Hello,
I have the little annoying problem that I can not mount a DAV folder
with the davfs2 filesystem, because I usually keep POSIXLY_CORRECT
environment variable set. The var allows me to keep an "aliases" file
(similar to ~/.basrc) and change it when needed if I put the file name
in the ENV variable.
The problem is with the invocation of the mount helper command. `mount`
will compose a command line like this:
/sbin/mount.davfs \
https://storage-file-eu.gmx.com/ \
./gmx-file-storage \
-o rw,nosuid,nodev,noauto,user,_netdev,exec
where the option arguments ("-o rw,...") follow the operands (device,
mount point) on the command line.
However GNU getopts() (from glibc) follows POSIX Utility Syntax
Guidelines in this case and expects the option arguments before the
operands.
Subsequently the mount command returns and error when mounting my DAV
folders. I am currently using a wrapper executable around mount.davfs
that changes the order of arguments on the command line to make it work.
I hope mount command composes such a command line for historical reasons
and that there are no hidden problems with the order of the options on
the command line for mount helpers.
Is it please possible for mount command to be updated to change the
order of arguments on the command line, so that it follows the POSIX
guidelines ? At least when POSIXLY_CORRECT is set in the environment ?
I have "mount from util-linux 2.21.2 (with libblkid support)" on
Slackware 13.37 32-bit updated with Slackware-current packages. Also
happens on up-to-date CentOS 6.3 64-bit with updates from centosplus
repository, that is "mount from util-linux-ng 2.17.2 (with libblkid and
selinux support)".
See also the mount.davfs issue report at
http://savannah.nongnu.org/support/?108145
or the issue reported on Slackware list at:
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.slackware/4084
Thank you,
Timothy Madden
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