Req #73481 [Com]: getopt function argument handling

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73481&edit=1 ID: 73481 Comment by: php at duncanc dot co dot uk Reported by: rik dot davis at logiqnet dot net Summary: getopt function argument handling Status: Open Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Unknown/Other Function Operating System: Centos 7.2.1511 PHP Version: 5.6.27 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: For breaking example 1 there's a note in the source that states: "Optional value is not supported with -<arg> <val> style" https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/45f7b2bcc8f95e793c1a9bb60da0848860c060fb/main/getopt.c#L167 For breaking example 2, I think any positional arguments must follow any named arguments, so you'd need to do: php test.php -ffilename.ext myarg Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-11-08 18:05:16] rik dot davis at logiqnet dot net Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.getopt --- Test script: --------------- Save as test.php <?php $opts = getopt("f::"); print_r($opts); ?> Working Example: php test.php -ffilename.ext Breaking Example 1: php test.php -f filename.ext Breaking Example 2: php test.php myarg -f filename.ext Expected result: ---------------- All examples should return the following; Array ( [f] => filename.ext ) Actual result: -------------- Working Example: Array ( [f] => filename.ext ) Breaking Example 1: > Does not allow for options to have space separated singular values. Array ( [f] => ) Breaking Example 2: > Does not allow for options to exist after non-options arguments. Array ( ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73481&edit=1