compiler: first step to validate cmd flags

v.v

@@ -12,35 +12,35 @@ import (
 fn main() {
 	// There's no `flags` module yet, so args have to be parsed manually
 	args := compiler.env_vflags_and_os_args()
-	//options := args.filter(it.starts_with('-'))
-	
+	options := args.filter(it.starts_with('-'))
+	commands := args.filter(!it.starts_with('-'))
 	// Print the version and exit.
-	if '-v' in args || '--version' in args || 'version' in args {
+	if '-v' in options || '--version' in options || 'version' in commands {
 		version_hash := compiler.vhash()
 		println('V $compiler.Version $version_hash')
 		return
 	}
-	if '-h' in args || '--help' in args || 'help' in args {
-		println(compiler.HelpText)
+	else if '-h' in options || '--help' in options || 'help' in commands {
+		println(compiler.help_text)
 		return
 	}
-	if 'translate' in args {
+	else if 'translate' in commands {
 		println('Translating C to V will be available in V 0.3')
 		return
 	}
-	if 'up' in args {
+	else if 'up' in commands {
 		compiler.update_v()
 		return
 	}
-	if 'get' in args {
+	else if 'get' in commands {
 		println('use `v install` to install modules from vpm.vlang.io ')
 		return
 	}
-	if 'symlink' in args {
+	else if 'symlink' in commands {
 		compiler.create_symlink()
 		return
 	}
-	if 'install' in args {
+	else if 'install' in commands {
 		compiler.install_v(args)
 		return
 	}
@@ -49,24 +49,28 @@ fn main() {
 	// If there's no tmp path with current version yet, the user must be using a pre-built package
 	//
 	// Just fmt and exit
-	if 'fmt' in args {
+	else if 'fmt' in commands {
 		compiler.vfmt(args)
 		return
 	}
-	if 'test' in args {
+	else if 'test' in commands {
 		compiler.test_v()
 		return
 	}
+	// Generate the docs and exit
+	else if 'doc' in commands {
+		// v.gen_doc_html_for_module(args.last())
+		exit(0)
+	} else {
+		//println('unknown command/argument\n')
+		//println(compiler.help_text)
+	}	
+	
 	// Construct the V object from command line arguments
 	mut v := compiler.new_v(args)
 	if v.pref.is_verbose {
 		println(args)
 	}
-	// Generate the docs and exit
-	if 'doc' in args {
-		// v.gen_doc_html_for_module(args.last())
-		exit(0)
-	}
 
 	if 'run' in args {
 		// always recompile for now, too error prone to skip recompilation otherwise

vlib/compiler/parser.v

@@ -2133,9 +2133,6 @@ fn (p mut Parser) dot(str_typ_ string, method_ph int) string {
 		p.cgen.set_placeholder(method_ph,'\n$str_typ $tmp = new_array(0, $a .len,sizeof($val_type));\n')
 		p.genln('for (int i = 0; i < ${a}.len; i++) {')
 		p.genln('$val_type it = (($val_type*)${a}.data)[i];')
-		if val_type == 'string'{
-		p.genln('println(it);')
-		}
 		p.gen('if (')
 		p.bool_expression()
 		p.genln(') array_push(&$tmp, &it);')

vlib/compiler/vhelp.v

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module compiler
 
 const (
-	HelpText = 'Usage: v [options/commands] [file.v | directory]
+	help_text = 'Usage: v [options/commands] [file.v | directory]
 
    When V is run without any arguments, it is run in REPL mode.
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Options/commands:
   -shared           Build a shared library.
   -stats            Show additional stats when compiling/running tests. Try `v -stats test .`
 
-  -cache            Turn on usage of the precompiled module cache. 
+  -cache            Turn on usage of the precompiled module cache.
                     It very significantly speeds up secondary compilations.
 
   -obf              Obfuscate the resulting binary.
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Options/commands:
 Options for debugging/troubleshooting v programs:
   -g                Generate debugging information in the backtraces. Add *V* line numbers to the generated executable.
   -cg               Same as -g, but add *C* line numbers to the generated executable instead of *V* line numbers.
-  -keep_c           Do NOT remove the generated .tmp.c files after compilation. 
+  -keep_c           Do NOT remove the generated .tmp.c files after compilation.
                     It is useful when using debuggers like gdb/visual studio, when given after -g / -cg .
   -show_c_cmd       Print the full C compilation command and how much time it took.
   -cc <ccompiler>   Specify which C compiler you want to use as a C backend.