Re: Does getopt() return "-1", or "EOF", at end?

On Wed, 9 Jan 2002, Tom Lane wrote:

> I notice that in some places we compare the result of getopt(3) to
> "EOF", and in some other places we compare it to "-1". I think we
> should standardize on one or the other; anyone have an opinion
> which it should be?

Why not standardize on -1 - considering that's what the manpages I've been
able to find, say. (Linux, AIX)

Using EOF where the documentation states -1 - to me, would be confusing.

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