"Boris" == Boris Kolpackov <boris@codesynthesis.com> writes:
Boris> Hi Rutger, Rutger ter Borg <rutger@terborg.net> writes: >> look interesting, but I must admit that I was confused by the >> name. To me, a CLI is either the user interface or the >> interpreter, whereas I think you are covering something that has >> to do with command-line arguments or program options. Boris> One of the expansions of the CLI acronym is Command-Line Boris> Interface[1]. Boris> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command-line_interface But if I understand your project, it is not a CLI, rather a compiler that takes a description of command line options/flags and _generates_ code that handle the command line interface, hence the confusion. >> Are you considering to pursue inclusion in Boost Boris> There is already a "solution" for this problem in Boost Boris> (program_options) though the implementations are very Boris> different ("library" vs "compiler" approach). So I am not Boris> sure if there is interest in an alternative. Probably not, although I can only speak for myself. The present boost library has the nice property of being C++. If one wanted to go the script route, there're dozens of alternatives. Which brings the question: why exactly this keep being advertised on the boost mailing lists? Most people here follows freshmeat and sourceforge announcements and I don't think we want to see here posts on every and each script out there that happens to generate C++ code. Best regards, Maurizio