Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 07:50:06 GMT From: Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/98911: getopt(1): getopt.c license issue Message-ID: <200805050750.m457o6OE053803@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/98911; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk>
To: Jason McIntyre <jmc@kerhand.co.uk>
Cc: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: bin/98911: getopt(1): getopt.c license issue
Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 08:44:42 +0100
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I agree. The README is misleading and the solution used by NetBSD is
much clearer. I think the README should possibly be removed and the
attached patch used to add the comment to the top of getopt.c instead.
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Bruce
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--- /usr/src/usr.bin/getopt/getopt.c 2002-09-05 00:29:01.000000000 +0100
+++ getopt.c 2008-05-05 08:34:14.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
#include <sys/cdefs.h>
__FBSDID("$FreeBSD: src/usr.bin/getopt/getopt.c,v 1.10 2002/09/04 23:29:01 dwmalone Exp $");
+/*
+ * This material, written by Henry Spencer, was released by him
+ * into the public domain and is thus not subject to any copyright.
+ */
+
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
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