1 files changed, 20 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/interface/option_manager.rb b/lib/puppet/interface/option_manager.rb
index d42359c07..326a91d92 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/interface/option_manager.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/interface/option_manager.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ module Puppet::Interface::OptionManager
   end
 
   def add_option(option)
+    # @options collects the added options in the order they're declared.
+    # @options_hash collects the options keyed by alias for quick lookups.
+    @options      ||= []
+    @options_hash ||= {}
+
     option.aliases.each do |name|
       if conflict = get_option(name) then
         raise ArgumentError, "Option #{option} conflicts with existing option #{conflict}"
@@ -21,25 +26,30 @@ module Puppet::Interface::OptionManager
       end
     end
 
-    option.aliases.each { |name| @options[name] = option }
-    option
+    option.aliases.each do |name|
+      @options << name
+      @options_hash[name] = option
+    end
+
+    return option
   end
 
   def options
-    @options ||= {}
-    result = @options.keys
+    result = (@options ||= [])
 
     if self.is_a?(Class) and superclass.respond_to?(:options)
-      result += superclass.options
+      result = superclass.options + result
     elsif self.class.respond_to?(:options)
-      result += self.class.options
+      result = self.class.options + result
     end
-    result.sort
+
+    return result
   end
 
   def get_option(name, with_inherited_options = true)
-    @options ||= {}
-    result = @options[name.to_sym]
+    @options_hash ||= {}
+
+    result = @options_hash[name.to_sym]
     if result.nil? and with_inherited_options then
       if self.is_a?(Class) and superclass.respond_to?(:get_option)
         result = superclass.get_option(name)
@@ -47,6 +57,7 @@ module Puppet::Interface::OptionManager
         result = self.class.get_option(name)
       end
     end
+
     return result
   end