Implement the MoreHelp utility that calls a function to printmore help information if the MoreHelp global is not null.

llvm-svn: 17774

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/llvm/lib/Support/CommandLine.cpp b/llvm/lib/Support/CommandLine.cpp
index 90afa0d9e33..ad82c849479 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Support/CommandLine.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Support/CommandLine.cpp
@@ -834,6 +834,12 @@ void generic_parser_base::printOptionInfo(const Option &O,
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 // --help and --help-hidden option implementation
 //
+
+// If this variable is set, it is a pointer to a function that the user wants
+// us to call after we print out the help info. Basically a hook to allow
+// additional help to be printed.
+void (*cl::MoreHelp)() = 0;
+
 namespace {
 
 class HelpPrinter {
@@ -907,6 +913,10 @@ public:
     for (unsigned i = 0, e = Options.size(); i != e; ++i)
       Options[i].second->printOptionInfo(MaxArgLen);
 
+    // Call the user's hook so help output can be extended.
+    if (MoreHelp != 0)
+      (*MoreHelp)();
+
     // Halt the program if help information is printed
     exit(1);
   }