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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 // Created:     05.01.00
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
 // Copyright:   (c) 2000 Vadim Zeitlin <zeitlin@dptmaths.ens-cachan.fr>
-// Licence:     wxWindows license
+// Licence:     wxWindows licence
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 // ============================================================================
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 // headers
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#ifdef __GNUG__
+#if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(NO_GCC_PRAGMA)
     #pragma implementation "cmdline.h"
 #endif
 
     #pragma hdrstop
 #endif
 
+#include "wx/cmdline.h"
+
+#if wxUSE_CMDLINE_PARSER
+
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
     #include "wx/string.h"
     #include "wx/log.h"
     #include "wx/intl.h"
+    #include "wx/app.h"
     #include "wx/dynarray.h"
+    #include "wx/filefn.h"
 #endif //WX_PRECOMP
 
+#include <ctype.h>
+
 #include "wx/datetime.h"
-#include "wx/cmdline.h"
+#include "wx/msgout.h"
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // private functions
 
 static wxString GetTypeName(wxCmdLineParamType type);
 
+static wxString GetOptionName(const wxChar *p, const wxChar *allowedChars);
+
+static wxString GetShortOptionName(const wxChar *p);
+
+static wxString GetLongOptionName(const wxChar *p);
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// private classes
+// private structs
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // an internal representation of an option
@@ -58,6 +72,22 @@ struct wxCmdLineOption
                     wxCmdLineParamType typ,
                     int fl)
     {
+        wxASSERT_MSG( !shrt.empty() || !lng.empty(),
+                      _T("option should have at least one name") );
+
+        wxASSERT_MSG
+            (
+                GetShortOptionName(shrt).Len() == shrt.Len(),
+                wxT("Short option contains invalid characters")
+            );
+
+        wxASSERT_MSG
+            (
+                GetLongOptionName(lng).Len() == lng.Len(),
+                wxT("Long option contains invalid characters")
+            );
+            
+
         kind = k;
 
         shortName = shrt;
@@ -67,7 +97,7 @@ struct wxCmdLineOption
         type = typ;
         flags = fl;
 
-        m_hasVal = FALSE;
+        m_hasVal = false;
     }
 
     // can't use union easily here, so just store all possible data fields, we
@@ -75,7 +105,7 @@ struct wxCmdLineOption
     // types increases, so always use the accessor functions and don't access
     // the fields directly!)
 
-    void Check(wxCmdLineParamType typ) const
+    void Check(wxCmdLineParamType WXUNUSED_UNLESS_DEBUG(typ)) const
     {
         wxASSERT_MSG( type == typ, _T("type mismatch in wxCmdLineOption") );
     }
@@ -84,22 +114,28 @@ struct wxCmdLineOption
         { Check(wxCMD_LINE_VAL_NUMBER); return m_longVal; }
     const wxString& GetStrVal() const
         { Check(wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING); return m_strVal;  }
+#if wxUSE_DATETIME
     const wxDateTime& GetDateVal() const
         { Check(wxCMD_LINE_VAL_DATE);   return m_dateVal; }
+#endif // wxUSE_DATETIME
 
     void SetLongVal(long val)
-        { Check(wxCMD_LINE_VAL_NUMBER); m_longVal = val; m_hasVal = TRUE; }
+        { Check(wxCMD_LINE_VAL_NUMBER); m_longVal = val; m_hasVal = true; }
     void SetStrVal(const wxString& val)
-        { Check(wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING); m_strVal = val; m_hasVal = TRUE; }
+        { Check(wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING); m_strVal = val; m_hasVal = true; }
+#if wxUSE_DATETIME
     void SetDateVal(const wxDateTime val)
-        { Check(wxCMD_LINE_VAL_DATE); m_dateVal = val; m_hasVal = TRUE; }
+        { Check(wxCMD_LINE_VAL_DATE); m_dateVal = val; m_hasVal = true; }
+#endif // wxUSE_DATETIME
 
-    void SetHasValue() { m_hasVal = TRUE; }
+    void SetHasValue(bool hasValue = true) { m_hasVal = hasValue; }
     bool HasValue() const { return m_hasVal; }
 
 public:
     wxCmdLineEntryType kind;
-    wxString shortName, longName, description;
+    wxString shortName,
+             longName,
+             description;
     wxCmdLineParamType type;
     int flags;
 
@@ -108,7 +144,9 @@ private:
 
     long m_longVal;
     wxString m_strVal;
+#if wxUSE_DATETIME
     wxDateTime m_dateVal;
+#endif // wxUSE_DATETIME
 };
 
 struct wxCmdLineParam
@@ -140,8 +178,8 @@ struct wxCmdLineParserData
 {
     // options
     wxString m_switchChars;     // characters which may start an option
-
-    bool m_enableLongOptions;   // TRUE if long options are enabled
+    bool m_enableLongOptions;   // true if long options are enabled
+    wxString m_logo;            // some extra text to show in Usage()
 
     // cmd line data
     wxArrayString m_arguments;  // == argv, argc == m_arguments.GetCount()
@@ -151,7 +189,7 @@ struct wxCmdLineParserData
 
     // methods
     wxCmdLineParserData();
-    void SetArguments(int argc, char **argv);
+    void SetArguments(int argc, wxChar **argv);
     void SetArguments(const wxString& cmdline);
 
     int FindOption(const wxString& name);
@@ -168,7 +206,7 @@ struct wxCmdLineParserData
 
 wxCmdLineParserData::wxCmdLineParserData()
 {
-    m_enableLongOptions = TRUE;
+    m_enableLongOptions = true;
 #ifdef __UNIX_LIKE__
     m_switchChars = _T("-");
 #else // !Unix
@@ -176,33 +214,39 @@ wxCmdLineParserData::wxCmdLineParserData()
 #endif
 }
 
-void wxCmdLineParserData::SetArguments(int argc, char **argv)
+void wxCmdLineParserData::SetArguments(int argc, wxChar **argv)
 {
-    m_arguments.Empty();
+    m_arguments.clear();
 
     for ( int n = 0; n < argc; n++ )
     {
-        m_arguments.Add(argv[n]);
+        m_arguments.push_back(argv[n]);
     }
 }
 
-void wxCmdLineParserData::SetArguments(const wxString& cmdline)
+void wxCmdLineParserData::SetArguments(const wxString& cmdLine)
 {
-    // either use wxMSW wxApp::ConvertToStandardCommandArgs() or move its logic
-    // here and use this method from it - but don't duplicate the code
+    m_arguments.clear();
 
-    wxFAIL_MSG(_T("TODO"));
+    m_arguments.push_back(wxTheApp->GetAppName());
+
+    wxArrayString args = wxCmdLineParser::ConvertStringToArgs(cmdLine);
+
+    WX_APPEND_ARRAY(m_arguments, args);
 }
 
 int wxCmdLineParserData::FindOption(const wxString& name)
 {
-    size_t count = m_options.GetCount();
-    for ( size_t n = 0; n < count; n++ )
+    if ( !name.empty() )
     {
-        if ( m_options[n].shortName == name )
+        size_t count = m_options.GetCount();
+        for ( size_t n = 0; n < count; n++ )
         {
-            // found
-            return n;
+            if ( m_options[n].shortName == name )
+            {
+                // found
+                return n;
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -233,7 +277,7 @@ void wxCmdLineParser::Init()
     m_data = new wxCmdLineParserData;
 }
 
-void wxCmdLineParser::SetCmdLine(int argc, char **argv)
+void wxCmdLineParser::SetCmdLine(int argc, wxChar **argv)
 {
     m_data->SetArguments(argc, argv);
 }
@@ -262,6 +306,16 @@ void wxCmdLineParser::EnableLongOptions(bool enable)
     m_data->m_enableLongOptions = enable;
 }
 
+bool wxCmdLineParser::AreLongOptionsEnabled()
+{
+    return m_data->m_enableLongOptions;
+}
+
+void wxCmdLineParser::SetLogo(const wxString& logo)
+{
+    m_data->m_logo = logo;
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // command line construction
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -273,7 +327,8 @@ void wxCmdLineParser::SetDesc(const wxCmdLineEntryDesc *desc)
         switch ( desc->kind )
         {
             case wxCMD_LINE_SWITCH:
-                AddSwitch(desc->shortName, desc->longName, desc->description);
+                AddSwitch(desc->shortName, desc->longName, desc->description,
+                          desc->flags);
                 break;
 
             case wxCMD_LINE_OPTION:
@@ -338,14 +393,12 @@ void wxCmdLineParser::AddParam(const wxString& desc,
         wxCmdLineParam& param = m_data->m_paramDesc.Last();
 
         wxASSERT_MSG( !(param.flags & wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_MULTIPLE),
-                      _T("all parameters after the one with "
-                         "wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_MULTIPLE style will be ignored") );
+                      _T("all parameters after the one with wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_MULTIPLE style will be ignored") );
 
         if ( !(flags & wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_OPTIONAL) )
         {
             wxASSERT_MSG( !(param.flags & wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_OPTIONAL),
-                          _T("a required parameter can't follow an "
-                             "optional one") );
+                          _T("a required parameter can't follow an optional one") );
         }
     }
 #endif // Debug
@@ -362,91 +415,121 @@ void wxCmdLineParser::AddParam(const wxString& desc,
 bool wxCmdLineParser::Found(const wxString& name) const
 {
     int i = m_data->FindOption(name);
-    wxCHECK_MSG( i != wxNOT_FOUND, FALSE, _T("unknown switch") );
+    if ( i == wxNOT_FOUND )
+        i = m_data->FindOptionByLongName(name);
+
+    wxCHECK_MSG( i != wxNOT_FOUND, false, _T("unknown switch") );
 
     wxCmdLineOption& opt = m_data->m_options[(size_t)i];
     if ( !opt.HasValue() )
-        return FALSE;
+        return false;
 
-    return TRUE;
+    return true;
 }
 
 bool wxCmdLineParser::Found(const wxString& name, wxString *value) const
 {
     int i = m_data->FindOption(name);
-    wxCHECK_MSG( i != wxNOT_FOUND, FALSE, _T("unknown option") );
+    if ( i == wxNOT_FOUND )
+        i = m_data->FindOptionByLongName(name);
+
+    wxCHECK_MSG( i != wxNOT_FOUND, false, _T("unknown option") );
 
     wxCmdLineOption& opt = m_data->m_options[(size_t)i];
     if ( !opt.HasValue() )
-        return FALSE;
+        return false;
 
-    wxCHECK_MSG( value, FALSE, _T("NULL pointer in wxCmdLineOption::Found") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( value, false, _T("NULL pointer in wxCmdLineOption::Found") );
 
     *value = opt.GetStrVal();
 
-    return TRUE;
+    return true;
 }
 
 bool wxCmdLineParser::Found(const wxString& name, long *value) const
 {
     int i = m_data->FindOption(name);
-    wxCHECK_MSG( i != wxNOT_FOUND, FALSE, _T("unknown option") );
+    if ( i == wxNOT_FOUND )
+        i = m_data->FindOptionByLongName(name);
+
+    wxCHECK_MSG( i != wxNOT_FOUND, false, _T("unknown option") );
 
     wxCmdLineOption& opt = m_data->m_options[(size_t)i];
     if ( !opt.HasValue() )
-        return FALSE;
+        return false;
 
-    wxCHECK_MSG( value, FALSE, _T("NULL pointer in wxCmdLineOption::Found") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( value, false, _T("NULL pointer in wxCmdLineOption::Found") );
 
     *value = opt.GetLongVal();
 
-    return TRUE;
+    return true;
 }
 
+#if wxUSE_DATETIME
 bool wxCmdLineParser::Found(const wxString& name, wxDateTime *value) const
 {
     int i = m_data->FindOption(name);
-    wxCHECK_MSG( i != wxNOT_FOUND, FALSE, _T("unknown option") );
+    if ( i == wxNOT_FOUND )
+        i = m_data->FindOptionByLongName(name);
+
+    wxCHECK_MSG( i != wxNOT_FOUND, false, _T("unknown option") );
 
     wxCmdLineOption& opt = m_data->m_options[(size_t)i];
     if ( !opt.HasValue() )
-        return FALSE;
+        return false;
 
-    wxCHECK_MSG( value, FALSE, _T("NULL pointer in wxCmdLineOption::Found") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( value, false, _T("NULL pointer in wxCmdLineOption::Found") );
 
     *value = opt.GetDateVal();
 
-    return TRUE;
+    return true;
 }
+#endif // wxUSE_DATETIME
 
 size_t wxCmdLineParser::GetParamCount() const
 {
-    return m_data->m_parameters.GetCount();
+    return m_data->m_parameters.size();
 }
 
 wxString wxCmdLineParser::GetParam(size_t n) const
 {
+    wxCHECK_MSG( n < GetParamCount(), wxEmptyString, _T("invalid param index") );
+
     return m_data->m_parameters[n];
 }
 
+// Resets switches and options
+void wxCmdLineParser::Reset()
+{
+    for ( size_t i = 0; i < m_data->m_options.Count(); i++ )
+    {
+        wxCmdLineOption& opt = m_data->m_options[i];
+        opt.SetHasValue(false);
+    }
+}
+
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // the real work is done here
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
+int wxCmdLineParser::Parse(bool showUsage)
 {
-    bool maybeOption = TRUE;    // can the following arg be an option?
-    bool ok = TRUE;             // TRUE until an error is detected
-    bool helpRequested = FALSE; // TRUE if "-h" was given
-    bool hadRepeatableParam = FALSE; // TRUE if found param with MULTIPLE flag
+    bool maybeOption = true;    // can the following arg be an option?
+    bool ok = true;             // true until an error is detected
+    bool helpRequested = false; // true if "-h" was given
+    bool hadRepeatableParam = false; // true if found param with MULTIPLE flag
 
     size_t currentParam = 0;    // the index in m_paramDesc
 
     size_t countParam = m_data->m_paramDesc.GetCount();
+    wxString errorMsg;
+
+    Reset();
 
     // parse everything
     wxString arg;
-    size_t count = m_data->m_arguments.GetCount();
+    size_t count = m_data->m_arguments.size();
     for ( size_t n = 1; ok && (n < count); n++ )    // 0 is program name
     {
         arg = m_data->m_arguments[n];
@@ -456,7 +539,7 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
         // not like options (this is POSIX-like)
         if ( arg == _T("--") )
         {
-            maybeOption = FALSE;
+            maybeOption = false;
 
             continue;
         }
@@ -470,35 +553,45 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
             int optInd = wxNOT_FOUND;   // init to suppress warnings
 
             // an option or a switch: find whether it's a long or a short one
-            if ( m_data->m_enableLongOptions &&
-                    arg[0u] == _T('-') && arg[1u] == _T('-') )
+            if ( arg[0u] == _T('-') && arg[1u] == _T('-') )
             {
                 // a long one
-                isLong = TRUE;
+                isLong = true;
 
+                // Skip leading "--"
                 const wxChar *p = arg.c_str() + 2;
-                while ( wxIsalpha(*p) || (*p == _T('-')) )
+
+                bool longOptionsEnabled = AreLongOptionsEnabled();
+
+                name = GetLongOptionName(p);
+
+                if (longOptionsEnabled)
                 {
-                    name += *p++;
+                    optInd = m_data->FindOptionByLongName(name);
+                    if ( optInd == wxNOT_FOUND )
+                    {
+                        errorMsg << wxString::Format(_("Unknown long option '%s'"), name.c_str()) << wxT("\n");
+                    }
                 }
-
-                optInd = m_data->FindOptionByLongName(name);
-                if ( optInd == wxNOT_FOUND )
+                else
                 {
-                    wxLogError(_("Unknown long option '%s'"), name.c_str());
+                    optInd = wxNOT_FOUND; // Sanity check
+
+                    // Print the argument including leading "--"
+                    name.Prepend( wxT("--") );
+                    errorMsg << wxString::Format(_("Unknown option '%s'"), name.c_str()) << wxT("\n");
                 }
+
             }
             else
             {
-                isLong = FALSE;
+                isLong = false;
 
                 // a short one: as they can be cumulated, we try to find the
                 // longest substring which is a valid option
                 const wxChar *p = arg.c_str() + 1;
-                while ( wxIsalpha(*p) )
-                {
-                    name += *p++;
-                }
+
+                name = GetShortOptionName(p);
 
                 size_t len = name.length();
                 do
@@ -507,7 +600,7 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
                     {
                         // we couldn't find a valid option name in the
                         // beginning of this string
-                        wxLogError(_("Unknown option '%s'"), name.c_str());
+                        errorMsg << wxString::Format(_("Unknown option '%s'"), name.c_str()) << wxT("\n");
 
                         break;
                     }
@@ -521,8 +614,13 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
                 }
                 while ( optInd == wxNOT_FOUND );
 
+                len++;  // compensates extra len-- above
                 if ( (optInd != wxNOT_FOUND) && (len != name.length()) )
                 {
+                    // first of all, the option name is only part of this
+                    // string
+                    name = name.Left(len);
+
                     // our option is only part of this argument, there is
                     // something else in it - it is either the value of this
                     // option or other switches if it is a switch
@@ -532,9 +630,10 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
                         // pretend that all the rest of the argument is the
                         // next argument, in fact
                         wxString arg2 = arg[0u];
-                        arg2 += name.Mid(len + 1); // compensates extra --
+                        arg2 += arg.Mid(len + 1); // +1 for leading '-'
 
-                        m_data->m_arguments.Insert(arg2, n + 1);
+                        m_data->m_arguments.insert
+                            (m_data->m_arguments.begin() + n + 1, arg2);
                         count++;
                     }
                     //else: it's our value, we'll deal with it below
@@ -543,7 +642,7 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
 
             if ( optInd == wxNOT_FOUND )
             {
-                ok = FALSE;
+                ok = false;
 
                 continue;   // will break, in fact
             }
@@ -556,10 +655,10 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
 
                 if ( opt.flags & wxCMD_LINE_OPTION_HELP )
                 {
-                    helpRequested = TRUE;
+                    helpRequested = true;
 
                     // it's not an error, but we still stop here
-                    ok = FALSE;
+                    ok = false;
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -574,16 +673,16 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
 
                     if ( *p++ != _T('=') )
                     {
-                        wxLogError(_("Option '%s' requires a value, '=' "
-                                     "expected."), name.c_str());
+                        errorMsg << wxString::Format(_("Option '%s' requires a value, '=' expected."), name.c_str()) << wxT("\n");
 
-                        ok = FALSE;
+                        ok = false;
                     }
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     switch ( *p )
                     {
+                        case _T('='):
                         case _T(':'):
                             // the value follows
                             p++;
@@ -594,10 +693,10 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
                             if ( ++n == count )
                             {
                                 // ... but there is none
-                                wxLogError(_("Option '%s' requires a value."),
-                                           name.c_str());
+                                errorMsg << wxString::Format(_("Option '%s' requires a value."),
+                                                             name.c_str()) << wxT("\n");
 
-                                ok = FALSE;
+                                ok = false;
                             }
                             else
                             {
@@ -607,8 +706,15 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
                             break;
 
                         default:
-                            // the value is right here
-                            ;
+                            // the value is right here: this may be legal or
+                            // not depending on the option style
+                            if ( opt.flags & wxCMD_LINE_NEEDS_SEPARATOR )
+                            {
+                                errorMsg << wxString::Format(_("Separator expected after the option '%s'."),
+                                                             name.c_str()) << wxT("\n");
+
+                                ok = false;
+                            }
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -634,27 +740,25 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
                                 }
                                 else
                                 {
-                                    wxLogError(_("'%s' is not a correct "
-                                                 "numeric value for option "
-                                                 "'%s'."),
-                                               value.c_str(), name.c_str());
+                                    errorMsg << wxString::Format(_("'%s' is not a correct numeric value for option '%s'."),
+                                                                 value.c_str(), name.c_str()) << wxT("\n");
 
-                                    ok = FALSE;
+                                    ok = false;
                                 }
                             }
                             break;
 
+#if wxUSE_DATETIME
                         case wxCMD_LINE_VAL_DATE:
                             {
                                 wxDateTime dt;
                                 const wxChar *res = dt.ParseDate(value);
                                 if ( !res || *res )
                                 {
-                                    wxLogError(_("Options '%s': '%s' cannot "
-                                                  "be converted to a date."),
-                                               name.c_str(), value.c_str());
+                                    errorMsg << wxString::Format(_("Option '%s': '%s' cannot be converted to a date."),
+                                                                 name.c_str(), value.c_str()) << wxT("\n");
 
-                                    ok = FALSE;
+                                    ok = false;
                                 }
                                 else
                                 {
@@ -662,6 +766,7 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
                                 }
                             }
                             break;
+#endif // wxUSE_DATETIME
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -675,7 +780,7 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
 
                 // TODO check the param type
 
-                m_data->m_parameters.Add(arg);
+                m_data->m_parameters.push_back(arg);
 
                 if ( !(param.flags & wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_MULTIPLE) )
                 {
@@ -684,19 +789,17 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
                 else
                 {
                     wxASSERT_MSG( currentParam == countParam - 1,
-                                  _T("all parameters after the one with "
-                                     "wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_MULTIPLE style "
-                                     "are ignored") );
+                                  _T("all parameters after the one with wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_MULTIPLE style are ignored") );
 
                     // remember that we did have this last repeatable parameter
-                    hadRepeatableParam = TRUE;
+                    hadRepeatableParam = true;
                 }
             }
             else
             {
-                wxLogError(_("Unexpected parameter '%s'"), arg.c_str());
+                errorMsg << wxString::Format(_("Unexpected parameter '%s'"), arg.c_str()) << wxT("\n");
 
-                ok = FALSE;
+                ok = false;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -717,15 +820,23 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    optName.Printf(_("%s (or %s)"),
-                                   opt.shortName.c_str(),
-                                   opt.longName.c_str());
+                    if ( AreLongOptionsEnabled() )
+                    {
+                        optName.Printf( _("%s (or %s)"),
+                                        opt.shortName.c_str(),
+                                        opt.longName.c_str() );
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        optName.Printf( wxT("%s"),
+                                        opt.shortName.c_str() );
+                    }
                 }
 
-                wxLogError(_("The value for the option '%s' must be specified."),
-                           optName.c_str());
+                errorMsg << wxString::Format(_("The value for the option '%s' must be specified."),
+                                             optName.c_str()) << wxT("\n");
 
-                ok = FALSE;
+                ok = false;
             }
         }
 
@@ -743,17 +854,31 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
 
             if ( !(param.flags & wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_OPTIONAL) )
             {
-                wxLogError(_("The required parameter '%s' was not specified."),
-                           param.description.c_str());
+                errorMsg << wxString::Format(_("The required parameter '%s' was not specified."),
+                                             param.description.c_str()) << wxT("\n");
 
-                ok = FALSE;
+                ok = false;
             }
         }
     }
 
-    if ( !ok )
+    // if there was an error during parsing the command line, show this error
+    // and also the usage message if it had been requested
+    if ( !ok && (!errorMsg.empty() || (helpRequested && showUsage)) )
     {
-        Usage();
+        wxMessageOutput* msgOut = wxMessageOutput::Get();
+        if ( msgOut )
+        {
+            wxString usage;
+            if ( showUsage )
+                usage = GetUsageString();
+
+            msgOut->Printf( wxT("%s%s"), usage.c_str(), errorMsg.c_str() );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            wxFAIL_MSG( _T("no wxMessageOutput object?") );
+        }
     }
 
     return ok ? 0 : helpRequested ? -1 : 1;
@@ -765,41 +890,108 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
 
 void wxCmdLineParser::Usage()
 {
-    wxString brief, detailed;
-    brief.Printf(_("Usage: %s"), wxTheApp->GetAppName().c_str());
+    wxMessageOutput* msgOut = wxMessageOutput::Get();
+    if ( msgOut )
+    {
+        msgOut->Printf( wxT("%s"), GetUsageString().c_str() );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        wxFAIL_MSG( _T("no wxMessageOutput object?") );
+    }
+}
+
+wxString wxCmdLineParser::GetUsageString()
+{
+    wxString appname = wxTheApp->GetAppName();
+    if ( !appname )
+    {
+        wxCHECK_MSG( m_data->m_arguments.size() != 0, wxEmptyString,
+                     _T("no program name") );
+
+        appname = wxFileNameFromPath(m_data->m_arguments[0]);
+        wxStripExtension(appname);
+    }
+
+    // we construct the brief cmd line desc on the fly, but not the detailed
+    // help message below because we want to align the options descriptions
+    // and for this we must first know the longest one of them
+    wxString usage;
+    wxArrayString namesOptions, descOptions;
+
+    if ( !m_data->m_logo.empty() )
+    {
+        usage << m_data->m_logo << _T('\n');
+    }
+
+    usage << wxString::Format(_("Usage: %s"), appname.c_str());
 
+    // the switch char is usually '-' but this can be changed with
+    // SetSwitchChars() and then the first one of possible chars is used
+    wxChar chSwitch = !m_data->m_switchChars ? _T('-')
+                                             : m_data->m_switchChars[0u];
+
+    bool areLongOptionsEnabled = AreLongOptionsEnabled();
     size_t n, count = m_data->m_options.GetCount();
     for ( n = 0; n < count; n++ )
     {
         wxCmdLineOption& opt = m_data->m_options[n];
 
-        brief << _T(' ');
+        usage << _T(' ');
         if ( !(opt.flags & wxCMD_LINE_OPTION_MANDATORY) )
         {
-            brief << _T('[');
+            usage << _T('[');
+        }
+
+        if ( !opt.shortName.empty() )
+        {
+            usage << chSwitch << opt.shortName;
+        }
+        else if ( areLongOptionsEnabled && !opt.longName.empty() )
+        {
+            usage << _T("--") << opt.longName;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if (!opt.longName.empty())
+            {
+                wxFAIL_MSG( wxT("option with only a long name while long ")
+                    wxT("options are disabled") );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                wxFAIL_MSG( _T("option without neither short nor long name") );
+            }
+        }
+
+        wxString option;
+
+        if ( !opt.shortName.empty() )
+        {
+            option << _T("  ") << chSwitch << opt.shortName;
         }
 
-        brief << _T('-') << opt.shortName;
-        detailed << _T("  -") << opt.shortName;
-        if ( !!opt.longName )
+        if ( areLongOptionsEnabled && !opt.longName.empty() )
         {
-            detailed << _T("  --") << opt.longName;
+            option << (option.empty() ? _T("  ") : _T(", "))
+                   << _T("--") << opt.longName;
         }
 
         if ( opt.kind != wxCMD_LINE_SWITCH )
         {
             wxString val;
             val << _T('<') << GetTypeName(opt.type) << _T('>');
-            brief << _T(' ') << val;
-            detailed << (!opt.longName ? _T(':') : _T('=')) << val;
+            usage << _T(' ') << val;
+            option << (!opt.longName ? _T(':') : _T('=')) << val;
         }
 
         if ( !(opt.flags & wxCMD_LINE_OPTION_MANDATORY) )
         {
-            brief << _T(']');
+            usage << _T(']');
         }
 
-        detailed << _T('\t') << opt.description << _T('\n');
+        namesOptions.push_back(option);
+        descOptions.push_back(opt.description);
     }
 
     count = m_data->m_paramDesc.GetCount();
@@ -807,31 +999,51 @@ void wxCmdLineParser::Usage()
     {
         wxCmdLineParam& param = m_data->m_paramDesc[n];
 
-        brief << _T(' ');
+        usage << _T(' ');
         if ( param.flags & wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_OPTIONAL )
         {
-            brief << _T('[');
+            usage << _T('[');
         }
 
-        brief << param.description;
+        usage << param.description;
 
         if ( param.flags & wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_MULTIPLE )
         {
-            brief << _T("...");
+            usage << _T("...");
         }
 
         if ( param.flags & wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_OPTIONAL )
         {
-            brief << _T(']');
+            usage << _T(']');
         }
     }
 
-    wxLogMessage(brief);
-    wxLogMessage(detailed);
+    usage << _T('\n');
+
+    // now construct the detailed help message
+    size_t len, lenMax = 0;
+    count = namesOptions.size();
+    for ( n = 0; n < count; n++ )
+    {
+        len = namesOptions[n].length();
+        if ( len > lenMax )
+            lenMax = len;
+    }
+
+    for ( n = 0; n < count; n++ )
+    {
+        len = namesOptions[n].length();
+        usage << namesOptions[n]
+              << wxString(_T(' '), lenMax - len) << _T('\t')
+              << descOptions[n]
+              << _T('\n');
+    }
+
+    return usage;
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// global functions
+// private functions
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 static wxString GetTypeName(wxCmdLineParamType type)
@@ -843,10 +1055,146 @@ static wxString GetTypeName(wxCmdLineParamType type)
             wxFAIL_MSG( _T("unknown option type") );
             // still fall through
 
-        case wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING: s = _("str"); break;
-        case wxCMD_LINE_VAL_NUMBER: s = _("num"); break;
-        case wxCMD_LINE_VAL_DATE:   s = _("date"); break;
+        case wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING:
+            s = _("str");
+            break;
+
+        case wxCMD_LINE_VAL_NUMBER:
+            s = _("num");
+            break;
+
+        case wxCMD_LINE_VAL_DATE:
+            s = _("date");
+            break;
     }
 
     return s;
 }
+
+/*
+Returns a string which is equal to the string pointed to by p, but up to the
+point where p contains an character that's not allowed.
+Allowable characters are letters and numbers, and characters pointed to by
+the parameter allowedChars.
+
+For example, if p points to "abcde-@-_", and allowedChars is "-_",
+this function returns "abcde-".
+*/
+static wxString GetOptionName(const wxChar *p,
+    const wxChar *allowedChars)
+{
+    wxString argName;
+
+    while ( *p && (wxIsalnum(*p) || wxStrchr(allowedChars, *p)) )
+    {
+        argName += *p++;
+    }
+
+    return argName;
+}
+
+// Besides alphanumeric characters, short and long options can
+// have other characters.
+
+// A short option additionally can have these
+#define wxCMD_LINE_CHARS_ALLOWED_BY_SHORT_OPTION wxT("_?")
+
+// A long option can have the same characters as a short option and a '-'.
+#define wxCMD_LINE_CHARS_ALLOWED_BY_LONG_OPTION \
+    wxCMD_LINE_CHARS_ALLOWED_BY_SHORT_OPTION wxT("-")
+
+static wxString GetShortOptionName(const wxChar *p)
+{
+    return GetOptionName(p, wxCMD_LINE_CHARS_ALLOWED_BY_SHORT_OPTION);
+}
+
+static wxString GetLongOptionName(const wxChar *p)
+{
+    return GetOptionName(p, wxCMD_LINE_CHARS_ALLOWED_BY_LONG_OPTION);
+}
+
+#endif // wxUSE_CMDLINE_PARSER
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// global functions
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/*
+   This function is mainly used under Windows (as under Unix we always get the
+   command line arguments as argc/argv anyhow) and so it tries to follow
+   Windows conventions for the command line handling, not Unix ones. For
+   instance, backslash is not special except when it precedes double quote when
+   it does quote it.
+ */
+
+/* static */
+wxArrayString wxCmdLineParser::ConvertStringToArgs(const wxChar *p)
+{
+    wxArrayString args;
+
+    wxString arg;
+    arg.reserve(1024);
+
+    bool isInsideQuotes = false;
+    for ( ;; )
+    {
+        // skip white space
+        while ( *p == _T(' ') || *p == _T('\t') )
+            p++;
+
+        // anything left?
+        if ( *p == _T('\0') )
+            break;
+
+        // parse this parameter
+        bool endParam = false;
+        bool lastBS = false;
+        for ( arg.clear(); !endParam; p++ )
+        {
+            switch ( *p )
+            {
+                case _T('"'):
+                    if ( !lastBS )
+                    {
+                        isInsideQuotes = !isInsideQuotes;
+
+                        // don't put quote in arg
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    //else: quote has no special meaning but the backslash
+                    //      still remains -- makes no sense but this is what
+                    //      Windows does
+                    break;
+
+                case _T(' '):
+                case _T('\t'):
+                    // backslash does *not* quote the space, only quotes do
+                    if ( isInsideQuotes )
+                    {
+                        // skip assignment below
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    // fall through
+
+                case _T('\0'):
+                    endParam = true;
+
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            if ( endParam )
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            lastBS = *p == _T('\\');
+
+            arg += *p;
+        }
+
+        args.push_back(arg);
+    }
+
+    return args;
+}
+