the options string on some platforms:
MacOS X 10.5, AIX 5.2, OSF/1 5.1, Solaris 10.
@item
+The value of @code{optind} after a missing required argument is wrong
+on some platforms:
+MacOS 10.5.
+@item
The function @code{getopt_long} does not obey the @samp{-} flag in the
options string when @env{POSIXLY_CORRECT} is set on some platforms:
Cygwin 1.7.0.