[RFC] [PATCH] configurable selection of progress indicator

[duchier at ps.uni-sb.de]

Robert Collins <robertc at robertcollins.net> writes:

>> I chose "progress" because that is also what "wget" calls it.  I would
>> prefer for "progress" to be a global option rather than a command
>> option, but there is at present no convenient support for global
>> options.
>
> There are several global options at the moment - whats wrong with
> hooking into that?

As I said: there is no convenient support for global options (that I
could find, but perhaps I missed it) - in particular, there is no
provision for them taking arguments.

>  - no tests

Ok, I'll add one

>  - the introduction of global symbols in config.py doesn't fit the other
> idioms in there. I think what you want is a global option - please use
> the existing infrastructure for that. (Yes, that infrastructure needs
> refactoring to reduce duplication, muddying the waters won't help
> though).

You have me scratching my head in puzzlement here.  I have no idea
what "existing infrastructure" you are referring to if not the one I
used.  I must have missed something.  Could you briefly clue me in?

Cheers,

--Denys