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Re: linker can't find getsubopt()


On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 08:47:15PM -0000, Max Bowsher wrote:
>Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 08:59:35PM -0000, Max Bowsher wrote:
>>> Christopher Faylor wrote:
>>>> I don't think it is that simple.  Cygwin doesn't use the getopt that
>>>> comes with newlib.
>>>
>>> Ah. Just because I'm curious, why?
>>>
>>>> Is there supposed to be any correspondence between
>>>> the getopt version and the getsubopt version?
>>>
>>> I've just looked at newlib's getsubopt.c. It is completely
>>> independent of getopt, and in fact, has only been in newlib since
>>> 1.11.0.
>>> So, unless I've overlooked something, it *is* just a matter of
>>> cygwin.din/version.h.
>>
>> Ok, then.  Thanks for checking.  Getting ready to gratefully accept a
>> patch.
>
>Just got round to looking at doing this. It uses a variable in the library,
>extern'ed in the application, like getopt's optarg - i.e. problem.
>
>Since I'm not directly interested in this function, I'm not going to take
>this further. Just wanted the archives to have all the info.

NP.  Thanks for researching.

cgf

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