bug: uutils pinky show no output
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Hi, uutils mainteners
looks like uutils pinky completly broken, i tried it
relunsec@relunsec:~/software/coreutils/target/debug$ ./pinky
Login Name TTY Idle When Where
no output at all, i not expected that even while the gnu pinky works fine
relunsec@relunsec:~/software/coreutils/target/debug$ gnupinky
Login Name TTY Idle When Where
relunsec RelunSec ?seat0 ????? 2026-06-06 02:55 :0
it is an interesting bug, i do'nt known where it originates from? why gnu pinky outputs login info but uutils pinky no output at all
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Start by reproducing the reported comparison between uutils pinky and GNU pinky, then trace the pinky command's handling of login information. Done means uutils pinky reports the available login row instead of only printing the header, with a regression check covering the no-output case.
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