I assume you are talking about /usr/bin/getopt (not libc getopt). /usr/bin/getopt comes with util-linux package (in debian), and yes, I too dont think it would be available on other platforms as bash or coreutils does.
-- bvk.chaitanya _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
