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[gnulib.git] / doc / posix-functions / getopt.texi

diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/getopt.texi b/doc/posix-functions/getopt.texi
index 4067295..099c2e3 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/posix-functions/getopt.texi
+++ b/doc/posix-functions/getopt.texi
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ AIX 5.1, HP-UX 11, IRIX 6.5, OSF/1 5.1, Solaris 9, Interix 3.5.
 The function @code{getopt_long_only} is missing on some platforms:
 MacOS X 10.3, FreeBSD 5.2.1, NetBSD 5.0, AIX 5.1, HP-UX 11, IRIX 6.5,
 OSF/1 5.1, Solaris 9, mingw, Interix 3.5.
+@item
+This function crashes if the option string includes @code{W;} on some
+platforms:
+glibc 2.14.
 @end itemize
 
 Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@@ -67,4 +71,8 @@ causing a reset by setting it non-zero, although it does not
 necessarily re-read @env{POSIXLY_CORRECT}.  Solaris @code{getopt} does
 not support either reset method, but does not maintain state that
 needs the extra level of reset.
+@item
+On some platforms, this function does not set the stream error
+indicator on attempts to write to a read-only stream:
+glibc 2.13, Cygwin 1.7.9.
 @end itemize