[configuration] handle level for man page generation

2 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/configuration.py b/configuration.py
index 2170974..e781bf1 100644
--- a/configuration.py
+++ b/configuration.py
@@ -573,7 +573,8 @@ class OptionsManagerMixIn(object):
         self._monkeypatch_expand_default()
         try:
             optparse.generate_manpage(self.cmdline_parser, pkginfo,
-                                 section, stream=stream or sys.stdout)
+                                      section, stream=stream or sys.stdout,
+                                      level=self._maxlevel)
         finally:
             self._unmonkeypatch_expand_default()
 
diff --git a/optik_ext.py b/optik_ext.py
index 94a0f35..3245db0 100644
--- a/optik_ext.py
+++ b/optik_ext.py
@@ -370,9 +370,10 @@ Please report bugs on the project\'s mailing list:
        pkginfo.mailinglist, pkginfo.author, pkginfo.author_email)
 
 
-def generate_manpage(optparser, pkginfo, section=1, stream=sys.stdout):
+def generate_manpage(optparser, pkginfo, section=1, stream=sys.stdout, level=0):
     """generate a man page from an optik parser"""
     formatter = ManHelpFormatter()
+    formatter.output_level = level
     formatter.parser = optparser
     print >> stream, formatter.format_head(optparser, pkginfo, section)
     print >> stream, optparser.format_option_help(formatter)