Re: [pdf-devel] Improvements for pdf-filter

[Sylvain Beucler]

On Mon, Feb 02, 2009 at 08:30:17PM +0100, address@hidden wrote:
> 
>     > Ideally all the filters that can be specified in the command line
>     > options are implemented so, what is the point of returning an error
>     > code if a filter is not implemented?
> 
>    As you said, 'ideally'. If some library tester not involved in the
>    library development wants to use the utility it would be nice to
>    report those warnings and error.
> 
> I would rather put assertions in the switch cases for unimplemented
> filters, or removing them from 'GNU_longOptions'.
> 
> The primary function of pdf-filter is to serve as an utility, and not
> as a test tool. I think that we should not change its interface.

I suggested this as an improvement from the end-user point of view.
Removing the filter options until they are implemented works too.

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Sylvain