New startup option: early loading of juliarc.jl. (Closes #1364)

Author: timholy

base/client.jl

@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ function process_options(args::Array{Any,1})
             # see repl-readline.c
         elseif args[i] == "-f" || args[i] == "--no-startup"
             startup = false
+        elseif args[i] == "-F"
+            # load juliarc now before processing any more options
+            try include(strcat(ENV["HOME"],"/.juliarc.jl")) end
+            startup = false
         elseif args[i][1]!='-'
             # program
             repl = false

ui/repl.c

@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ static const char *opts =
     " --machinefile file       Run processes on hosts listed in file\n\n"
 
     " --no-history             Don't load or save history\n"
-    " -f --no-startup          Don't load ~/.juliarc.jl\n\n"
+    " -f --no-startup          Don't load ~/.juliarc.jl\n"
+    " -F                       Load ~/.juliarc.jl, then handle remaining inputs\n\n"
 
     " -h --help                Print this message\n";