1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/getopt.h b/getopt.h
index 5d4300fa..de027434 100644
--- a/getopt.h
+++ b/getopt.h
@@ -94,7 +94,14 @@ enum _argtype
 };
 
 #if __STDC__
+#if defined(__GNU_LIBRARY__)
+/* Many other libraries have conflicting prototypes for getopt, with
+   differences in the consts, in stdlib.h.  To avoid compilation
+   errors, only prototype getopt for the GNU C library.  */
 extern int getopt (int argc, char *const *argv, const char *shortopts);
+#else /* not __GNU_LIBRARY__ */
+extern int getopt ();
+#endif /* not __GNU_LIBRARY__ */
 extern int getopt_long (int argc, char *const *argv, const char *shortopts,
 		        const struct option *longopts, int *longind);
 extern int getopt_long_only (int argc, char *const *argv,