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Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 14:47:45 -0500
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: linker can't find getsubopt()
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On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 05:53:02PM -0000, Max Bowsher wrote:
>Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 04:49:04PM -0000, Max Bowsher wrote:
>>> It appears getsubopt is in newlib, and so present in Cygwin's
>>> <sys/unistd.h>, but not exported from cygwin1.dll
>>>
>>> One of Cygwin's core developers will need to tell us whether this is
>>> accidental or on purpose.
>
>--meanmeanmean
>Content-Language: cgf_mean
>
>> Oh, it's on purpose.  Believe me.  Caused someone some discomfort?
>> Then our evil plan is succeeding.  Core developers!  Raise your
>> glasses and repeat after me "We are the core developers and we are
>> MEAN!"
>>
>> It's a well know fact that we put functions in unistd.h which are not
>> actually exported by cygwin just to tantalize and confuse people.
>> What other earthly reason would we have for dangling this tempting
>> fruit in front of people, if not to frustrate them?
>>
>> Bwahahaha.
>--meanmeanmean
>
>Attempting translation: cgf_mean -> en_gb ...
>Translation not possible!
>Gist comprehended...
>
>Will you make the necessary adjustments to cygwin.din/version.h, or should I
>submit a patch?

I don't think it is that simple.  Cygwin doesn't use the getopt that
comes with newlib.  Is there supposed to be any correspondence between
the getopt version and the getsubopt version?  Take a look at
cygwin/winsup/lib/getopt.c .

Uh, I mean.  Why should I care?  Suffer!

cgf

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