Re: [ID 20000125.005]

[Larry Wall <larry@wall.org>]

Tom Christiansen writes:
: >Getopt::Std   does not stop processing options when it encounters 
: >`--', as is traditional under Unix. 
: >Since there is no escape mechanism, this makes Getopt::Std useless
: >for real programs.
: 
: "Real" programs don't use getopts.

In which case it doesn't matter if people play with it.

Almost everyone has to play with getopts at some point in their
existence.  I admit that I was an exception.

: I don't see this an particularly onerous.  It's not as though 
: you can't remove a file name "--", you know.

I don't see much reason to reject the patch other than to be the mud
around a stick.

Larry

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References to:

Tom Christiansen <tchrist@chthon.perl.com>

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