uutils / uutils/coreutils

devcontainer.yml is useless

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Description

devcontainer.yml is useless since

  • It does not catch errors by restricted syscalls by seccomp
  • Runs on Ubuntu 24.04 which is same with ubuntu-latest runner

Currently, we cannot catch regression for https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/8474 which depends on newer glibc.
So I suggest one of a

  • updating to Ubuntu to 26.04 until ubuntu-latest was updated
  • switch to some roling-release distribution
  • drop the CI

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with devcontainer.yml and compare its Ubuntu 24.04 environment with the ubuntu-latest runner. Read issue #8474 to understand the regression that the current setup misses, then evaluate the proposed Ubuntu, rolling-release, and CI-removal alternatives. Done means the selected CI environment can catch the relevant regression or the CI is intentionally removed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github-actions, ubuntu
Domain
ci-cd, devops, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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