Directory parameter is ignored if provided after an option

[diegorondini]

Describe the bug
Unlike what is described in the --help, the directory parameter, at least in the following specific case, seems to be ignored when provided after an option.

To Reproduce
The following command reports broken links that are in <workdir>, rather than just <workdir>/<myfolder>:

mlc -i '<mylinktoignore>' <myfolder>

This one works as expected (only broken links from <workdir>/<myfolder>):

mlc <myfolder> -i '<mylinktoignore>'

Expected behavior
Syntax indicated by:

mlc --help
...
USAGE:
    mlc [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] [directory]
...

should work.

[becheran]

Thx for reporting. I will have a look once I find the time.

[becheran]

@diegorondini not sure if I am able to fix this. The underlying library for cli parsing clap interpretes your the in your first example as part of the -i arg. If you would write:

mlc -i='<mylinktoignore>' <myfolder>

it should work as expected. It is an issue of the parser not knowing that is not part of the ignore flag.

[diegorondini]

Ok, I'll look if there's an open issue in clap or open a new one and post the link here.

[becheran]

@diegorondini seems like it is my fault. The I used the clap option min_values instead takes_value which would have been right. I changes that and upgraded to the latest clap version in mlc. Will publish a new version including the fix soon.

[diegorondini]

Thanks for fixing!