From f8691bb86e74e73e432fd61d3cfd212e7361d0f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mfranz <mfranz>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:45:46 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] make properties created via --prop option default to type
 UNSPECIFIED. For compatibility with the old behavior just ask for a string:
 --prop:string:foo=0  or shorter  --prop:s:foo=0

---
 src/Main/options.cxx | 26 ++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/Main/options.cxx b/src/Main/options.cxx
index 80489d4c1..518b1babf 100644
--- a/src/Main/options.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/options.cxx
@@ -1410,29 +1410,31 @@ set_property(const string& arg)
 
     string name = arg.substr(0, pos);
     string value = arg.substr(pos + 1);
-    string type = "string";
+    string type;
     pos = name.find(':');
+
     if (pos != name.npos && pos != 0 && pos + 1 != name.size()) {
         type = name.substr(0, pos);
         name = name.substr(pos + 1);
     }
-    if (type == "s" || type == "string")
-        ;
+    SGPropertyNode *n = fgGetNode(name.c_str(), true);
+
+    if (type.empty())
+        return n->setUnspecifiedValue(value.c_str());
+    else if (type == "s" || type == "string")
+        return n->setStringValue(value.c_str());
     else if (type == "d" || type == "double")
-        fgSetDouble(name.c_str(), 0.0);
+        return n->setDoubleValue(strtod(value.c_str(), 0));
     else if (type == "f" || type == "float")
-        fgSetFloat(name.c_str(), 0.0f);
+        return n->setFloatValue(atof(value.c_str()));
     else if (type == "l" || type == "long")
-        fgSetLong(name.c_str(), 0L);
+        return n->setLongValue(strtol(value.c_str(), 0, 0));
     else if (type == "i" || type == "int")
-        fgSetInt(name.c_str(), 0);
+        return n->setIntValue(atoi(value.c_str()));
     else if (type == "b" || type == "bool")
-        fgSetBool(name.c_str(), false);
-    else
-        return false;
+        return n->setBoolValue(value == "true" || atoi(value.c_str()) != 0);
 
-    fgSetString(name.c_str(), value.c_str());
-    return true;
+    return false;
 }
 
 
-- 
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