Re: [help-gengetopt] text before 1st section

[Lorenzo Bettini]

you're right about this

actually I've just added in

http://rap.dsi.unifi.it/~bettini/gengetopt-2.19rc.tar.gz

the "description" statement that is printed right after the usage string.

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as for text, this is associated before or after an option; while for 
what you intend to do, the right thing is using description:

# Name of your program, don't use if you're using automake
package "sample1"
# Version of your program, don't use if you're using automake
version "2.0"

purpose "this is just a test program for gengetopt"
description  "Explain about the program"

section         "Options"

option          "str-opt"   s "A string option, for a filename" 
optional string typestr="filename"
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I'd like to release this new version in the next days

I hope to hear from you soon

cheers
        Lorenzo

T wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to put some text before 1st section to explain about the program,
> but noticed it is generated after the section instead:
>
> --------------------------------
> # Name of your program, don't use if you're using automake
> package "sample1"
> # Version of your program, don't use if you're using automake
> version "2.0"
>
> purpose "this is just a test program for gengetopt"
>
> text            "Explain about the program"
> section         "Options" 
>
> option          "str-opt"   s "A string option, for a filename"  optional string 
> typestr="filename"
> --------------------------------
>
> will get me:
>
> --------------------------------
> sample1 2.0
>
> this is just a test program for gengetopt
>
> Usage: sample1 [OPTIONS]...
>
>       --full-help          Print help, including hidden options, and exit
>
> Options:
>   Explain the program
>   -s, --str-opt=filename   A string option, for a filename
> --------------------------------
>
> is it doable?
>
> thanks


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