Re: [patch 2/2] [+doc] New -iex and -ix: -ex and -x before inferior load

Jan Kratochvil
2012-02-25T16:54:10Z

On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:59:43 +0100, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > +--init-command=FILE, -ix Like --init-command, -x but execute it
> > + before loading inferior.
> > +--init-eval-command=COMMAND, -iex Like --eval-command=COMMAND, -ex but
> > + execute it before loading inferior.
>
> Is it really a good idea to have 2- or 3-letter short options? It
> started with -nw and -nx, which might make sense, then we added -ex,
> and now -ix and -iex? If noting else, this will prevent us from ever
> having -e and -i.
>
> How about if we don't have short versions of these at all?

Originally I had -initx and -initex, if it would be OK for you.

These options are just for convenience, which contradicts me the long options
--init-eval-command. Still even --init-eval-command is better than nothing.

> OK with those changes.

I will change those.

Thanks,
Jan