On Fri, Dec 13, 2019 at 11:33:45AM +0100, Phil Sutter wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 07:28:11PM +0100, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 06:45:35PM +0100, Phil Sutter wrote: > > > On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 06:14:55PM +0100, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote: > > > [...] > > > > diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c > > > > index fde8b15c5870..c96953e3cd2f 100644 > > > > --- a/src/main.c > > > > +++ b/src/main.c > > > > @@ -202,29 +202,107 @@ static const struct { > > > > }, > > > > }; > > > > > > > > +struct nft_opts { > > > > + char **argv; > > > > + int argc; > > > > +}; > > > > + > > > > +static int nft_opts_init(int argc, char * const argv[], struct nft_opts *opts) > > > > +{ > > > > + uint32_t scope = 0; > > > > + char *new_argv; > > > > + int i; > > > > + > > > > + opts->argv = calloc(argc + 1, sizeof(char *)); > > > > + if (!opts->argv) > > > > + return -1; > > > > + > > > > + for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) { > > > > + if (scope > 0) { > > > > + if (argv[i][0] == '-') { > > > > + new_argv = malloc(strlen(argv[i]) + 2); > > > > + if (!new_argv) > > > > + return -1; > > > > + > > > > + sprintf(new_argv, "\\-%s", &argv[i][1]); > > > > + opts->argv[opts->argc++] = new_argv; > > > > + continue; > > > > + } > > > > + } else if (argv[i][0] == '{') { > > > > + scope++; > > > > + } else if (argv[i][0] == '}') { > > > > + scope--; > > > > + } > > > > > > This first char check is not reliable, bison accepts commands which lack > > > spaces in the relevant places: > > > > > > | # nft add chain inet t c{ type filter hook input priority filter\; } > > > | # echo $? > > > | 0 > > > > Yes, it won't catch that case. Do you think it is worth going further > > in this preprocessing? > > What about a different approach, namely to iterate over argv in reverse, > reordering those *argv until **argv != '-'? One would have to make sure > not to mess ordering, but that should be the only requirement to get > expected results in any situation. That's another possibility, yes: argv[i][strlen(argv[i]) - 1] == '{'