fmt /proc/self/mem silently success
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Description
$ gnu9.9/fmt /proc/self/mem
fmt: error reading '/proc/self/mem'
$ target/debug/fmt /proc/self/mem # returns 0
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Research direction
Start at the Rust fmt command entry point and reproduce the difference between gnu9.9/fmt and target/debug/fmt when reading /proc/self/mem. Trace how the read failure is handled; done means fmt reports the error and returns a nonzero status instead of silently succeeding.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100