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authorUlrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>1999-12-29 17:52:49 +0000
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Update.
1999-12-29  Andreas Jaeger  <aj@suse.de>

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/sys/io.h: Don't include
	<asm/io.h>; remove K&R compatibility; add missing ints.

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/sys/io.h: Remove K&R compatibility,
	add missing ints.

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sys/io.h: Don't include <asm/io.h>.

1999-12-29  Andreas Jaeger  <aj@suse.de>

	* manual/getopt.texi (Using Getopt): Document ordering of options.

1999-12-29  Andreas Jaeger  <aj@suse.de>

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/llseek.c: Emit link time warning for llseek.
	Requested by Michael Deutschmann <michael@talamasca.wkpowerlink.com>.

1999-12-14  Andreas Jaeger  <aj@suse.de>

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/scsi/scsi.h: Add new defines from Linux
	2.3.32.

1999-12-28  Jakub Jelinek  <jakub@redhat.com>

	* elf/sprof.c (load_shobj): Fix error message.
	(generate_call_graph): Cast %*s length argument to int.
	* locale/programs/localedef.c (construct_output_path): Likewise.
	* locale/programs/ld-ctype.c (ctype_finish): Use proper format
	specifier.
	(ctype_class_new): Likewise.
	* locale/programs/ld-time.c (time_finish): Likewise.
	* sunrpc/svc_simple.c (register_rpc): Likewise.
	* nscd/connections.c (nscd_run, start_threads): Use long instead of
	int to avoid cast warnings.
	* sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128/e_atan2l.c (__ieee754_atan2l): Kill
	warning.
	* sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128/s_roundl.c (__roundl): Remove unused
	variable se.

	* time/strftime.c (my_strftime): Provide wide era string when
	requested.

	* sysdeps/sparc/fpu/bits/mathinline.h (__signbit, __signbitl):
	Separate into 32bit and 64bit versions.
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@@ -71,10 +71,29 @@ string can be followed by a colon (@samp{:}) to indicate that it takes a
 required argument.  If an option character is followed by two colons
 (@samp{::}), its argument is optional; this is a GNU extension.
 
+@code{getopt} has three ways to deal with options that follow
+non-options @var{argv} elements.  The special argument @samp{--} forces
+in all cases the end of option scanning.
+
+@itemize @bullet
+@item
+The default is to permute the contents of @var{argv} while scanning it
+so that eventually all the non-options are at the end.  This allows
+options to be given in any order, even with programs that were not
+written to expect this.
+
+@item
 If the @var{options} argument string begins with a hyphen (@samp{-}), this
 is treated specially.  It permits arguments that are not options to be
 returned as if they were associated with option character @samp{\0}.
 
+@item
+POSIX demands the following behaviour: The first non-option stops option
+processing.  This mode is selected by either setting the environment
+variable @code{POSIXLY_CORRECT} or beginning the @var{options} argument
+string with a plus sign (@samp{+}).
+@end itemize
+
 The @code{getopt} function returns the option character for the next
 command line option.  When no more option arguments are available, it
 returns @code{-1}.  There may still be more non-option arguments; you