Improve support of the Rust findutils in Debian
Description of the project:
This project has two goals:
- propose a better way to replace the GNU findutils in Debian by the Rust findutils, xargs, etc
- Improve the compatibility with GNU by fixing the missing/incompatible options
Homepage: https://github.com/uutils/findutils
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Confirmed Mentor: Sylvestre Ledru
How to contact the mentor: sylvestre@debian.org
Confirmed co-mentors: Terts Diepraam <terts.diepraam@gmail.com>, Daniel Hofstetter <daniel.hofstetter@42dh.com>
Difficulty level: Large
Project size: 350 hours
Deliverables of the project: Better compatibility with the GNU implementation, easier installation
Desirable skills: Rust, packaging
What the intern will learn: How the findutils work, Rust
Application tasks: Fix a GNU test