[MacPerl] sending args to MacPerl

[Vicki Brown <vlb@apple.com>]

A friend sent me this question, and I'm forwarding it to the list, in 
case anyone has any cool, simple, or elegant suggestions.

He has a perl script (to support some functions of the C preprocessor) 
that takes arguments, e.g.:
  -s source file path (-s is optional, but no more than one source is
     allowed for now.)
        -o output path (required)
        -p progress/debugging written to standard output (optional)
        -cb remove comments and extra white space from Chipmunk Basic files.
    (optional)
        -i folder in which include files may reside (optional, repeatable)
     path ends with ":"
  -d x=y #defines x with value y (optional, repeatable) y defaults to 1
     if =y missing

He'd like to set this up as a standalone MacPerl (not requiring MPW or
ToolServer) and wants suggestions as to the best way to send in the args 
(and understand their order).

So far, ideas include:
  - read the "real" arguments from a text file dropped onto the script 
droplet
  - set up files or folders with the args as their names (clunky, no 
order)
  - have MacPerl put up a dialog or window into which the args can be 
typed

...

Have I missed something really cool and wondrous?

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Vicki Brown (vlb@apple.com) - Apple Computer, Leveraged Technologies Group
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