sort: support percent arguments to -S option for non-Linux systems
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Description
Pull request #7181 added support for percent arguments to sort -S, but only for Linux systems. This issue is requesting that we add support for non-Linux systems.
Originally posted by @sylvestre in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/7181#discussion_r1927726417
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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 by reviewing pull request #7181 and the existing sort -S percent-argument implementation. Trace the platform-specific behavior for non-Linux systems and identify the relevant tests or entry points. Done means percent arguments work consistently on supported non-Linux systems without regressing existing sort -S behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100