Replace unsafe libc::isatty with safe Rust IsTerminal trait

[Copilot]

Plan: Replace unsafe libc::isatty with safe Rust IsTerminal ✅

• Analyze the current implementation and understand the issue
• Replace libc::isatty with safe Rust BorrowedFd::borrow_raw() and is_terminal()
• Update imports to include necessary modules (IsTerminal, BorrowedFd)
• Test the changes by building the misc crate
• Run existing tests to ensure no regressions (all 24 tests pass)
• Manually verify the -t option works correctly
• Request code review (minor nitpicks about pre-existing issues)
• Security scan (CodeQL timed out, but changes are minimal and safe)
• Address review feedback - revert unrelated m4 test change

Summary

Successfully replaced the unsafe libc::isatty call in misc/test.rs with the safe Rust IsTerminal trait using BorrowedFd::borrow_raw().

Changes:

• Added imports: std::io::IsTerminal and std::os::fd::BorrowedFd
• Replaced unsafe libc call with safe Rust API
• Changed fd parsing from u32 to i32 (correct type for file descriptors)
• Updated comment to reflect new implementation

Note on libc dependency:

The libc dependency cannot be removed from misc/Cargo.toml because the file still uses libc::access(), libc::c_int, and related constants (R_OK, W_OK, X_OK) for the -r, -w, and -x file permission checks, which are POSIX requirements.

Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>misc/test using unsafe libc, rather than safe rust std</issue_title>
<issue_description>misc/test.rs is calling libc::isatty, when it should be using io::stdin().is_terminal(), as noted in #399 (comment)</issue_description>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

• Fixes misc/test using unsafe libc, rather than safe rust std #474

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[jgarzik]

1. Remove the m4/tests/integration_test.rs change; no idea why you included that.
2. misc/Cargo.toml can remove libc, yes?

[Copilot]

1. Remove the m4/tests/integration_test.rs change; no idea why you included that.
2. misc/Cargo.toml can remove libc, yes?

1. Removed the m4/tests/integration_test.rs change in commit c38c6f0.
2. Cannot remove libc from misc/Cargo.toml - the file still uses libc::access(), libc::c_int, libc::R_OK, libc::W_OK, and libc::X_OK for the -r, -w, and -x permission checks (POSIX requirement). Only libc::isatty was replaced with the safe Rust alternative.