Merge branch 'main' into split-issue5033-updated

.clippy.toml

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-msrv = "1.64.0"
+msrv = "1.70.0"
 cognitive-complexity-threshold = 10

.github/workflows/CICD.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ env:
   PROJECT_NAME: coreutils
   PROJECT_DESC: "Core universal (cross-platform) utilities"
   PROJECT_AUTH: "uutils"
-  RUST_MIN_SRV: "1.64.0"
+  RUST_MIN_SRV: "1.70.0"
   # * style job configuration
   STYLE_FAIL_ON_FAULT: true ## (bool) fail the build if a style job contains a fault (error or warning); may be overridden on a per-job basis
 
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ jobs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         RUSTDOCFLAGS="-Dwarnings" cargo doc  ${{ steps.vars.outputs.CARGO_FEATURES_OPTION }} --no-deps --workspace --document-private-items
-    - uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@v11
+    - uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@v12
       with:
         command: fix
         globs: |

.github/workflows/GnuTests.yml

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
         outputs path_GNU path_GNU_tests path_reference path_UUTILS
         #
         repo_default_branch="${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}"
-        repo_GNU_ref="v9.3"
+        repo_GNU_ref="v9.4"
         repo_reference_branch="${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}"
         outputs repo_default_branch repo_GNU_ref repo_reference_branch
         #
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         repository: 'coreutils/coreutils'
         path: 'gnu'
-        ref: 'v9.3'
+        ref: 'v9.4'
         submodules: recursive
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
       with: