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From: Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= <ludo@gnu.org>
Subject: bug#36594: No hint for missing argument
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 22:41:15 +0200
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Julien Lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu> skribis:

> Le Thu, 11 Jul 2019 22:40:58 +0200,
> Ludovic Court=C3=A8s <ludo@gnu.org> a =C3=A9crit :

[...]

>> Currently it says:
>>=20
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>> $ guix build --help | grep -e -verbo
>>   -v, --verbosity=3DLEVEL  use the given verbosity LEVEL
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>>=20
>> We could add =E2=80=9Can integer between 0 and 2=E2=80=9D, but this was =
left
>> non-explicit in case we eventually extend it to -7 to +42.
>>=20
>> Maybe there=E2=80=99s a limit on what we can do to help users?  :-)
>>=20
>> Ludo=E2=80=99.
>
> If users have no idea what value to use though, they just won't use the
> feature...

What about:

  use the given verbosity LEVEL, an integer

?

If that=E2=80=99s fine with you, please push!

Thanks,
Ludo=E2=80=99.