GNU bug report logs - #7981
error in getopt1.c library file of the coreutils project (from the http download)

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>
To: Robert Dell <dellr <at> mac.com>
Cc: bug-coreutils <bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org>, eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu, P <at> draigBrady.com,
	jim <at> meyering.net
Subject: Re: error in getopt1.c library file of the coreutils project (from
	the http download)
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:03:51 -0700

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On 02/04/2011 07:45 AM, Robert Dell wrote:
> This is being emailed to you because you are the maintainers of the
> coreutils project.  I don't know who is responsible
> but one of you four should be able to get this done.  The information
> about who maintains this project may even be obsolete and if so, I
> apologize for that.

The better place to mail would be the coreutils mailing list itself, not
random developers.  bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org (cc'd).

> 
> 
> from this download:
> http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/coreutils-8.9.tar.gz
> 
> line 40 you have
> getopt_long (int argc, char *__getopt_argv_const *argv, const char
> *options,
> 
> it should be
> getopt_long (int argc, char *__getopt_argv_const, char *argv, const char
> *options,

No, it should not be.  __getopt_argv_const is a macro that expands
either to the empty string or to const, depending on your system.

> 
> it errors out if otherwise.

What platform and what error?  Unless you can give us more details, we
have to assume the bug is in your setup and not in coreutils.

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Message #10 received at 7981-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Robert Dell <dellr <at> mac.com>
Cc: 7981-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: error in getopt1.c library file of the coreutils project (from
	the http download)
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:37:48 +0100

Eric Blake wrote:
> On 02/04/2011 07:45 AM, Robert Dell wrote:
>> This is being emailed to you because you are the maintainers of the
>> coreutils project.  I don't know who is responsible
>> but one of you four should be able to get this done.  The information
>> about who maintains this project may even be obsolete and if so, I
>> apologize for that.
>
> The better place to mail would be the coreutils mailing list itself, not
> random developers.  bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org (cc'd).
>
>> from this download:
>> http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/coreutils-8.9.tar.gz
>>
>> line 40 you have
>> getopt_long (int argc, char *__getopt_argv_const *argv, const char
>> *options,
>>
>> it should be
>> getopt_long (int argc, char *__getopt_argv_const, char *argv, const char
>> *options,
>
> No, it should not be.  __getopt_argv_const is a macro that expands
> either to the empty string or to const, depending on your system.
>
>> it errors out if otherwise.
>
> What platform and what error?  Unless you can give us more details, we
> have to assume the bug is in your setup and not in coreutils.

Thanks for the report.
However, it has now been nearly 8 months, and without more information,
we can't do much.  If you can provide the requested info, please do
and we'll be happy to reopen this bug if it affects the latest release,
which is now coreutils-8.14.

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