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is_main_thread() to detect whether the calling thread is the main
thread.
-- Option parsing:
+- Command line option parsing:
- Do not print full help() on error, be specific about the error.
- Do not print messages to stdout on error.
- Do not POSIX_ME_HARDER unless necessary, i.e. avoid "+" in option string.
+
+- Do not write functions that clobber call-by-reference variables on
+ failure. Use temporary variables for these cases and change the
+ passed in variables only on success.