GNU bug report logs - #35209
Bug in zdiff argument of an option separated by a space is not handled correctly

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Package: gzip;

Reported by: Bram Mertens <mertensb.mazda <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2019 14:24:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 54290, 54291, 54298

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #10 received at 35209-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Bram Mertens <mertensb.mazda <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 35209-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#35209: Bug in zdiff argument of an option separated by a
 space is not handled correctly
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:53:58 -0700

On 4/9/19 07:11, Bram Mertens wrote:

> The zdiff script does not handle options with arguments separated by a
> space correctly.

Thanks for reporting that. Lv Ying eventually followed up here:

https://bugs.gnu.org/54291

and as mentioned there, a patch has been installed and should be in the 
next gzip release.
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