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bug(mkdir): when using --context in Non Selinux kernel, it does not warn

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Description

Hi, uutils mainteners

as i confirmed that the uu mkdir do not output the warning while the gnu one does, as our test confirmed

relunsec@relunsec:~/software/coreutils/target/debug$ ./mkdir --context=con u
relunsec@relunsec:~/software/coreutils/target/debug$ gnumkdir --context=con g
gnumkdir: warning: ignoring --context; it requires an SELinux/SMACK-enabled kernel
relunsec@relunsec:~/software/coreutils/target/debug$ 

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Start with the uu mkdir command and reproduce the issue using --context=con on a non-SELinux kernel, then compare it with gnumkdir. Inspect the existing mkdir tests and implementation; done means the Rust command emits the corresponding warning when --context is ignored and the test confirms the behavior.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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