Re: [PATCH] Display configuration details in --help

Tom Tromey
2013-04-10T15:46:53Z

>>>>> "Doug" == Doug Evans <dje@google.com> writes:

Doug> Unless there is a physical form to the grouping (e.g., further
Doug> indentation, blank lines, or whatever), I'd much prefer a full
Doug> alphabetical sort.

Try "automake --help" to see what an alternate approach looks like.
It groups options into sections with headers.
I find it very readable; and it is a reasonably common style in the
GNU world, e.g., "tar --help" or "cpio --help".

Tom