Re: lib/59828: getopt(3) GNU extension wrong behavior

["Valery Ushakov via gnats" <gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR lib/59828; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Valery Ushakov <uwe%stderr.spb.ru@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: lib/59828: getopt(3) GNU extension wrong behavior
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:36:30 +0300

 On Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 14:55:01 +0000, Simon Wollwage via gnats wrote:
 
 >  The part of the OpenBSD wording I was referring to was the "except in
 >  the case where the argument is optional, denoted with two colons, no
 >  leading whitespace is permitted." part, which I personally think is
 >  quite concise as a small addendum and clears up the confusion.
 
 But that's exactly the problem, it's a run-on sentence that is also
 technically incorrect ("leading whitespace" is wrong notion here).  I
 wanted to provide a very explicit example that one can immediately
 see, not an anstract description that requres further exegesis.
 
 
 >  An improved wording is an improved wording.  Not a hill to
 >  fight on :D
 
 Right :)
 
 
 -uwe