gnetlist: sort option missing

[sdaau]

Hi all,

I just built the latest geda from git; what surprises me, is that the -s switch (which used to mean "Sort output netlist (for Gnucap)", as stated on http://www-mdp.eng.cam.ac.uk/web/CD/engapps/geda/geda-doc/man/gnetlist.html) is now missing ?!

This is what this gnetlist of mine says:

$ gnetlist --help
Usage: gnetlist [OPTION ...] [-g BACKEND] [--] FILE ...

Generate a netlist from one or more gEDA schematic FILEs.

General options:
  -q Quiet mode.
  -v, --verbose Verbose mode.
  -L DIR Add DIR to Scheme search path.
  -g BACKEND Specify netlist backend to use.
  -O STRING Pass an option string to backend.
  -l FILE Load Scheme file before loading backend.
  -m FILE Load Scheme file after loading backend.
  -c EXPR Evaluate Scheme expression at startup.
  -i Enter interactive Scheme REPL after loading.
  --list-backends Print a list of available netlist backends.
  -h, --help Help; this message.
  -V, --version Show version information.
  -- Treat all remaining arguments as filenames.

Report bugs to <email address hidden>.
gEDA/gaf homepage: <http://gpleda.org>

$ gnetlist -V --help
gEDA 1.7.0 (gdc5914e)
Copyright (C) 1998-2011 gEDA developers
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under
certain conditions. For details, see the file `COPYING', which is
included in the gEDA distribution.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

Can anyone confirm if this switch has been removed?

Thanks,
Cheers!

[Peter TB Brett (peter-b)]

It's been removed, although the functionality is still accessible through the -O argument. See the NEWS file.

[sdaau (sd-imi)]

Hi @Peter TB Brett - thanks a lot for the confirmation, and the pointer!

Cheers!