[csw-users] xfig honouring command line options?

[Mike Patterson]

Oscar del Rio wrote on 26/05/2006 8:29 AM:
> If I remember correctly, the script might be missing passing args to
> xfigbin.  The following is my /opt/csw/bin/xfig
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> XFILESEARCHPATH=/opt/csw/lib/locale/%L/%T/%N%S%C:/usr/openwin/lib/locale/%L/%T/%N%S%C:/opt/csw/lib/X11/%T/%N%S%C:/usr/openwin/lib/X11/%T/%N%S%C
> 
> export XFILESEARCHPATH
> exec /opt/csw/bin/xfigbin "$@"

That's precisely the one I have.

duh, it just occurred to me to try it with a -x - I'll give that a go:

@plg2[110]% ./xfig -h
XFILESEARCHPATH=/opt/csw/lib/locale/%L/%T/%N%S%C:/usr/openwin/lib/locale/%L/%T/%N%S%C:/opt/csw/lib/X11/%T/%N%S%C:/usr/openwin/lib/X11/%T/%N%S%C
+ export XFILESEARCHPATH
+ exec /opt/csw/bin/xfigbin -xrm *customization: -color -h

So yes, it does look like it's trying to pass -h, but I don't get help,
I get xfig.  xfigbin works as expected:

@plg2[104]% xfigbin -h
Xfig 3.2 patchlevel 4 (Protocol 3.2)
Usage:
xfig [-h[elp]] [-v[ersion]]

but eg "xfig -nosplash" or "xfigbin -nosplash" still show the splash
screen.  Similarly, it appears as if other options like those for
gridlines are being silently tossed.

Mike

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