}
}
- /* In case getopt32 was already called, reinit some state */
+ /* In case getopt32 was already called:
+ * reset the libc getopt() function, which keeps internal state.
+ *
+ * BSD-derived getopt() functions require that optind be set to 1 in
+ * order to reset getopt() state. This used to be generally accepted
+ * way of resetting getopt(). However, glibc's getopt()
+ * has additional getopt() state beyond optind, and requires that
+ * optind be set to zero to reset its state. So the unfortunate state of
+ * affairs is that BSD-derived versions of getopt() misbehave if
+ * optind is set to 0 in order to reset getopt(), and glibc's getopt()
+ * will core dump if optind is set 1 in order to reset getopt().
+ *
+ * More modern versions of BSD require that optreset be set to 1 in
+ * order to reset getopt(). Sigh. Standards, anyone?
+ */
+#ifdef __GLIBC__
+ optind = 0;
+#else /* BSD style */
optind = 1;
- /* optarg = NULL; opterr = 0; optopt = 0; ?? */
+ /* optreset = 1; */
+#endif
+ /* optarg = NULL; opterr = 0; optopt = 0; - do we need this?? */
- /* Note: just "getopt() <= 0" will not work good for
+ /* Note: just "getopt() <= 0" will not work well for
* "fake" short options, like this one:
* wget $'-\203' "Test: test" http://kernel.org/
* (supposed to act as --header, but doesn't) */
#else
while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, applet_opts)) != -1) {
#endif
- c &= 0xff; /* fight libc's sign extends */
+ c &= 0xff; /* fight libc's sign extension */
loop_arg_is_opt:
for (on_off = complementary; on_off->opt != c; on_off++) {
/* c==0 if long opt have non NULL flag */
* die_sleep and longjmp here instead. */
die_sleep = -1;
- /* Reset the libc getopt() function, which keeps internal state.
- *
- * BSD-derived getopt() functions require that optind be reset to 1 in
- * order to reset getopt() state. This used to be generally accepted
- * way of resetting getopt(). However, glibc's getopt()
- * has additional getopt() state beyond optind, and requires that
- * optind be set zero to reset its state. So the unfortunate state of
- * affairs is that BSD-derived versions of getopt() misbehave if
- * optind is set to 0 in order to reset getopt(), and glibc's getopt()
- * will core ump if optind is set 1 in order to reset getopt().
- *
- * More modern versions of BSD require that optreset be set to 1 in
- * order to reset getopt(). Sigh. Standards, anyone?
- */
-#ifdef __GLIBC__
- optind = 0;
-#else /* BSD style */
- optind = 1;
- /* optreset = 1; */
-#endif
/* option_mask32 = 0; - not needed */
argc = 1;