coreutils: Should we really support --coreutils-prog=yes too?
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Description
uutils/coreutils is supports --list and coreutils yes (mostly for busybox test suite)? But missing --coreutils-prog=.
It is required by test/misc/coreutils.sh. But in my thought, no one use coreutils directly and supporting it could add some overhead.
Should we really support it (or ignore)?
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Start with test/misc/coreutils.sh and inspect how the repository handles --list and the coreutils yes invocation. Determine whether --coreutils-prog= is required for compatibility or should remain unsupported, considering the stated overhead. Done means the project has a decided behavior and the relevant test expectations reflect it.
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- Tech stack
- rust
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- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
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- Estimated time
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- Needs clarification
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