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Re: [gold patch] Add --help and --version options to dwp.

From: Cary Coutant <ccoutant at google dot com>
To: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>
Cc: Ian Lance Taylor <iant at google dot com>, binutils at sourceware dot org
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:13:00 -0700
Subject: Re: [gold patch] Add --help and --version options to dwp.
References: <20121024024027.B6136E0ACF@ccoutant.mtv.corp.google.com> <87fw53anh0.fsf@fleche.redhat.com>

> Cary> I've added --help and --version options to dwp, although I wasn't
> Cary> quite sure about whether to send the entire usage message to
> Cary> stderr in the case of an invalid option.
>
> I think for GNU programs it is typical to print a short note and a
> suggestion about --help:

Yeah, I figured that's a good idea for a program that has lots and
lots of options, but since my help message is so short, I figured I'd
just go ahead and print it.

-cary

References:
- [gold patch] Add --help and --version options to dwp.
  - From: Cary Coutant
- Re: [gold patch] Add --help and --version options to dwp.
  - From: Tom Tromey

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