Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 16:20:01 -0700 (PDT) From: "'Stefan `Sec` Zehl'" <sec@42.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/31431: grep manpage is incorrect regarding _GNU_nonoption_argv_flags_ Message-ID: <200110222320.f9MNK1u03494@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/31431; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: "'Stefan `Sec` Zehl'" <sec@42.org>
To: Peter Avalos <pavalos@theshell.com>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/31431: grep manpage is incorrect regarding _GNU_nonoption_argv_flags_
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 01:10:52 +0200
On Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 01:24:32PM -0500, Peter Avalos wrote:
> > fore should not be treated as options. This behav-
> > ior is available only with the GNU C library, and
> > only when POSIXLY_CORRECT is not set.
> It looks like the last sentence states that you need GNU libc, and I'm
> pretty sure that's not what you're using.
Gah. I read it twice, and this part didn't register.
I still think it is confusing, but at least it's not incorrect.
I think it should be removed anyway, or at least clarified (as BSD
doesn't have an option to use GNU libc)
CU,
Sec
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