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getopt_long(3): note an inconsistency with getopt(3) in BUGS
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Authored by kevans on Dec 24 2022, 6:48 AM.
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Summary

getopt_long(3) will not allow an optind setting of 0 to be bug-for-bug
compatible with the GNU implementation, as some software does rely on
it. Document it as a BUG, since it affects previous declarations of
compatibility with getopt(3).

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