[Bug 1822269] [NEW] mktemp does not handle -p option when --tmpdir option goes after -p option

[Robin Hsu]

Public bug reported:

#  This is correct.  The printed temp file name is in folder /
$ mktemp -u --tmpdir -p /
/tmp.aFd4MwfGDU

# after swapping the options, mktemp do not handle the -p option correctly.
# swapping options should not affect the output.
$ mktemp -u -p / --tmpdir
/tmp/tmp.FkTPrEsTMs

This should be a software bug, not relevant to any hardware.

** Affects: coreutils (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  mktemp does not handle  -p option when --tmpdir option goes after -p
  option

Status in coreutils package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  #  This is correct.  The printed temp file name is in folder /
  $ mktemp -u --tmpdir -p /
  /tmp.aFd4MwfGDU

  # after swapping the options, mktemp do not handle the -p option correctly.
  # swapping options should not affect the output.
  $ mktemp -u -p / --tmpdir
  /tmp/tmp.FkTPrEsTMs

  This should be a software bug, not relevant to any hardware.

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