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Date:      Wed, 18 Dec 1996 21:53:20 -0800 (PST)
From:      imp@village.org
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject:   bin/2247: getopt should return -1 rather than EOF
Message-ID:  <199612190553.VAA01969@freefall.freebsd.org>
Resent-Message-ID: <199612190600.WAA02217@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         2247
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       getopt should return -1 rather than EOF
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Dec 18 22:00:01 PST 1996
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Warner Losh
>Organization:
The Village
>Release:        FreeBSD -current as of Dec 18, 1996
>Environment:
n/a
>Description:
The POSIX standard states that getopt should return -1 when it reaches
the end of the args.  Earlier versions stated EOF explicitly.  Although
the constants are the same, we should go through the tree at some
point and fix this.
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:
Merge lite-2 :-).  It does this correctly.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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