Description of problem: The help message claims that "-E" option is recognized, but the utility does not know it. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): diffutils-2.8.1-15.2.3.el5 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: # sdiff --help | grep -- "-E" -E --ignore-tab-expansion Ignore changes due to tab expansion. # sdiff -E sdiff: invalid option -- E sdiff: Try `sdiff --help' for more information. # echo $? 2 # Actual results: unrecognized option in help message Expected results: all options in help message are recognized Additional info:
# ./guess-options.sh -b /usr/bin/sdiff ==== binary analysis -- enabled ==== The program recognizes 14 short options: -B -H -I -W -a -b -d -i -l -o -s -t -v -w ==== The program recognizes 18 long options: --diff-program --expand-tabs --help --ignore-all-space --ignore-blank-lines --ignore-case --ignore-matching-lines --ignore-space-change --ignore-tab-expansion --left-column --minimal --output --speed-large-files --strip-trailing-cr --suppress-common-lines --text --version --width ==== The program recognizes 14 equivalent options: ==== -B --ignore-blank-lines ==== -H --speed-large-files ==== -I --ignore-matching-lines ==== -W --ignore-all-space ==== -a --text ==== -b --ignore-space-change ==== -d --minimal ==== -i --ignore-case ==== -l --left-column ==== -o --output ==== -s --suppress-common-lines ==== -t --expand-tabs ==== -v --version ==== -w --width ==== The fake library issued following warnings: ==== -E is not processed by getopt_long() # rpm -q diffutils diffutils-2.8.1-15.2.3.el5.i386 #
Created attachment 331849 [details] diffutils-sdiff-E.patch
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Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. New Contents: The -E option for the sdiff command was not accepted because of an accidental omission in the list of accepted options. This has now been fixed.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-0036.html