Re: [bug-patch] GNU patch version 2.7.1 released

[Joachim Schmitz]

Andreas Grünbacher wrote:
> A number of annoying problems and bugs were found in the patch 2.7
> release,
> which calls for a bugfix release.  The changes since version 2.7
> include:
...
> Please report bugs or suggestions on the
> <address@hidden> mailing list

"make check" fails:
...
FAIL: create-delete
...
XFAIL: dash-o-append
...
==================================
1 of 34 tests failed
See tests/test-suite.log
Please report to address@hidden
==================================

Seems the latter is expected to fail (and it did in 2.7 already), so just 
looking into the former (which did not happen in 2.7).
Looking into tests/create-delete.log shows:
...
* patch -p1 -b < p.diff || echo status: $?
FAILED
expected:
patching file target
File target is not empty after patch; not deleting
status: 1
got:
The next patch would empty out the file target,
which is already empty!  Assume -R? [n]
Apply anyway? [n]
Skipping patch.
* test -e target
ok
* test -e target.orig
FAILED
...


These tests seem to have been added/changed between 2.7 and 2.7.1

I'm not sure where and how to fix it?

Bye, Jojo