boostorg / boostorg/program_options

Program options default has unreasonable precision

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Description

Source code:
``` int i,e,t,d;
time_t now,then;
double tolerance,stageTolerance,areadone,rmsadj;
bool done=false;
string inputFile,outputFile;
bool validArgs,validCmd=true;
po::options_description generic("Options");
po::options_description hidden("Hidden options");
po::options_description cmdline_options;
po::positional_options_description p;
po::variables_map vm;
generic.add_options()
("tolerance,t",po::value(&tolerance)->default_value(0.1),"Vertical tolerance")
("output,o",po::value(&outputFile),"Output file");
hidden.add_options()
("input",po::value(&inputFile),"Input file");
p.add("input",1);
cmdline_options.add(generic).add(hidden);
//...
cout<

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the formatting with the shown Boost.Program_options configuration and inspect how default_value formats a double for the displayed option description. Compare the behavior with ldecimal.cpp in the linked bezitopo project, while preserving the requested 0.1 form rather than .1. Done means the default is displayed as (=0.1) without breaking other option output.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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