[exim-dev] [Bug 700] New: Chokes on empty command line optio…

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http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=700
           Summary: Chokes on empty command line options
           Product: Exim
           Version: 4.69
          Platform: Other
               URL: http://bugs.debian.org/476987
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: bug
          Priority: medium
         Component: Unfiled
        AssignedTo: nigel@???
        ReportedBy: mh+exim-bugzilla@???
                CC: exim-dev@???

Hi,

exim4 chokes when an empty command line argument is passed:

$ exim -bd '' ''
exim: incompatible command-line options or arguments
$

This makes constructs like

exim -bd "$SMTPLISTENEROPTIONS"

harder to do in distribution init scripts when the options are empty.


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