I just tried with current CVS and got:
$ aspg pg_dump --someoptionthatdoesntexist somedb
pg_dump: unrecognized option `--someoptionthatdoesntexist'
Try 'pg_dump --help' for more information.
My guess is that there is something buggy with your libc getopt. Can
someone else reproduce this error?
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> Menno Smits ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) reports a bug with a severity of 3
> The lower the number the more severe it is.
>
> Short Description
> pg_dump segfaults when given an invalid command line option
>
> Long Description
> pg_dump crashes with a segmentation fault and dumps core when given an invalid
>command line option.
>
> Example:
> $ pg_dump --someoptionthatdoesntexist somedb
> Segmentation fault (core dumped)
>
> A core file is left behind.
>
> Version information:
> Postgresql version 7.2.1 on a Redhat 6.2 based system.
> Postgresql installed from RPMS built from the official SRPMS.
> (ie. rpm --rebuild postgresql-7.2.1-2PGDG.src.rpm)
>
> Sample Code
>
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