informalsystems / informalsystems/gm

Sort version require error [bug]

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Description

# sort version error on `Archlinux` and `Centos`.

### Version require error
```
[root@worker2-instance ~]# gm start
ERROR: missing sort -V, please install a newer version of sort, exiting...
[root@worker2-instance ~]#
```

### Sort version on `Centos`
```
[root@master1-instance ~]# sort --version
sort (GNU coreutils) 8.32
Copyright (C) 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later .
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
Written by Mike Haertel and Paul Eggert.
[root@master1-instance ~]#
```

### Sort version on `Archlinux`
```
[root@worker2-instance bin]# sort --version
sort (GNU coreutils) 9.4
Copyright (C) 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later .
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
Written by Mike Haertel and Paul Eggert.
[root@worker2-instance bin]#
```

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Research direction

Start with the `gm start` command and locate the check that reports missing `sort -V`, comparing its behavior with the Archlinux and CentOS version outputs provided here. Done means `gm start` no longer incorrectly rejects the reported sort installations on those systems.

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Assessment

Tech stack
shell
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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