diff --git a/src/mygetopt.c b/src/mygetopt.c
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+++ b/src/mygetopt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+/*
+ *  zzuf - general purpose fuzzer
+ *  Copyright (c) 2002, 2007 Sam Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>
+ *                All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ *  $Id: mygetopt.c 271 2007-02-02 11:58:06Z sam $
+ *
+ *  This program is free software. It comes without any warranty, to
+ *  the extent permitted by applicable law. You can redistribute it
+ *  and/or modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You Want
+ *  To Public License, Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar. See
+ *  http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/COPYING for more details.
+ */
+
+/*
+ *  mygetopt.c: getopt_long reimplementation
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#if defined HAVE_STDINT_H
+#   include <stdint.h>
+#elif defined HAVE_INTTYPES_H
+#   include <inttypes.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "mygetopt.h"
+
+int   myoptind = 1;
+char *myoptarg = NULL;
+
+/* XXX: this getopt_long implementation should not be trusted for other
+ * applications without any serious peer reviewing. It “just works” with
+ * zzuf but may fail miserably in other programs. */
+int mygetopt(int argc, char * const _argv[], const char *optstring,
+             const struct myoption *longopts, int *longindex)
+{
+    char **argv = (char **)(uintptr_t)_argv;
+    char *flag;
+    int i;
+
+    if(myoptind >= argc)
+        return -1;
+
+    flag = argv[myoptind];
+
+    if(flag[0] == '-' && flag[1] != '-')
+    {
+        char *tmp;
+        int ret = flag[1];
+
+        if(ret == '\0')
+            return -1;
+
+        tmp = strchr(optstring, ret);
+        if(!tmp || ret == ':')
+            return '?';
+
+        myoptind++;
+        if(tmp[1] == ':')
+        {
+            if(flag[2] != '\0')
+                myoptarg = tmp + 2;
+            else
+                myoptarg = argv[myoptind++];
+            return ret;
+        }
+
+        if(flag[2] != '\0')
+        {
+            flag[1] = '-';
+            myoptind--;
+            argv[myoptind]++;
+        }
+
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    if(flag[0] == '-' && flag[1] == '-')
+    {
+        if(flag[2] == '\0')
+            return -1;
+
+        for(i = 0; longopts[i].name; i++)
+        {
+            size_t l = strlen(longopts[i].name);
+
+            if(strncmp(flag + 2, longopts[i].name, l))
+                continue;
+
+            switch(flag[2 + l])
+            {
+            case '=':
+                if(!longopts[i].has_arg)
+                    goto bad_opt;
+                if(longindex)
+                    *longindex = i;
+                myoptind++;
+                myoptarg = flag + 2 + l + 1;
+                return longopts[i].val;
+            case '\0':
+                if(longindex)
+                    *longindex = i;
+                myoptind++;
+                if(longopts[i].has_arg)
+                    myoptarg = argv[myoptind++];
+                return longopts[i].val;
+            default:
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    bad_opt:
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s: unrecognized option `%s'\n", argv[0], flag);
+        return '?';
+    }
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/mygetopt.h b/src/mygetopt.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cf62e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mygetopt.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ *  zzuf - general purpose fuzzer
+ *  Copyright (c) 2002, 2007 Sam Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>
+ *                All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ *  $Id: mygetopt.h 268 2007-02-01 22:33:07Z sam $
+ *
+ *  This program is free software. It comes without any warranty, to
+ *  the extent permitted by applicable law. You can redistribute it
+ *  and/or modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You Want
+ *  To Public License, Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar. See
+ *  http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/COPYING for more details.
+ */
+
+/*
+ *  mygetopt.h: getopt_long reimplementation
+ */
+
+struct myoption
+{
+    const char *name;
+    int has_arg;
+    int *flag;
+    int val;
+};
+
+extern int myoptind;
+extern char *myoptarg;
+
+int mygetopt(int, char * const[], const char *, const struct myoption *, int *);
+