
-"-n                assume \"while (<>) { ... }\" loop around program",
-"-p                assume loop like -n but print line also, like sed",
-"-s                enable rudimentary parsing for switches after programfile",
-"-S                look for programfile using PATH environment variable",
-"-t                enable tainting warnings",
-"-T                enable tainting checks",
-"-u                dump core after parsing program",
-"-U                allow unsafe operations",
-"-v                print version, patchlevel and license",
-"-V[:variable]     print configuration summary (or a single Config.pm variable)",
-"-w                enable many useful warnings (RECOMMENDED)",
-"-W                enable all warnings",
-"-x[directory]     ignore text before #!perl line (optionally cd to directory)",
-"-X                disable all warnings",
-"\n",
+"  -0[octal]         specify record separator (\\0, if no argument)\n"
+"  -a                autosplit mode with -n or -p (splits $_ into @F)\n"
+"  -C[number/list]   enables the listed Unicode features\n"
+"  -c                check syntax only (runs BEGIN and CHECK blocks)\n"
+"  -d[:debugger]     run program under debugger\n"
+"  -D[number/list]   set debugging flags (argument is a bit mask or alphabets)\n",
+"  -e program        one line of program (several -e's allowed, omit programfile)\n"
+"  -E program        like -e, but enables all optional features\n"
+"  -f                don't do $sitelib/sitecustomize.pl at startup\n"
+"  -F/pattern/       split() pattern for -a switch (//'s are optional)\n"
+"  -i[extension]     edit <> files in place (makes backup if extension supplied)\n"
+"  -Idirectory       specify @INC/#include directory (several -I's allowed)\n",
+"  -l[octal]         enable line ending processing, specifies line terminator\n"
+"  -[mM][-]module    execute \"use/no module...\" before executing program\n"
+"  -n                assume \"while (<>) { ... }\" loop around program\n"
+"  -p                assume loop like -n but print line also, like sed\n"
+"  -s                enable rudimentary parsing for switches after programfile\n"
+"  -S                look for programfile using PATH environment variable\n",
+"  -t                enable tainting warnings\n"
+"  -T                enable tainting checks\n"
+"  -u                dump core after parsing program\n"
+"  -U                allow unsafe operations\n"
+"  -v                print version, patchlevel and license\n"
+"  -V[:variable]     print configuration summary (or a single Config.pm variable)\n",
+"  -w                enable many useful warnings (RECOMMENDED)\n"
+"  -W                enable all warnings\n"
+"  -x[directory]     ignore text before #!perl line (optionally cd to directory)\n"
+"  -X                disable all warnings\n"
+"  \n"
+"Run 'perldoc perl' for more help with Perl.\n\n",
 NULL
 };
     const char * const *p = usage_msg;
+    PerlIO *out = PerlIO_stdout();
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_USAGE;
 
-    PerlIO_printf(PerlIO_stdout(),
-                 "\nUsage: %s [switches] [--] [programfile] [arguments]",
+    PerlIO_printf(out,
+                 "\nUsage: %s [switches] [--] [programfile] [arguments]\n",
                  name);
     while (*p)
-       PerlIO_printf(PerlIO_stdout(), "\n  %s", *p++);
-
-    PerlIO_printf(PerlIO_stdout(),
-                 "Run 'perldoc perl' for more help with Perl.\n\n"
-                 );
+       PerlIO_puts(out, *p++);
 }
 
 /* convert a string of -D options (or digits) into an int.