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

[Ravi Kant Sharma]

** Package changed: coreutils-from (Ubuntu) => rust-coreutils (Ubuntu)

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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 rust-coreutils 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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