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[helpers.rs][helpers.rs]. The log level can be set with the `HELIX_LOG_LEVEL`
environment variable, e.g. `HELIX_LOG_LEVEL=debug cargo integration-test`.
+Contributors using MacOS might encounter `Too many open files (os error 24)`
+failures while running integration tests. This can be resolved by increasing
+the default value (e.g. to `10240` from `256`) by running `ulimit -n 10240`.
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## Minimum Stable Rust Version (MSRV) Policy
Helix follows the MSRV of Firefox.