shuf is currently failing it's own tests

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Issue type
Bug
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Mostly clear
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Domain
cli, testing

Research direction

Start with src/shuf/shuf_test.v at line 53 and run fn test_random_source to reproduce the assertion failure. Compare the actual output with the expected sequence and verify that the test passes consistently while preserving the intended shuf behavior.

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Description

bug

shuf tests are failing like so:

Platform util version: [shuf (GNU coreutils) 8.32
Copyright (C) 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

Written by Paul Eggert.
]
['2', '10', '8', '5', '9']
/home/runner/work/coreutils/coreutils/coreutils/src/shuf/shuf_test.v:53: fn test_random_source
   > assert res.output == '1${eol}4${eol}5${eol}2${eol}3$eol'
     Left value (len: 10): `4
1
3
2
5
`
    Right value (len: 10): `1
4
5
2
3
`
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