Re: [gnugo-devel] patterns can be tagged

[Thien-Thi Nguyen]

Paul Pogonyshev <address@hidden> writes:

   Btw., can anyone tell if `--long-option=value' is more portable or
   otherwise better than `--long-option-name value' ?  I prefer the
   latter for it seems less cluttered, but i will use `=' (at least in
   files meant for distribution) if there is a good reason.

the latter is better supported in different programs.  for example,
some ./configure options do not work using the --OPTION=VAL style.
(at least, this was the case a few years ago when i pondered the
question; perhaps autoconf is more robust these days...)

thi