brew/Library/Homebrew/cmd/options.rb

require 'formula'
require 'cmd/outdated'

def ff
  if ARGV.include? "--all"
    Formula.to_a
  elsif ARGV.include? "--installed"
    # outdated brews count as installed
    outdated = Homebrew.outdated_brews.collect{ |b| b.name }
    Formula.select do |f|
      f.installed? or outdated.include? f.name
    end
  else
    raise FormulaUnspecifiedError if ARGV.named.empty?
    ARGV.formulae
  end
end

module Homebrew extend self
  def options
    ff.each do |f|
      next if f.build.empty?
      if ARGV.include? '--compact'
        puts f.build.as_flags.sort * " "
      else
        puts f.name if ff.length > 1
        dump_options_for_formula f
        puts
      end
    end
  end

  def dump_options_for_formula f
    f.build.sort_by(&:flag).each do |opt|
      puts opt.flag
      puts "\t"+opt.description
    end
  end
end