From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: by sourceware.org (Postfix, from userid 48) id B2BD43858D3C; Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:25:39 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org B2BD43858D3C DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=sourceware.org; s=default; t=1713381939; bh=OGmuwHWDyS21eambtDhQ1/gbcCc03UKsv7Jdsc3IGLg=; h=From:To:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=Y2OF/Vy2gjpLu6B9ISXAn0DfD130xyR4KEk6ECAVjsXgGfOC+1tL3cgZK+6LQyuMj ICnC5ZNgNPL0KnsspmmLh7udkja59IgT5yu1xWq6k4VLKmMDXcjfVyFkndisyzbRA5 DZJ09HVea1RGtGap4CZieN476hse73m+OlwGLB38= From: "eblake at redhat dot com" To: glibc-bugs@sourceware.org Subject: [Bug libc/22099] getconf help info Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:25:36 +0000 X-Bugzilla-Reason: CC X-Bugzilla-Type: changed X-Bugzilla-Watch-Reason: None X-Bugzilla-Product: glibc X-Bugzilla-Component: libc X-Bugzilla-Version: 2.23 X-Bugzilla-Keywords: X-Bugzilla-Severity: normal X-Bugzilla-Who: eblake at redhat dot com X-Bugzilla-Status: UNCONFIRMED X-Bugzilla-Resolution: X-Bugzilla-Priority: P2 X-Bugzilla-Assigned-To: unassigned at sourceware dot org X-Bugzilla-Target-Milestone: --- X-Bugzilla-Flags: security- X-Bugzilla-Changed-Fields: Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Bugzilla-URL: http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/ Auto-Submitted: auto-generated MIME-Version: 1.0 List-Id: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D22099 --- Comment #7 from Eric Blake --- The POSIX wording is not set in stone; if we have a better proposal (possib= ly under the guise of a different option) than the current difference in output between BSD getopt and glibc getopt, right now is our chance to propose tha= t to the Austin Group. BSD does have 'getopt -l' which lists the known names (but not values) that= can be queried; the Austin Group did discuss that as being one possibility, but= at the time said that it has fewer implementations than 'getopt -a'. But if we can argue back to the Austin Group that 'getopt -l' is the better interface from the get-go, and implement it such that the output is equivalent to BSD= 's output, then it stands a better chance of the Austin Group standardizing 'getopt -l' and leaving 'getopt -a' as an unspecified extension option. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.=