Re: FYI: Java cli option parsing in Debian

["Manfred Moser" <manfred@mosabuam.com>]

On Fri, May 18, 2012 12:29 am, Thomas Koch wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to introduce a cli option parsing library for maven-debian-helper.
> There a tons of such java libraries out there:
>
> http://jewelcli.lexicalscope.com/related.html
>
> Just FYI, I had a look, which of these we have in Debian:
>
> - libcommons-cli-java
> - libjargs-java
> - libjcommander-java
> - libjoptsimple-java
> - libgetopt-java
> - libargs4j-java
> - liboptions-java
>
> Sh...ugar.. I thought looking into what is packaged would make the choice
> easier...
>
> rule outs:
>
> - libcommons-cli-java - I don't like Apache Commons stuff
> - libargs4j-java - Is modelled after javac's broken options, not GNU style
> - liboptions-java - AFAIK only used by one project
> - libjargs-java - very low activity upstream, last release 2005?
> - libgetopt-java - ancient (2000) Java style, only translation updates
> since
> then
>
> good:
>
> - libjcommander-java - active, documented, Git, Unit Tests
> - libjoptsimple-java - active, Git, Unit Tests, Code Quality Tools,
> POSIX/getopt style, documented
>
> Jcommander's documentation looks more inviting. So I'll start with that
> one.
>
> Regards,
>
> Thomas Koch, http://www.koch.ro

Good choice. I played with it before and it is quite nice.

manfred