[Pidgin] #10182: "--config" option with "-" in folder name causes error messages

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#10182: "--config" option with "-" in folder name causes error messages
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 Reporter:  darkfoxprime  |        Owner:  datallah       
     Type:  defect        |       Status:  new            
Milestone:                |    Component:  winpidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.6.1         |   Resolution:                 
 Keywords:                |  
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Comment(by datallah):

 Technically, the current code doesn't even cover all possibilities - the
 way that getopt works, it is valid to use `-dh` or vice versa to specify
 both parameters.

 I don't disagree that the behavior you've noticed is suboptimal, but
 without parsing all the parameters in practically the same way that getopt
 is going to I don't think it is possible to get fully right.

 Your example code will also trigger the same behavior with something like
 `--config=c:\blah\blah-h`

 I certainly would be willing to consider a patch that would improve the
 situation, but not one that re-implemented getopt.

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