--- a/pvl/args.py	Sun Jan 27 15:33:44 2013 +0200
+++ b/pvl/args.py	Sun Jan 27 22:05:06 2013 +0200
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@
  
     return general
 
+def options (**options) :
+    """
+        Synthensise options.
+    """
+
+    return optparse.Values(options)
+
 def apply_setid (options, rootok=None) :
     """
         Drop privileges if running as root.