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index 5b3610b102345cb26c9fc9fecdd7fadc96a0c605..2952c2d6aea3c037908d60cb367600bf3a952d22 100644 (file)
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Name:        common/cmdline.cpp
+// Name:        src/common/cmdline.cpp
 // Purpose:     wxCmdLineParser implementation
 // Author:      Vadim Zeitlin
 // Modified by:
 // Created:     05.01.00
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
 // Copyright:   (c) 2000 Vadim Zeitlin <zeitlin@dptmaths.ens-cachan.fr>
-// Licence:     wxWindows license
+// Licence:     wxWindows licence
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 // ============================================================================
 // headers
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#ifdef __GNUG__
-    #pragma implementation "cmdline.h"
-#endif
-
 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx.h".
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
 
     #pragma hdrstop
 #endif
 
-#if wxUSE_CMDLINE_PARSER
-
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
+    #include "wx/dynarray.h"
     #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 "wx/cmdline.h"
+
+#if wxUSE_CMDLINE_PARSER
+
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <locale.h>             // for LC_ALL
 
 #include "wx/datetime.h"
-#include "wx/cmdline.h"
+#include "wx/msgout.h"
+#include "wx/filename.h"
+#include "wx/apptrait.h"
+#include "wx/scopeguard.h"
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // private functions
 
 static wxString GetTypeName(wxCmdLineParamType type);
 
+static wxString GetOptionName(wxString::const_iterator p,
+                              wxString::const_iterator end,
+                              const wxChar *allowedChars);
+
+static wxString GetShortOptionName(wxString::const_iterator p,
+                                   wxString::const_iterator end);
+
+static wxString GetLongOptionName(wxString::const_iterator p,
+                                  wxString::const_iterator end);
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// private classes
+// private structs
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // an internal representation of an option
@@ -64,8 +75,27 @@ struct wxCmdLineOption
                     wxCmdLineParamType typ,
                     int fl)
     {
-        wxASSERT_MSG( !shrt.empty() || !lng.empty(),
-                      _T("option should have at least one name") );
+        // wxCMD_LINE_USAGE_TEXT uses only description, shortName and longName is empty
+        if ( k != wxCMD_LINE_USAGE_TEXT )
+        {
+            wxASSERT_MSG
+            (
+                !shrt.empty() || !lng.empty(),
+                 wxT("option should have at least one name")
+            );
+
+            wxASSERT_MSG
+            (
+                GetShortOptionName(shrt.begin(), shrt.end()).Len() == shrt.Len(),
+                wxT("Short option contains invalid characters")
+            );
+
+            wxASSERT_MSG
+            (
+                GetLongOptionName(lng.begin(), lng.end()).Len() == lng.Len(),
+                wxT("Long option contains invalid characters")
+            );
+        }
 
         kind = k;
 
@@ -76,7 +106,7 @@ struct wxCmdLineOption
         type = typ;
         flags = fl;
 
-        m_hasVal = FALSE;
+        Reset();
     }
 
     // can't use union easily here, so just store all possible data fields, we
@@ -86,38 +116,62 @@ struct wxCmdLineOption
 
     void Check(wxCmdLineParamType WXUNUSED_UNLESS_DEBUG(typ)) const
     {
-        wxASSERT_MSG( type == typ, _T("type mismatch in wxCmdLineOption") );
+        wxASSERT_MSG( type == typ, wxT("type mismatch in wxCmdLineOption") );
     }
 
+    double GetDoubleVal() const
+        { Check(wxCMD_LINE_VAL_DOUBLE); return m_doubleVal; }
     long GetLongVal() const
         { 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 SetDoubleVal(double val)
+        { Check(wxCMD_LINE_VAL_DOUBLE); m_doubleVal = val; m_hasVal = true; }
     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; }
-    void SetDateVal(const wxDateTime val)
-        { Check(wxCMD_LINE_VAL_DATE); m_dateVal = 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; }
+#endif // wxUSE_DATETIME
 
-    void SetHasValue(bool hasValue = TRUE) { m_hasVal = hasValue; }
+    void SetHasValue() { m_hasVal = true; }
     bool HasValue() const { return m_hasVal; }
 
+    void SetNegated() { m_isNegated = true; }
+    bool IsNegated() const { return m_isNegated; }
+
+    // Reset to the initial state, called before parsing another command line.
+    void Reset()
+    {
+        m_hasVal =
+        m_isNegated = false;
+    }
+
 public:
     wxCmdLineEntryType kind;
-    wxString shortName, longName, description;
+    wxString shortName,
+             longName,
+             description;
     wxCmdLineParamType type;
     int flags;
 
 private:
     bool m_hasVal;
+    bool m_isNegated;
 
+    double m_doubleVal;
     long m_longVal;
     wxString m_strVal;
+#if wxUSE_DATETIME
     wxDateTime m_dateVal;
+#endif // wxUSE_DATETIME
 };
 
 struct wxCmdLineParam
@@ -141,26 +195,30 @@ WX_DECLARE_OBJARRAY(wxCmdLineParam, wxArrayParams);
 
 #include "wx/arrimpl.cpp"
 
-WX_DEFINE_OBJARRAY(wxArrayOptions);
-WX_DEFINE_OBJARRAY(wxArrayParams);
+WX_DEFINE_OBJARRAY(wxArrayOptions)
+WX_DEFINE_OBJARRAY(wxArrayParams)
 
 // the parser internal state
 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()
-    wxArrayOptions m_options;   // all possible options and switchrs
+    wxArrayOptions m_options;   // all possible options and switches
     wxArrayParams m_paramDesc;  // description of all possible params
     wxArrayString m_parameters; // all params found
 
     // methods
     wxCmdLineParserData();
     void SetArguments(int argc, char **argv);
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+    void SetArguments(int argc, wxChar **argv);
+    void SetArguments(int argc, const wxCmdLineArgsArray& argv);
+#endif // wxUSE_UNICODE
     void SetArguments(const wxString& cmdline);
 
     int FindOption(const wxString& name);
@@ -177,68 +235,88 @@ struct wxCmdLineParserData
 
 wxCmdLineParserData::wxCmdLineParserData()
 {
-    m_enableLongOptions = TRUE;
+    m_enableLongOptions = true;
 #ifdef __UNIX_LIKE__
-    m_switchChars = _T("-");
+    m_switchChars = wxT("-");
 #else // !Unix
-    m_switchChars = _T("/-");
+    m_switchChars = wxT("/-");
 #endif
 }
 
+namespace
+{
+
+// Small helper function setting locale for all categories.
+//
+// We define it because wxSetlocale() can't be easily used with wxScopeGuard as
+// it has several overloads -- while this one can.
+inline char *SetAllLocaleFacets(const char *loc)
+{
+    return wxSetlocale(LC_ALL, loc);
+}
+
+} // private namespace
+
 void wxCmdLineParserData::SetArguments(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    m_arguments.Empty();
+    m_arguments.clear();
+
+    // Command-line arguments are supposed to be in the user locale encoding
+    // (what else?) but wxLocale probably wasn't initialized yet as we're
+    // called early during the program startup and so our locale might not have
+    // been set from the environment yet. To work around this problem we
+    // temporarily change the locale here. The only drawback is that changing
+    // the locale is thread-unsafe but precisely because we're called so early
+    // it's hopefully safe to assume that no other threads had been created yet.
+    char * const locOld = SetAllLocaleFacets("");
+    wxON_BLOCK_EXIT1( SetAllLocaleFacets, locOld );
 
     for ( int n = 0; n < argc; n++ )
     {
-        m_arguments.Add(argv[n]);
+        // try to interpret the string as being in the current locale
+        wxString arg(argv[n]);
+
+        // but just in case we guessed wrongly and the conversion failed, do
+        // try to salvage at least something
+        if ( arg.empty() && argv[n][0] != '\0' )
+            arg = wxString(argv[n], wxConvISO8859_1);
+
+        m_arguments.push_back(arg);
     }
 }
 
-void wxCmdLineParserData::SetArguments(const wxString& cmdLine)
-{
-    m_arguments.Empty();
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
 
-    m_arguments.Add(wxTheApp->GetAppName());
+void wxCmdLineParserData::SetArguments(int argc, wxChar **argv)
+{
+    m_arguments.clear();
 
-    // Break up string
-    // Treat strings enclosed in double-quotes as single arguments
-    int i = 0;
-    int len = cmdLine.Length();
-    while (i < len)
+    for ( int n = 0; n < argc; n++ )
     {
-        // Skip whitespace
-        while ((i < len) && wxIsspace(cmdLine.GetChar(i)))
-            i ++;
+        m_arguments.push_back(argv[n]);
+    }
+}
 
-        if (i < len)
-        {
-            if (cmdLine.GetChar(i) == wxT('"')) // We found the start of a string
-            {
-                i ++;
-                int first = i;
-                while ((i < len) && (cmdLine.GetChar(i) != wxT('"')))
-                    i ++;
+void wxCmdLineParserData::SetArguments(int WXUNUSED(argc),
+                                       const wxCmdLineArgsArray& argv)
+{
+    m_arguments = argv.GetArguments();
+}
 
-                wxString arg(cmdLine.Mid(first, (i - first)));
+#endif // wxUSE_UNICODE
 
-                m_arguments.Add(arg);
+void wxCmdLineParserData::SetArguments(const wxString& cmdLine)
+{
+    m_arguments.clear();
 
-                if (i < len)
-                    i ++; // Skip past 2nd quote
-            }
-            else // Unquoted argument
-            {
-                int first = i;
-                while ((i < len) && !wxIsspace(cmdLine.GetChar(i)))
-                    i ++;
+    if(wxTheApp && wxTheApp->argc > 0)
+        m_arguments.push_back(wxTheApp->argv[0]);
+    else
+        m_arguments.push_back(wxEmptyString);
 
-                wxString arg(cmdLine.Mid(first, (i - first)));
+    wxArrayString args = wxCmdLineParser::ConvertStringToArgs(cmdLine);
 
-                m_arguments.Add(arg);
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    WX_APPEND_ARRAY(m_arguments, args);
 }
 
 int wxCmdLineParserData::FindOption(const wxString& name)
@@ -288,6 +366,20 @@ void wxCmdLineParser::SetCmdLine(int argc, char **argv)
     m_data->SetArguments(argc, argv);
 }
 
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+
+void wxCmdLineParser::SetCmdLine(int argc, wxChar **argv)
+{
+    m_data->SetArguments(argc, argv);
+}
+
+void wxCmdLineParser::SetCmdLine(int argc, const wxCmdLineArgsArray& argv)
+{
+    m_data->SetArguments(argc, argv);
+}
+
+#endif // wxUSE_UNICODE
+
 void wxCmdLineParser::SetCmdLine(const wxString& cmdline)
 {
     m_data->SetArguments(cmdline);
@@ -312,6 +404,11 @@ void wxCmdLineParser::EnableLongOptions(bool enable)
     m_data->m_enableLongOptions = enable;
 }
 
+bool wxCmdLineParser::AreLongOptionsEnabled() const
+{
+    return m_data->m_enableLongOptions;
+}
+
 void wxCmdLineParser::SetLogo(const wxString& logo)
 {
     m_data->m_logo = logo;
@@ -328,21 +425,28 @@ 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,
+                          wxGetTranslation(desc->description),
                           desc->flags);
                 break;
 
             case wxCMD_LINE_OPTION:
-                AddOption(desc->shortName, desc->longName, desc->description,
+                AddOption(desc->shortName, desc->longName,
+                          wxGetTranslation(desc->description),
                           desc->type, desc->flags);
                 break;
 
             case wxCMD_LINE_PARAM:
-                AddParam(desc->description, desc->type, desc->flags);
+                AddParam(wxGetTranslation(desc->description),
+                         desc->type, desc->flags);
+                break;
+
+            case wxCMD_LINE_USAGE_TEXT:
+                AddUsageText(wxGetTranslation(desc->description));
                 break;
 
             default:
-                wxFAIL_MSG( _T("unknown command line entry type") );
+                wxFAIL_MSG( wxT("unknown command line entry type") );
                 // still fall through
 
             case wxCMD_LINE_NONE:
@@ -357,7 +461,7 @@ void wxCmdLineParser::AddSwitch(const wxString& shortName,
                                 int flags)
 {
     wxASSERT_MSG( m_data->FindOption(shortName) == wxNOT_FOUND,
-                  _T("duplicate switch") );
+                  wxT("duplicate switch") );
 
     wxCmdLineOption *option = new wxCmdLineOption(wxCMD_LINE_SWITCH,
                                                   shortName, longName, desc,
@@ -373,7 +477,7 @@ void wxCmdLineParser::AddOption(const wxString& shortName,
                                 int flags)
 {
     wxASSERT_MSG( m_data->FindOption(shortName) == wxNOT_FOUND,
-                  _T("duplicate option") );
+                  wxT("duplicate option") );
 
     wxCmdLineOption *option = new wxCmdLineOption(wxCMD_LINE_OPTION,
                                                   shortName, longName, desc,
@@ -388,44 +492,60 @@ void wxCmdLineParser::AddParam(const wxString& desc,
 {
     // do some consistency checks: a required parameter can't follow an
     // optional one and nothing should follow a parameter with MULTIPLE flag
-#ifdef __WXDEBUG__
+#if wxDEBUG_LEVEL
     if ( !m_data->m_paramDesc.IsEmpty() )
     {
         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") );
+                      wxT("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") );
+                          wxT("a required parameter can't follow an optional one") );
         }
     }
-#endif // Debug
+#endif // wxDEBUG_LEVEL
 
     wxCmdLineParam *param = new wxCmdLineParam(desc, type, flags);
 
     m_data->m_paramDesc.Add(param);
 }
 
+void wxCmdLineParser::AddUsageText(const wxString& text)
+{
+    wxASSERT_MSG( !text.empty(), wxT("text can't be empty") );
+
+    wxCmdLineOption *option = new wxCmdLineOption(wxCMD_LINE_USAGE_TEXT,
+                                                  wxEmptyString, wxEmptyString,
+                                                  text, wxCMD_LINE_VAL_NONE, 0);
+
+    m_data->m_options.Add(option);
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // access to parse command line
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 bool wxCmdLineParser::Found(const wxString& name) const
+{
+    return FoundSwitch(name) != wxCMD_SWITCH_NOT_FOUND;
+}
+
+wxCmdLineSwitchState wxCmdLineParser::FoundSwitch(const wxString& name) const
 {
     int i = m_data->FindOption(name);
     if ( i == wxNOT_FOUND )
         i = m_data->FindOptionByLongName(name);
 
-    wxCHECK_MSG( i != wxNOT_FOUND, FALSE, _T("unknown switch") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( i != wxNOT_FOUND, wxCMD_SWITCH_NOT_FOUND, wxT("unknown switch") );
 
     wxCmdLineOption& opt = m_data->m_options[(size_t)i];
     if ( !opt.HasValue() )
-        return FALSE;
+        return wxCMD_SWITCH_NOT_FOUND;
 
-    return TRUE;
+    return opt.IsNegated() ? wxCMD_SWITCH_OFF : wxCMD_SWITCH_ON;
 }
 
 bool wxCmdLineParser::Found(const wxString& name, wxString *value) const
@@ -434,17 +554,17 @@ bool wxCmdLineParser::Found(const wxString& name, wxString *value) const
     if ( i == wxNOT_FOUND )
         i = m_data->FindOptionByLongName(name);
 
-    wxCHECK_MSG( i != wxNOT_FOUND, FALSE, _T("unknown option") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( i != wxNOT_FOUND, false, wxT("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, wxT("NULL pointer in wxCmdLineOption::Found") );
 
     *value = opt.GetStrVal();
 
-    return TRUE;
+    return true;
 }
 
 bool wxCmdLineParser::Found(const wxString& name, long *value) const
@@ -453,55 +573,77 @@ bool wxCmdLineParser::Found(const wxString& name, long *value) const
     if ( i == wxNOT_FOUND )
         i = m_data->FindOptionByLongName(name);
 
-    wxCHECK_MSG( i != wxNOT_FOUND, FALSE, _T("unknown option") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( i != wxNOT_FOUND, false, wxT("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, wxT("NULL pointer in wxCmdLineOption::Found") );
 
     *value = opt.GetLongVal();
 
-    return TRUE;
+    return true;
 }
 
+bool wxCmdLineParser::Found(const wxString& name, double *value) const
+{
+    int i = m_data->FindOption(name);
+    if ( i == wxNOT_FOUND )
+        i = m_data->FindOptionByLongName(name);
+
+    wxCHECK_MSG( i != wxNOT_FOUND, false, wxT("unknown option") );
+
+    wxCmdLineOption& opt = m_data->m_options[(size_t)i];
+    if ( !opt.HasValue() )
+        return false;
+
+    wxCHECK_MSG( value, false, wxT("NULL pointer in wxCmdLineOption::Found") );
+
+    *value = opt.GetDoubleVal();
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+#if wxUSE_DATETIME
 bool wxCmdLineParser::Found(const wxString& name, wxDateTime *value) const
 {
     int i = m_data->FindOption(name);
     if ( i == wxNOT_FOUND )
         i = m_data->FindOptionByLongName(name);
 
-    wxCHECK_MSG( i != wxNOT_FOUND, FALSE, _T("unknown option") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( i != wxNOT_FOUND, false, wxT("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, wxT("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, wxT("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++ )
+    for ( size_t i = 0; i < m_data->m_options.GetCount(); i++ )
     {
-        wxCmdLineOption& opt = m_data->m_options[i];
-        opt.SetHasValue(FALSE);
+        m_data->m_options[i].Reset();
     }
 }
 
@@ -510,22 +652,23 @@ void wxCmdLineParser::Reset()
 // 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];
@@ -533,51 +676,98 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
         // special case: "--" should be discarded and all following arguments
         // should be considered as parameters, even if they start with '-' and
         // not like options (this is POSIX-like)
-        if ( arg == _T("--") )
+        if ( arg == wxT("--") )
         {
-            maybeOption = FALSE;
+            maybeOption = false;
 
             continue;
         }
 
         // empty argument or just '-' is not an option but a parameter
         if ( maybeOption && arg.length() > 1 &&
-                wxStrchr(m_data->m_switchChars, arg[0u]) )
+                // FIXME-UTF8: use wc_str() after removing ANSI build
+                wxStrchr(m_data->m_switchChars.c_str(), arg[0u]) )
         {
             bool isLong;
             wxString name;
             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.length() >= 3 && arg[0u] == wxT('-') && arg[1u] == wxT('-') )
             {
                 // a long one
-                isLong = TRUE;
+                isLong = true;
+
+                // Skip leading "--"
+                wxString::const_iterator p = arg.begin() + 2;
+
+                bool longOptionsEnabled = AreLongOptionsEnabled();
+
+                name = GetLongOptionName(p, arg.end());
 
-                const wxChar *p = arg.c_str() + 2;
-                while ( wxIsalnum(*p) || (*p == _T('_')) || (*p == _T('-')) )
+                if (longOptionsEnabled)
                 {
-                    name += *p++;
-                }
+                    wxString errorOpt;
+
+                    optInd = m_data->FindOptionByLongName(name);
+                    if ( optInd == wxNOT_FOUND )
+                    {
+                        // Check if this could be a negatable long option.
+                        if ( name.Last() == '-' )
+                        {
+                            name.RemoveLast();
 
-                optInd = m_data->FindOptionByLongName(name);
-                if ( optInd == wxNOT_FOUND )
+                            optInd = m_data->FindOptionByLongName(name);
+                            if ( optInd != wxNOT_FOUND )
+                            {
+                                if ( !(m_data->m_options[optInd].flags &
+                                        wxCMD_LINE_SWITCH_NEGATABLE) )
+                                {
+                                    errorOpt.Printf
+                                             (
+                                              _("Option '%s' can't be negated"),
+                                              name
+                                             );
+                                    optInd = wxNOT_FOUND;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        if ( optInd == wxNOT_FOUND )
+                        {
+                            if ( errorOpt.empty() )
+                            {
+                                errorOpt.Printf
+                                         (
+                                          _("Unknown long option '%s'"),
+                                          name
+                                         );
+                            }
+
+                            errorMsg << errorOpt << wxT('\n');
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                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
+            else // not a long option
             {
-                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 ( wxIsalnum(*p) || (*p == _T('_')) )
-                {
-                    name += *p++;
-                }
+                wxString::const_iterator p = arg.begin() + 1;
+
+                name = GetShortOptionName(p, arg.end());
 
                 size_t len = name.length();
                 do
@@ -586,7 +776,8 @@ 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;
                     }
@@ -613,13 +804,26 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
                     if ( m_data->m_options[(size_t)optInd].kind
                             == wxCMD_LINE_SWITCH )
                     {
+                        // if the switch is negatable and it is just followed
+                        // by '-' the '-' is considered to be part of this
+                        // switch
+                        if ( (m_data->m_options[(size_t)optInd].flags &
+                                    wxCMD_LINE_SWITCH_NEGATABLE) &&
+                                arg[len] == '-' )
+                            ++len;
+
                         // pretend that all the rest of the argument is the
                         // next argument, in fact
                         wxString arg2 = arg[0u];
                         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++;
+
+                        // only leave the part which wasn't extracted into the
+                        // next argument in this one
+                        arg = arg.Left(len + 1);
                     }
                     //else: it's our value, we'll deal with it below
                 }
@@ -627,89 +831,98 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
 
             if ( optInd == wxNOT_FOUND )
             {
-                ok = FALSE;
+                ok = false;
 
                 continue;   // will break, in fact
             }
 
+            // look at what follows:
+
+            // +1 for leading '-'
+            wxString::const_iterator p = arg.begin() + 1 + name.length();
+            wxString::const_iterator end = arg.end();
+
+            if ( isLong )
+                ++p;    // for another leading '-'
+
             wxCmdLineOption& opt = m_data->m_options[(size_t)optInd];
             if ( opt.kind == wxCMD_LINE_SWITCH )
             {
-                // nothing more to do
-                opt.SetHasValue();
+                // we must check that there is no value following the switch
+                bool negated = (opt.flags & wxCMD_LINE_SWITCH_NEGATABLE) &&
+                                    p != arg.end() && *p == '-';
 
-                if ( opt.flags & wxCMD_LINE_OPTION_HELP )
+                if ( !negated && p != arg.end() )
                 {
-                    helpRequested = TRUE;
-
-                    // it's not an error, but we still stop here
-                    ok = FALSE;
+                    errorMsg << wxString::Format(_("Unexpected characters following option '%s'."), name.c_str())
+                             << wxT('\n');
+                    ok = false;
                 }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                // get the value
-
-                // +1 for leading '-'
-                const wxChar *p = arg.c_str() + 1 + name.length();
-                if ( isLong )
+                else // no value, as expected
                 {
-                    p++;    // for another leading '-'
+                    // nothing more to do
+                    opt.SetHasValue();
+                    if ( negated )
+                        opt.SetNegated();
 
-                    if ( *p++ != _T('=') )
+                    if ( opt.flags & wxCMD_LINE_OPTION_HELP )
                     {
-                        wxLogError(_("Option '%s' requires a value, '=' expected."), name.c_str());
+                        helpRequested = true;
 
-                        ok = FALSE;
+                        // it's not an error, but we still stop here
+                        ok = false;
                     }
                 }
-                else
+            }
+            else // it's an option. not a switch
+            {
+                switch ( p == end ? '\0' : (*p).GetValue() )
                 {
-                    switch ( *p )
-                    {
-                        case _T('='):
-                        case _T(':'):
-                            // the value follows
-                            p++;
-                            break;
-
-                        case 0:
-                            // the value is in the next argument
-                            if ( ++n == count )
-                            {
-                                // ... but there is none
-                                wxLogError(_("Option '%s' requires a value."),
-                                           name.c_str());
-
-                                ok = FALSE;
-                            }
-                            else
-                            {
-                                // ... take it from there
-                                p = m_data->m_arguments[n].c_str();
-                            }
-                            break;
+                    case '=':
+                    case ':':
+                        // the value follows
+                        ++p;
+                        break;
 
-                        default:
-                            // the value is right here: this may be legal or
-                            // not depending on the option style
-                            if ( opt.flags & wxCMD_LINE_NEEDS_SEPARATOR )
-                            {
-                                wxLogError(_("Separator expected after the option '%s'."),
-                                           name.c_str());
+                    case '\0':
+                        // the value is in the next argument
+                        if ( ++n == count )
+                        {
+                            // ... but there is none
+                            errorMsg << wxString::Format(_("Option '%s' requires a value."),
+                                                         name.c_str())
+                                     << wxT('\n');
+
+                            ok = false;
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            // ... take it from there
+                            p = m_data->m_arguments[n].begin();
+                            end = m_data->m_arguments[n].end();
+                        }
+                        break;
 
-                                ok = FALSE;
-                            }
-                    }
+                    default:
+                        // 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;
+                        }
                 }
 
                 if ( ok )
                 {
-                    wxString value = p;
+                    wxString value(p, end);
                     switch ( opt.type )
                     {
                         default:
-                            wxFAIL_MSG( _T("unknown option type") );
+                            wxFAIL_MSG( wxT("unknown option type") );
                             // still fall through
 
                         case wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING:
@@ -725,24 +938,45 @@ 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;
+                                }
+                            }
+                            break;
+
+                        case wxCMD_LINE_VAL_DOUBLE:
+                            {
+                                double val;
+                                if ( value.ToDouble(&val) )
+                                {
+                                    opt.SetDoubleVal(val);
+                                }
+                                else
+                                {
+                                    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 )
+                                wxString::const_iterator end;
+                                if ( !dt.ParseDate(value, &end) || end != value.end() )
                                 {
-                                    wxLogError(_("Option '%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
                                 {
@@ -750,20 +984,20 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
                                 }
                             }
                             break;
+#endif // wxUSE_DATETIME
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
-        else
+        else // not an option, must be a parameter
         {
-            // a parameter
             if ( currentParam < countParam )
             {
                 wxCmdLineParam& param = m_data->m_paramDesc[currentParam];
 
                 // 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) )
                 {
@@ -772,17 +1006,18 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
                 else
                 {
                     wxASSERT_MSG( currentParam == countParam - 1,
-                                  _T("all parameters after the one with wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_MULTIPLE style are ignored") );
+                                  wxT("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;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -803,15 +1038,24 @@ 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;
             }
         }
 
@@ -829,17 +1073,32 @@ 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( wxT("no wxMessageOutput object?") );
+        }
     }
 
     return ok ? 0 : helpRequested ? -1 : 1;
@@ -849,64 +1108,116 @@ int wxCmdLineParser::Parse()
 // give the usage message
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void wxCmdLineParser::Usage()
+void wxCmdLineParser::Usage() const
 {
-    wxString appname = wxTheApp->GetAppName();
-    if ( !appname )
+    wxMessageOutput* msgOut = wxMessageOutput::Get();
+    if ( msgOut )
+    {
+        msgOut->Printf( wxT("%s"), GetUsageString().c_str() );
+    }
+    else
     {
-        wxCHECK_RET( !m_data->m_arguments.IsEmpty(), _T("no program name") );
+        wxFAIL_MSG( wxT("no wxMessageOutput object?") );
+    }
+}
 
-        appname = wxFileNameFromPath(m_data->m_arguments[0]);
-        wxStripExtension(appname);
+wxString wxCmdLineParser::GetUsageString() const
+{
+    wxString appname;
+    if ( m_data->m_arguments.empty() )
+    {
+        if ( wxTheApp )
+            appname = wxTheApp->GetAppName();
+    }
+    else // use argv[0]
+    {
+        appname = wxFileName(m_data->m_arguments[0]).GetName();
     }
 
     // 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 brief;
+    wxString usage;
     wxArrayString namesOptions, descOptions;
-    brief.Printf(_("Usage: %s"), appname.c_str());
+
+    if ( !m_data->m_logo.empty() )
+    {
+        usage << m_data->m_logo << wxT('\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('-')
+    wxChar chSwitch = !m_data->m_switchChars ? wxT('-')
                                              : 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];
+        wxString option, negator;
 
-        brief << _T(' ');
-        if ( !(opt.flags & wxCMD_LINE_OPTION_MANDATORY) )
+        if ( opt.kind != wxCMD_LINE_USAGE_TEXT )
         {
-            brief << _T('[');
-        }
+            usage << wxT(' ');
+            if ( !(opt.flags & wxCMD_LINE_OPTION_MANDATORY) )
+            {
+                usage << wxT('[');
+            }
 
-        brief << chSwitch << opt.shortName;
+            if ( opt.flags & wxCMD_LINE_SWITCH_NEGATABLE )
+                negator = wxT("[-]");
 
-        wxString option;
-        option << _T("  ") << chSwitch << opt.shortName;
-        if ( !!opt.longName )
-        {
-            option << _T("  --") << opt.longName;
-        }
+            if ( !opt.shortName.empty() )
+            {
+                usage << chSwitch << opt.shortName << negator;
+            }
+            else if ( areLongOptionsEnabled && !opt.longName.empty() )
+            {
+                usage << wxT("--") << opt.longName << negator;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                if (!opt.longName.empty())
+                {
+                    wxFAIL_MSG( wxT("option with only a long name while long ")
+                                wxT("options are disabled") );
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    wxFAIL_MSG( wxT("option without neither short nor long name") );
+                }
+            }
 
-        if ( opt.kind != wxCMD_LINE_SWITCH )
-        {
-            wxString val;
-            val << _T('<') << GetTypeName(opt.type) << _T('>');
-            brief << _T(' ') << val;
-            option << (!opt.longName ? _T(':') : _T('=')) << val;
-        }
+            if ( !opt.shortName.empty() )
+            {
+                option << wxT("  ") << chSwitch << opt.shortName;
+            }
 
-        if ( !(opt.flags & wxCMD_LINE_OPTION_MANDATORY) )
-        {
-            brief << _T(']');
+            if ( areLongOptionsEnabled && !opt.longName.empty() )
+            {
+                option << (option.empty() ? wxT("  ") : wxT(", "))
+                       << wxT("--") << opt.longName;
+            }
+
+            if ( opt.kind != wxCMD_LINE_SWITCH )
+            {
+                wxString val;
+                val << wxT('<') << GetTypeName(opt.type) << wxT('>');
+                usage << wxT(' ') << val;
+                option << (!opt.longName ? wxT(':') : wxT('=')) << val;
+            }
+
+            if ( !(opt.flags & wxCMD_LINE_OPTION_MANDATORY) )
+            {
+                usage << wxT(']');
+            }
         }
 
-        namesOptions.Add(option);
-        descOptions.Add(opt.description);
+        namesOptions.push_back(option);
+        descOptions.push_back(opt.description);
     }
 
     count = m_data->m_paramDesc.GetCount();
@@ -914,57 +1225,70 @@ void wxCmdLineParser::Usage()
     {
         wxCmdLineParam& param = m_data->m_paramDesc[n];
 
-        brief << _T(' ');
+        usage << wxT(' ');
         if ( param.flags & wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_OPTIONAL )
         {
-            brief << _T('[');
+            usage << wxT('[');
         }
 
-        brief << param.description;
+        usage << param.description;
 
         if ( param.flags & wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_MULTIPLE )
         {
-            brief << _T("...");
+            usage << wxT("...");
         }
 
         if ( param.flags & wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_OPTIONAL )
         {
-            brief << _T(']');
+            usage << wxT(']');
         }
     }
 
-    if ( !!m_data->m_logo )
-    {
-        wxLogMessage(m_data->m_logo);
-    }
+    usage << wxT('\n');
 
-    wxLogMessage(brief);
+    // set to number of our own options, not counting the standard ones
+    count = namesOptions.size();
+
+    // get option names & descriptions for standard options, if any:
+    wxAppTraits *traits = wxTheApp ? wxTheApp->GetTraits() : NULL;
+    wxString stdDesc;
+    if ( traits )
+        stdDesc = traits->GetStandardCmdLineOptions(namesOptions, descOptions);
 
     // now construct the detailed help message
     size_t len, lenMax = 0;
-    count = namesOptions.GetCount();
-    for ( n = 0; n < count; n++ )
+    for ( n = 0; n < namesOptions.size(); n++ )
     {
         len = namesOptions[n].length();
         if ( len > lenMax )
             lenMax = len;
     }
 
-    wxString detailed;
-    for ( n = 0; n < count; n++ )
+    for ( n = 0; n < namesOptions.size(); n++ )
     {
+        if ( n == count )
+            usage << wxT('\n') << stdDesc;
+
         len = namesOptions[n].length();
-        detailed << namesOptions[n]
-                 << wxString(_T(' '), lenMax - len) << _T('\t')
-                 << descOptions[n]
-                 << _T('\n');
+        // desc contains text if name is empty
+        if (len == 0)
+        {
+            usage << descOptions[n] << wxT('\n');
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            usage << namesOptions[n]
+                  << wxString(wxT(' '), lenMax - len) << wxT('\t')
+                  << descOptions[n]
+                  << wxT('\n');
+        }
     }
 
-    wxLogMessage(detailed);
+    return usage;
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// global functions
+// private functions
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 static wxString GetTypeName(wxCmdLineParamType type)
@@ -973,15 +1297,188 @@ static wxString GetTypeName(wxCmdLineParamType type)
     switch ( type )
     {
         default:
-            wxFAIL_MSG( _T("unknown option type") );
+            wxFAIL_MSG( wxT("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_DOUBLE:
+            s = _("double");
+            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(wxString::const_iterator p,
+                              wxString::const_iterator end,
+                              const wxChar *allowedChars)
+{
+    wxString argName;
+
+    while ( p != end && (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(wxString::const_iterator p,
+                                  wxString::const_iterator end)
+{
+    return GetOptionName(p, end, wxCMD_LINE_CHARS_ALLOWED_BY_SHORT_OPTION);
+}
+
+static wxString GetLongOptionName(wxString::const_iterator p,
+                                  wxString::const_iterator end)
+{
+    return GetOptionName(p, end, 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 wxString& cmdline,
+                                     wxCmdLineSplitType type)
+{
+    wxArrayString args;
+
+    wxString arg;
+    arg.reserve(1024);
+
+    const wxString::const_iterator end = cmdline.end();
+    wxString::const_iterator p = cmdline.begin();
+
+    for ( ;; )
+    {
+        // skip white space
+        while ( p != end && (*p == ' ' || *p == '\t') )
+            ++p;
+
+        // anything left?
+        if ( p == end )
+            break;
+
+        // parse this parameter
+        bool lastBS = false,
+             isInsideQuotes = false;
+        wxChar chDelim = '\0';
+        for ( arg.clear(); p != end; ++p )
+        {
+            const wxChar ch = *p;
+
+            if ( type == wxCMD_LINE_SPLIT_DOS )
+            {
+                if ( ch == '"' )
+                {
+                    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
+                }
+                // note that backslash does *not* quote the space, only quotes do
+                else if ( !isInsideQuotes && (ch == ' ' || ch == '\t') )
+                {
+                    ++p;    // skip this space anyhow
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                lastBS = !lastBS && ch == '\\';
+            }
+            else // type == wxCMD_LINE_SPLIT_UNIX
+            {
+                if ( !lastBS )
+                {
+                    if ( isInsideQuotes )
+                    {
+                        if ( ch == chDelim )
+                        {
+                            isInsideQuotes = false;
+
+                            continue;   // don't use the quote itself
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else // not in quotes and not escaped
+                    {
+                        if ( ch == '\'' || ch == '"' )
+                        {
+                            isInsideQuotes = true;
+                            chDelim = ch;
+
+                            continue;   // don't use the quote itself
+                        }
+
+                        if ( ch == ' ' || ch == '\t' )
+                        {
+                            ++p;    // skip this space anyhow
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    lastBS = ch == '\\';
+                    if ( lastBS )
+                        continue;
+                }
+                else // escaped by backslash, just use as is
+                {
+                    lastBS = false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            arg += ch;
+        }
+
+        args.push_back(arg);
+    }
+
+    return args;
+}