rewriter: Remove command alias

docs/markdown/Rewriter.md

@@ -26,10 +26,9 @@ frontends, etc.)
 
 ## Using the rewriter
 
-All rewriter functions are accessed via `meson rewrite` (or the rewriter alias
+All rewriter functions are accessed via `meson rewrite`. The meson rewriter
-`meson rw`). The meson rewriter assumes that it is run inside the project root
+assumes that it is run inside the project root directory. If this isn't the
-directory. If this isn't the case, use `--sourcedir` to specify the actual
+case, use `--sourcedir` to specify the actual project source directory.
-project source directory.
 
 ### Adding and removing sources
 

mesonbuild/mesonmain.py

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class CommandLineParser:
         self.add_command('help', self.add_help_arguments, self.run_help_command,
                          help='Print help of a subcommand')
         self.add_command('rewrite', lambda parser: rewriter.add_arguments(parser, self.formater), rewriter.run,
-                         help='Modify the project definition', aliases=['rw'])
+                         help='Modify the project definition')
 
         # Hidden commands
         self.add_command('runpython', self.add_runpython_arguments, self.run_runpython_command,

mesonbuild/rewriter.py

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def add_arguments(parser, formater=None):
     subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest='type', title='Rewriter commands', description='Rewrite command to execute')
 
     # Target
-    tgt_parser = subparsers.add_parser('target', aliases=['tgt'], help='Modify a target', formatter_class=formater)
+    tgt_parser = subparsers.add_parser('target', help='Modify a target', formatter_class=formater)
     tgt_parser.add_argument('-s', '--subdir', default='', dest='subdir', help='Subdirectory of the new target (only for the "add_target" action)')
     tgt_parser.add_argument('--type', dest='tgt_type', choices=rewriter_keys['target']['target_type'][2], default='executable',
                             help='Type of the target to add (only for the "add_target" action)')
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ def add_arguments(parser, formater=None):
     kw_parser.add_argument('kwargs', nargs='*', help='Pairs of keyword and value')
 
     # Default options
-    def_parser = subparsers.add_parser('default-options', aliases=['def'], help='Modify the project default options', formatter_class=formater)
+    def_parser = subparsers.add_parser('default-options', help='Modify the project default options', formatter_class=formater)
     def_parser.add_argument('operation', choices=rewriter_keys['default_options']['operation'][2],
                             help='Action to execute')
     def_parser.add_argument('options', nargs='*', help='Key, value pairs of configuration option')
 
     # JSON file/command
-    cmd_parser = subparsers.add_parser('command', aliases=['cmd'], help='Execute a JSON array of commands', formatter_class=formater)
+    cmd_parser = subparsers.add_parser('command', help='Execute a JSON array of commands', formatter_class=formater)
     cmd_parser.add_argument('json', help='JSON string or file to execute')
 
 class RequiredKeys: