different output between uutils and GNU in uname
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[cris@arch ~]$ uname --version
uname (GNU coreutils) 9.11
Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
Written by David MacKenzie.
[cris@arch ~]$ uu-uname --version
uname (uutils coreutils) 0.8.0
[cris@arch ~]$ uname -api
Linux arch 7.0.9-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sun, 17 May 2026 17:23:07 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[cris@arch ~]$ uu-uname -api
Linux arch 7.0.9-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sun, 17 May 2026 17:23:07 +0000 x86_64 unknown unknown GNU/Linux
[cris@arch ~]$
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Research direction
Reproduce the reported uname --version, uname -api, and uu-uname -api commands and compare their output with GNU coreutils. Trace the uname command implementation and its platform-specific system information handling; done means the uutils output no longer contains the unexpected unknown unknown fields and matches GNU for this case.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 3/5
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