> > Also a BSD-licensed getopt (and getopt_long) is available in the NetBSD > > libc. > > But behaves differently to GNU getopt_long, as regards its handling of > the arguments '-' and '--' > > it does? this sounds like a bug. it should be compatible. Clearly it would be nice if they were compatible; OTOH persuading either set of authors that they should use the other set's behaviour sounds like a loosing battle to me.
please tell me the differences; i can probably get the netbsd one changed. it is *supposed* to be compatible. it was written so that we would have a getopt_long() that wasn't GPLed. any difference is a bug and should be treated as such... .mrg.
