Re: CVS commit: src/usr.bin/patch

["Perry E. Metzger" <perry%piermont.com@localhost>]

"Charles M. Hannum" <mycroft%netbsd.org@localhost> writes:
> Modified Files:
>       src/usr.bin/patch: patch.c
>
> Log Message:
> Parse multiple options that are specified together; e.g. "-fs".
> XXX It is not clear to me why patch(1) doesn't get getopt_long(3).

I believe it is the result of the global shortage of round tuits. The
patch code predates our having a getopt_long and I don't believe there
has been any sort of project-wide effort to convert things to use
getopt_long since it was added.

Perry