Hi! The patch file is attached. The patch feature: show an error message when the required number of command line parameters doesn't match the number of given parameters. Best regards, Konstantin
Index: core/include/seqan/misc/misc_cmdparser.h =================================================================== --- core/include/seqan/misc/misc_cmdparser.h (revision 11051) +++ core/include/seqan/misc/misc_cmdparser.h (working copy) @@ -1425,12 +1425,19 @@ help(me, estream); return false; } - if (argc == 1 && me.required_arguments > 0) + if ( length(me.arguments) < me.required_arguments ) { - shortHelp(me, estream); // print short help and exit - return 0; + if (argc == 1) { + shortHelp(me, estream); // print short help and exit + } else { + _streamWrite(estream, me.appName); + _streamWrite(estream, ": number of required arguments is "); + _streamPutInt(estream, me.required_arguments); + _streamWrite(estream, "\n"); + } + return false; } - return _allMandatorySet(me) && (length(me.arguments) >= me.required_arguments); + return _allMandatorySet(me); } inline bool