David Aguilar <davvid@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > We cannot rely on the output of `meld --help` when determining > whether or not meld understands the --output option. > > Newer versions of meld print a generic help message that does not > mention --output even though it is supported. This obviously breaks those who have happily been using their installed version of meld that understands and shows --output in the help text. Is that a minority that is rapidly diminishing? I would understand it if the change were - a configuration tells us to use or not use --output; when it is set, then we do not try auto-detect by reading --help output - when that new configuration is not set, we keep the current code to read --help output, which may fail for recent meld but that is not a regression. When versions of meld that support --output but do not mention it in their --help text are overwhelming majority, we would want to flip the fallback codepath from "read --help and decide" to "assume that --output can be used", but I do not know if now is the time to do so. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html