`cp`: mac behaviour should mirror linux more closely
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Description
See discussion here: https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/5261
The mac implementation of cp is lagging behind the linux implementation, leading to some subtle differences. The structure of these two implementations should be very similar, just with different syscalls.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the discussion in pull request #5261 and compare the mac and Linux implementations of cp. Identify the behavioral differences and the corresponding platform-specific syscalls. Done means the mac implementation mirrors the Linux behavior more closely while retaining its macOS-specific syscalls.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100