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[Bug libc/4690] getopt_long "--arg=val" and "--arg val" are not the same for "optional_argument"
- From: "david at blue-labs dot org" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>
- To: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: 22 Jun 2007 19:16:47 -0000
- Subject: [Bug libc/4690] getopt_long "--arg=val" and "--arg val" are not the same for "optional_argument"
- References: <20070622190036.4690.david@blue-labs.org>
- Reply-to: sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org
------- Additional Comments From david at blue-labs dot org 2007-06-22 19:16 -------
It "has to be" undocumented?
Perhaps you simply skimmed over this request. Is it really a policy to not
document something?
It would be nice if the documentation stated that the two forms are
interchangeable except when using /optional_argument/ where --arg=val is the
only acceptable form because --arg val is entirely ambiguous.
It's a simple matter of correcting the documentation to reflect the actual
implementation in glibc.
Please reconsider adding this small note of distinction to the documentation.
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