Use 'int' to store the return value of getopt(), rather than char. On some architectures (powerpc), char is unsigned by default, which means comparisons against -1 always fail, so the programs get stuck in an infinite loop.
Use 'int' to store the return value of getopt(), rather than char. On some architectures (powerpc), char is unsigned by default, which means comparisons against -1 always fail, so the programs get stuck in an infinite loop.