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date: ulimit -v 15850; date +%100000 panics

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Description

See https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/12497#issuecomment-4721914070 .
The hack introduced at the linked PR should be removed when this is fixed.

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Research direction

Start with the linked pull request comment and reproduce ulimit -v 15850; date +%100000 in the repository. Trace the date implementation and the hack introduced by that PR; done means the command no longer panics under the memory limit and the temporary hack can be removed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
52/100

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