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Date:      Thu, 10 Jan 2002 12:40:02 -0800 (PST)
From:      Marc Olzheim <marcolz@stack.nl>
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: kern/33738: [PATCH] empty argv
Message-ID:  <200201102040.g0AKe2c21138@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR kern/33738; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Marc Olzheim <marcolz@stack.nl>
To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net>
Cc: Marc Olzheim <marcolz@stack.nl>, bug-followup@freebsd.org,
	Serge van den Boom <svdb@stack.nl>
Subject: Re: kern/33738: [PATCH] empty argv
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 21:31:12 +0100

 > >  > If the Standard does not say that a list must be non-empty, then it
 > >  > may be empty.
 > >  
 > >  Hmmm, then programs like passwd, lpr, etc. should probably be fixed, or
 > >  checked for potential abuse of (argc == 0).
 > 
 > True, but that kind of audit can't be supported by a single PR.  Rather
 > open distinct PRs for each program.
 
 And the getopt patch ? Should that be reposted in a different PR also ?
 It's behaviour seems according to what the man page dictates...
 
 Marc

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