--- a/cowsay	2003-08-14 23:02:36.000000000 +0200
+++ b/cowsay	2003-08-14 23:02:02.000000000 +0200
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 use Getopt::Std;
 use Cwd;
 
+# workaround paranoid getopt new behaviour
+$Getopt::Std::STANDARD_HELP_VERSION=1;
+
 $version = "3.03";
 $progname = basename($0);
 $eyes = "oo";