minorbug(od): when /var/run/snapd.socket it returns a vague error message
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Description
Hi, uutils mainteners
when using /var/run/snapd.socket, uu od reports very vague error messages, our test confirmed that minor issue
relunsec@relunsec:~/software/coreutils/target/debug$ ./od /var/run/snapd.socket
od: /var/run/snapd.socket: I/O error
relunsec@relunsec:~/software/coreutils/target/debug$ gnuod /var/run/snapd.socket
gnuod: /var/run/snapd.socket: No such device or address
relunsec@relunsec:~/software/coreutils/target/debug$
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with the od command on /var/run/snapd.socket and compare its output with gnuod, as shown in the report. Trace the od error path and add coverage for this input; done means the error is no longer the vague I/O error and matches the more specific GNU message.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
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- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
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- 1-2 days
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