Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 08:28:42 +0200 (MET DST) From: J Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG (FreeBSD hackers) Subject: Re: Quick question about getopt Message-ID: <199609300628.IAA11391@uriah.heep.sax.de> In-Reply-To: <199609292201.PAA04664@phaeton.artisoft.com> from Terry Lambert at "Sep 29, 96 03:01:20 pm"
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As Terry Lambert wrote:
(Bruce:)
> > > None. EOF is identical with (-1) on all supported systems, and there
> > > are no complications from EOF being defined in the wrong places.
> >
(Me:)
> > Except that all tools that compare the result against EOF should also
^^^^^^^^^^^
> > be changed to compare it against -1 then. [...]
^^^^^^^^^^
> According to the POSIX quotation, these tools are no longer compliant,
> and should look for -1 instead.
>
> Fix the bogus tools, not the POSIX mandated interface.
So what? We are in violent agreement? Why did you post then? A
``Me, too'' posting? :)
Plus the crosspost to -hackers and -current, seems it hasn't been your
best day yesterday, Terry? ;-)
--
cheers, J"org
joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)
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