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Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 09:50:16 -0500 (EST)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To: David Fritz <zeroxdf AT att DOT net>
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Subject: Re: strace is broken (again) in CVS
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On Tue, 10 Feb 2004, David Fritz wrote:

> With a recent CVS build:
>
> $ strace echo hello -z
> strace: unknown option -- z
> Try 'strace --help' for more information.

Use "strace -- echo hello -z".

> I posted a patch two months ago that will fix this:
>
> http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin-patches/2003-q4/msg00223.html
>
> Danny Smith recently reverted /src/winsup/mingw/mingwex/getopt.c, Which means
> we've come full circle and strace, the program that prompted this change, is
> right back where we started from.  I interpret the total lack of response to my
> previous messages as indicative of indifference to the issues raised but I at
> least think the strace and ssp patch should be applied.
>
> Cheers

HTH,
	Igor
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