[PD] Command line pd --help launches pd

Miller Puckette msp at ucsd.edu
Wed Sep 27 17:22:14 CEST 2017


Hmm... I guess the correct thing would be to exit if Pd is invoked correctly
with "-version" (as it now does) and "-help" (which it doesn't), but to
start up anyhow if invoked with incorrect arguments...

M

On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 10:38:44AM -0400, Jack wrote:
> To get help it is :
> $ pd -help
> See :
> $ man pd
> 
> There is no option with --
> 
> But, yes the option -help disappeared on my Pd-0.48.0 ("test5") (Ubuntu
> 17.04).
> And if you start Pd with a wrong option, Pd start and return in the
> terminal :
> usage: pd [-flags] [file]...
> ...
> with all options available.
> 
> ++
> 
> Jack
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Le 27/09/2017 à 05:45, Alexander Connor a écrit :
> > I noticed this as well.  Don't remember it happening until 0.48.  Annoying. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Wed, 27 Sep 2017 11:16:00 +0200, Jérôme Abel <abel.jerome at free.fr> wrote:
> > 
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I don't know if it is a normal behavior, when I type "pd --help" in a 
> >> Terminal, Pd is launched.
> >>
> >> Usually this kind of command just print the help.
> >>
> >> +
> >>
> >> j.
> >>
> >>
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