Here's something to play with (without explanation from me, busy enough
sorry!)
example.raku:
multi sub MAIN(:$these ="These", :$are="Are") { say "$these $are"; };
multi sub MAIN(*@wrong-list,:$these ="These", :$are="Are",*%wrong-named)
is hidden-from-USAGE
{say "Got bad args " ~ @wrong-list ~ " "~ %wrong-named}'
raku example.raku -these=HIHIHI -foo=BABABA
-y
On Tue, May 5, 2020 at 1:09 PM ToddAndMargo via perl6-users <
perl6-us...@perl.org> wrote:
> >> On Tue, 5 May 2020, 06:46 ToddAndMargo via perl6-users,
> >> <perl6-us...@perl.org <mailto:perl6-us...@perl.org>> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> Just to prove I read the stinker:
> >> https://docs.raku.org/routine/MAIN
> >>
> >> I am trying to get the following to do
> >>
> >> #!/usr/bin/env perl6
> >> sub MAIN(:$these ="These", :$are="Are") { say "$these $are"; }
> >>
> >> This is working:
> >>
> >> $ MainTest.pl6 --are=our --these=those
> >> those our
> >>
> >>
> >> These two are not:
> >>
> >> 1) I am trying to get MAIN to give me an error I can
> >> call my help sub if a stray entry is placed in
> >> the run line
> >>
> >> $ MainTest.pl6 --are=our --these=those --saywhat=abc
> >> Usage:
> >> MainTest.pl6 [--these=<Any>] [--are=<Any>]
> >>
> >> Here it find `--saywhat=abc` and MAIN writes out the above
> >> usage statement.
> >>
> >> A) I want to write it out myself. I would like the
> >> string too, but don't have to have it.
> >>
> >> B) I would like the stray entry.
> >>
> >>
> >> 2) Here I want to pick up the remainder (abc) at the end,
> >> but can't figure out the syntax in the sub declaration.
> >>
> >> Something like:
> >> dnf --excluderepo=acb* install raku
> >>
> >> $ MainTest.pl6 --are=our --these=those abc
> >> Usage:
> >> MainTest.pl6 [--these=<Any>] [--are=<Any>]
> >>
> >> Instead of MAIN writing out usage.
> >>
> >> Many thanks,
> >> -T
> >>
>
> On 2020-05-05 00:38, Simon Proctor wrote:
> > I would suggest starting by reading this page in the docs :
> > https://docs.raku.org/language/create-cli
> >
> > Covers how $*USAGE is created and the various options you have for
> > providing help data.
> >
>
> Hi Simon,
>
> I must be missing something. That is just a rehash of the manual page I
> first posted with a few extra paragraphs at he top.
>
> :'(
>
> Maybe I should just write my own based on @*ARGS ?
>
> -T
>
