From fb9a0fa05a7201a8c1e1031a8a0b89ffe0d7b73c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre@debian.org>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:53:42 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] tests: ensure getlimits is on PATH for reused GNU builds

---
 util/build-gnu.sh | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/util/build-gnu.sh b/util/build-gnu.sh
index 3f6ec60d817..bd84e29a86a 100755
--- a/util/build-gnu.sh
+++ b/util/build-gnu.sh
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ else
     touch gnu-built
 fi
 
+# Keep getlimits available on PATH for GNU shell and Perl tests even when
+# reusing an existing GNU build directory.
+test -f src/getlimits && cp -f src/getlimits "${UU_BUILD_DIR}"
+
 # Keep Makefile.in newer than the local.mk files we just modified,
 # and Makefile newer than Makefile.in, so make won't re-run
 # automake or config.status and undo our edits.