Attached is a patch to resolve this issue. See: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/patch/+bug/1306412
Kind regards, James -- James Hunt
--- src/patch.c 2014-04-11 11:24:37.000000000 +0100 +++ /tmp/patch-2.7.1.ORIG/src/patch.c 2014-04-11 11:24:00.589844724 +0100 @@ -1975,5 +1975,6 @@ cleanup (void) remove_if_needed (TMPOUTNAME, &TMPOUTNAME_needs_removal); remove_if_needed (TMPPATNAME, &TMPPATNAME_needs_removal); remove_if_needed (TMPREJNAME, &TMPREJNAME_needs_removal); - forget_output_files (); + if (files_to_output) + forget_output_files (); }
signature.asc
Description: Digital signature
