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Bug 779681 - Local command line argument --help does not work
Local command line argument --help does not work
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: .General
3.22.x
Other Linux
: Normal minor
: ---
Assigned To: gtk-bugs
gtk-bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2017-03-06 23:38 UTC by Philip Withnall
Modified: 2018-05-02 18:15 UTC
See Also:
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Description Philip Withnall 2017-03-06 23:38:42 UTC 
With Evolution 3.22.5 (Fedora 25), running `evolution --help` or `evolution --version` while Evolution is already running on the desktop results in no output, and the command line instance exiting immediately.

```
$ evolution --version
$ evolution --help
$
```
Comment 1 Milan Crha 2017-03-07 10:15:26 UTC 
Thanks for a bug report. I tried it, but it works properly for me and it doesn't matter whether I run the evolution first from a terminal (evolution &) or from the Favourites menu of the GNOME Shell.

The problem might be elsewhere. At least the '--help' option is not handled by evolution itself.

I guess that gtk_init_with_args(), (eventually gtk_clutter_init_with_args(), but it's not used in Fedora 25), is to blame here.
Comment 2 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2018-05-02 18:15:40 UTC 
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