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5 tests failed with eCryptfs: copy_file_range(), utime(), file name too long

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Description

Bug report

Bug description:

5 tests failed:
test_filecmp test_os test_pathlib test_shutil test_tarfile

I tried to build python 3.14.2 in Linux Mint. I downloaded the package .tar.xz

I extracted the content of the package

I ran in the Linux Mint Terminal:

cd Downloads
cd Python-3.14.2
./configure
make
make test

And there appeared the failures of the test mentioned above.

The README.rst file suggests to file a bug report given these issues, so this is the bug report.

CPython versions tested on:

3.14

Operating systems tested on:

Linux

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Research direction

Reproduce the failures with the reported Python 3.14.2 build on Linux Mint using make test. Start with test_filecmp, test_os, test_pathlib, test_shutil, and test_tarfile, then compare the copy_file_range(), utime(), and filename-length failures on eCryptfs. Done means identifying whether the failures are caused by eCryptfs or by CPython and documenting a reproducible diagnosis.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
operating-systems, testing
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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