[Bug 2147527] [NEW] ls --dired (uutils coreutils) breaks Emacs Dired symlink handling in real workflows, forcing a revert to GNU coreutils.

[Jorge Noreña]

Public bug reported:

Confirming this affects real workflows.

Environment:
- Ubuntu (25.10)
- coreutils: ls (uutils coreutils) 0.2.2
- Emacs + Dired

Reproduction:
ln -s target link
ls --dired -l

Effect:
- Emacs Dired receives "link -> target" as filename
- dired-get-filename returns full string
- file-symlink-p returns nil
- Cannot follow symlink from Dired

Expected:
Filename boundary should include only "link", not "link -> target"

This is a regression from GNU coreutils and breaks tools relying on
--dired. Had to revert to GNU coreutils.

Also reported upstream.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10
Package: coreutils-from-uutils (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.17.0-20.20-generic 6.17.13
Uname: Linux 6.17.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Apr  8 06:35:02 2026
InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-08-31 (585 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20240424)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 SHELL=/bin/zsh
 TERM=xterm-kitty
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: coreutils-from
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to questing on 2025-11-23 (136 days ago)

** Affects: coreutils-from (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug questing wayland-session

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Title:
  ls --dired (uutils coreutils) breaks Emacs Dired symlink handling in
  real workflows, forcing a revert to GNU coreutils.

Status in coreutils-from package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Confirming this affects real workflows.

  Environment:
  - Ubuntu (25.10)
  - coreutils: ls (uutils coreutils) 0.2.2
  - Emacs + Dired

  Reproduction:
  ln -s target link
  ls --dired -l

  Effect:
  - Emacs Dired receives "link -> target" as filename
  - dired-get-filename returns full string
  - file-symlink-p returns nil
  - Cannot follow symlink from Dired

  Expected:
  Filename boundary should include only "link", not "link -> target"

  This is a regression from GNU coreutils and breaks tools relying on
  --dired. Had to revert to GNU coreutils.

  Also reported upstream.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10
  Package: coreutils-from-uutils (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.17.0-20.20-generic 6.17.13
  Uname: Linux 6.17.0-20-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Wed Apr  8 06:35:02 2026
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-08-31 (585 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20240424)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   SHELL=/bin/zsh
   TERM=xterm-kitty
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
  SourcePackage: coreutils-from
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to questing on 2025-11-23 (136 days ago)

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