gbp pq: git-apply sometimes fails if patch introduces a completely new file
On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 05:45:33PM +0200, Guido Günther wrote: > Package: git-buildpackage > Version: 0.7.5 > Severity: normal > > gbp-pq import fails when the file doesn't exist at all. Offender is > again > > > http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/e/eglibc/eglibc_2.13-38+deb7u10.dsc > > $ gbp pq import > gbp:error: Failed to apply > 'debian/patches/any/cvs-nl_langinfo-static.diff': Error running git apply: > error: localedata/tst-langinfo-static.c: does not exist in index > gbp:error: Couldn't apply patches > …however this doesn't always happen. If we split out the file additions in this patch git apply happily applies them. Needs more investigation.
