[BusyBox] Re: [patch] Why busybox xargs is broken.

[Vladimir N. Oleynik]

Glenn,

> echo "one" | xargs grep -i fred
> 
> -i is a grep option, not xargs option, this is currently broken in
> busybox xargs.
> 
> Im working on an alternative patch, first part of which is.
> 
> +       int argc_xargs;
> +
> +       /* Determine how many arguments are for xargs */
> +       for (argc_xargs = 1; argv[argc_xargs] && argv[argc_xargs][0] == '-'; argc_xargs++);
>   
>         bb_opt_complementaly = "pt";
> -       a = bb_getopt_ulflags(argc, argv, "tpr");
> +       a = bb_getopt_ulflags(argc_xargs, argv, "tpr");

GNU extension is same effect:

a = bb_getopt_ulflags(argc, argv, "+tpr");


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