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AutoGen is a tool designed for generating program files that contain
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repetitive text with varied substitutions. Its goal is to simplify the
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maintenance of programs that contain large amounts of repetitious text.
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This is especially valuable if there are several blocks of such text that
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must be kept synchronized.
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One common example is the problem of maintaining the code required for
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processing program options. Processing options requires a minimum of four
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different constructs be kept in proper order in different places in your
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program. You need at least:
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1. The flag character in the flag string,
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2. code to process the flag when it is encountered,
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3. a global state variable or two, and
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4. a line in the usage text.
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