getline incompatibility with Linux

[Joe Marcus Clarke]

The new getline() function in FreeBSD is not completely compatible with
Linux's implementation.  The result is that programs which assume Linux
getline may enter a tight infinite loop.

According to the Linux getline(3) manpage, getline(3) returns -1 on
error (including EOF).  Our implementation returns 0 on EOF.  Would it
be possible to return -1 on EOF in our implementation?

Joe

-- 
Joe Marcus Clarke
FreeBSD GNOME Team      ::      gnome at FreeBSD.org
FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome
http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome
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