bash -v util/run-gnu-test.sh ../gnu/tests/misc/unexpand fails with "Can't exec "getlimits": "
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$ bash util/build-gnu.sh && bash -v util/run-gnu-test.sh ../gnu/tests/misc/unexpand
Can't exec "getlimits": No such file or directory at /home/sylvestre/dev/debian/gnu/tests/Coreutils.pm line 215.
Error running getlimits
FAIL ../gnu/tests/misc/unexpand.pl (exit status: 2)
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Start by running the command shown with util/build-gnu.sh and util/run-gnu-test.sh, then inspect gnu/tests/Coreutils.pm around line 215 and the failing gnu/tests/misc/unexpand.pl test. Determine why getlimits cannot be executed and verify that the unexpand test completes successfully.
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- bash, perl, rust
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- cli, testing
- Issue type
- Bug
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