Python/getopt.c

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

#define bool	int
#define TRUE	1
#define FALSE	0


bool    opterr = TRUE;          /* generate error messages */
int     optind = 1;             /* index into argv array   */
char *  optarg = NULL;          /* optional argument       */


int getopt(int argc, char *argv[], const char optstring[])
{
	static   char *opt_ptr = "";
	register char *ptr;
			 int   option;

	if (*opt_ptr == '\0') {

		if (optind >= argc || argv[optind][0] != '-')
			return -1;

		else if (strcmp(argv[optind], "--") == 0) {
			++optind;
			return -1;
		}

		opt_ptr = &argv[optind++][1]; 
	}

	if ((ptr = strchr(optstring, option = *opt_ptr++)) == NULL) {
		if (opterr)
			fprintf(stderr, "Unknown option: -%c\n", option);

		return '?';
	}

	if (*(ptr + 1) == ':') {
		if (*opt_ptr != '\0') {
			optarg  = opt_ptr;
			opt_ptr = "";
		}

		else {
			if (optind >= argc) {
				if (opterr)
					fprintf(stderr,
			    "Argument expected for the -%c option\n", option);
				return '?';
			}

			optarg = argv[optind++];
		}
	}

	return option;
}