install: File name too long by 3000 nested dirs
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Description
GNU coreutils acceps
install -d /tmp/$(python3 -c 'print("./" + "a/" * 3000)') .
But
uu-install -d /tmp/$(python3 -c 'print("./" + "a/" * 3000)') fails with
....../a/a/a/: File name too long.
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Research direction
Reproduce the GNU install and uu-install commands from the issue, using the Python expression to create the 3000 nested directories. Then locate the install command entry point and its tests, and investigate the differing path-length behavior. Done means uu-install -d accepts the same nested path without the “File name too long” failure.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
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- 48/100