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[ikiwiki.git] / doc / bugs / Command-line_arguments_should_override_settings_in_the_setup_file.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/bugs/Command-line_arguments_should_override_settings_in_the_setup_file.mdwn b/doc/bugs/Command-line_arguments_should_override_settings_in_the_setup_file.mdwn
index 36387a8c985f5afbc87b437a036daba4723c129e..f1ccf589689c1c95ede9d83423c597d05429a69f 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/bugs/Command-line_arguments_should_override_settings_in_the_setup_file.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/Command-line_arguments_should_override_settings_in_the_setup_file.mdwn
@@ -16,8 +16,17 @@ So two suggestions to fix this:
 
 1. Make command-line arguments override settings in the setup file
 
 
 1. Make command-line arguments override settings in the setup file
 

+> This is difficult to do, since reading a setup file replaces values for
+> config items with the values in the setup file. Also, when you say
+> --setup foo, you're asking ikiwiki to set up the wiki using the
+> comnfiguration in file foo. Which is what it does.
+

 2. Comment out all settings in the example setup file that are simply
    setting options to their default values. That way, the file will
    still be self-documenting, but command-line arguments will at least
    work for these settings while they remain commented out.
 
 2. Comment out all settings in the example setup file that are simply
    setting options to their default values. That way, the file will
    still be self-documenting, but command-line arguments will at least
    work for these settings while they remain commented out.
 

+> I've done that, I also fixed some issues with --verbose handling earlier.
+> I'm pretty sure that those fixes fix the real issue, so calling this
+> [[done]].
+> --[[Joey]]