Allow patch of symlinks
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When I try to run a patch command with a patchfile against a link, patch gives me the error:
File
path/to/fileis not a regular file -- refusing to patch
The following command produces this error when I have links to the files in question in my staging directory.
~> cd staging
~/staging> ls -l path/to/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 user users 15 Jan 1 00:00 file1 -> ../../../actual/path/file1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 user users 15 Jan 1 00:00 file2 -> ../../../actual/path/file2
~/staging> patch -p 1 -i ../patchfile
File path/to/file1 is not a regular file -- refusing to patch
2 out of 2 hunks ignored -- saving rejects to file path/to/file1.rej
File path/to/file2 is not a regular file -- refusing to patch
1 out of 1 hunk ignored -- saving rejects to file path/to/file2.rej
How can I tell patch not to ignore the symbolic links and patch them in-place as if they were normal files?
symlink diff patch
asked Jun 14 at 21:03
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When I try to run a patch command with a patchfile against a link, patch gives me the error:
File
path/to/fileis not a regular file -- refusing to patch
The following command produces this error when I have links to the files in question in my staging directory.
~> cd staging
~/staging> ls -l path/to/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 user users 15 Jan 1 00:00 file1 -> ../../../actual/path/file1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 user users 15 Jan 1 00:00 file2 -> ../../../actual/path/file2
~/staging> patch -p 1 -i ../patchfile
File path/to/file1 is not a regular file -- refusing to patch
2 out of 2 hunks ignored -- saving rejects to file path/to/file1.rej
File path/to/file2 is not a regular file -- refusing to patch
1 out of 1 hunk ignored -- saving rejects to file path/to/file2.rej
How can I tell patch not to ignore the symbolic links and patch them in-place as if they were normal files?
symlink diff patch
asked Jun 14 at 21:03
palswim
1,26611627
I can work around this by modifying the patch file itself, but that doesn't answer the question.
– palswim
Jun 14 at 21:09
1
Perhaps--follow-symlinksoption.
– Thomas Dickey
Jun 14 at 21:18
Not all implementations ofpatchhave such an option (e. g.patchprovided my Mac OS).
– DopeGhoti
Jun 14 at 21:30
None of the POSIX compliant patch implementations have this option and if they would be anhanced, they did most likely implement-H/-L/-Pthat has been chosen by POSIX approx. 20 years ago for this purpose.
– schily
Jun 15 at 8:46
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When I try to run a patch command with a patchfile against a link, patch gives me the error:
File
path/to/fileis not a regular file -- refusing to patch
The following command produces this error when I have links to the files in question in my staging directory.
~> cd staging
~/staging> ls -l path/to/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 user users 15 Jan 1 00:00 file1 -> ../../../actual/path/file1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 user users 15 Jan 1 00:00 file2 -> ../../../actual/path/file2
~/staging> patch -p 1 -i ../patchfile
File path/to/file1 is not a regular file -- refusing to patch
2 out of 2 hunks ignored -- saving rejects to file path/to/file1.rej
File path/to/file2 is not a regular file -- refusing to patch
1 out of 1 hunk ignored -- saving rejects to file path/to/file2.rej
How can I tell patch not to ignore the symbolic links and patch them in-place as if they were normal files?
symlink diff patch
asked Jun 14 at 21:03
palswim
1,26611627
When I try to run a patch command with a patchfile against a link, patch gives me the error:
File
path/to/fileis not a regular file -- refusing to patch
The following command produces this error when I have links to the files in question in my staging directory.
~> cd staging
~/staging> ls -l path/to/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 user users 15 Jan 1 00:00 file1 -> ../../../actual/path/file1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 user users 15 Jan 1 00:00 file2 -> ../../../actual/path/file2
~/staging> patch -p 1 -i ../patchfile
File path/to/file1 is not a regular file -- refusing to patch
2 out of 2 hunks ignored -- saving rejects to file path/to/file1.rej
File path/to/file2 is not a regular file -- refusing to patch
1 out of 1 hunk ignored -- saving rejects to file path/to/file2.rej
How can I tell patch not to ignore the symbolic links and patch them in-place as if they were normal files?
symlink diff patch
asked Jun 14 at 21:03
palswim
1,26611627
edited Jun 14 at 22:42
asked Jun 14 at 21:03
palswim
1,26611627
asked Jun 14 at 21:03
palswim
1,26611627
asked Jun 14 at 21:03
palswim
1,26611627
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I can work around this by modifying the patch file itself, but that doesn't answer the question.
– palswim
Jun 14 at 21:09
1
Perhaps--follow-symlinksoption.
– Thomas Dickey
Jun 14 at 21:18
Not all implementations ofpatchhave such an option (e. g.patchprovided my Mac OS).
– DopeGhoti
Jun 14 at 21:30
None of the POSIX compliant patch implementations have this option and if they would be anhanced, they did most likely implement-H/-L/-Pthat has been chosen by POSIX approx. 20 years ago for this purpose.
– schily
Jun 15 at 8:46
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I can work around this by modifying the patch file itself, but that doesn't answer the question.
– palswim
Jun 14 at 21:09
1
Perhaps--follow-symlinksoption.
– Thomas Dickey
Jun 14 at 21:18
Not all implementations ofpatchhave such an option (e. g.patchprovided my Mac OS).
– DopeGhoti
Jun 14 at 21:30
None of the POSIX compliant patch implementations have this option and if they would be anhanced, they did most likely implement-H/-L/-Pthat has been chosen by POSIX approx. 20 years ago for this purpose.
– schily
Jun 15 at 8:46
I can work around this by modifying the patch file itself, but that doesn't answer the question.
– palswim
Jun 14 at 21:09
I can work around this by modifying the patch file itself, but that doesn't answer the question.
– palswim
Jun 14 at 21:09
1
1
Perhaps
--follow-symlinks option.– Thomas Dickey
Jun 14 at 21:18
Perhaps
--follow-symlinks option.– Thomas Dickey
Jun 14 at 21:18
Not all implementations of
patch have such an option (e. g. patch provided my Mac OS).– DopeGhoti
Jun 14 at 21:30
Not all implementations of
patch have such an option (e. g. patch provided my Mac OS).– DopeGhoti
Jun 14 at 21:30
None of the POSIX compliant patch implementations have this option and if they would be anhanced, they did most likely implement
-H/-L/-P that has been chosen by POSIX approx. 20 years ago for this purpose.– schily
Jun 15 at 8:46
None of the POSIX compliant patch implementations have this option and if they would be anhanced, they did most likely implement
-H/-L/-P that has been chosen by POSIX approx. 20 years ago for this purpose.– schily
Jun 15 at 8:46
add a comment |Â
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GNU patch 2.7.1 (since 2012) has a --follow-symlinks option:
When looking for input files, follow symbolic links. Replaces the
symbolic links, instead of modifying the files the symbolic links
point to. Git-style patches to symbolic links will no longer apply.
This option exists for backwards compatibility with previous versions of patch; its use is discouraged.
answered Jun 14 at 22:16
Thomas Dickey
49k584154
My version ofpatch(GNU patch 2.7.4 on cygwin) did not list this option inpatch --help, but still supported it.
– palswim
Jun 14 at 22:45
Good answer, but that it replaces the link, rather than modifies the target file makes it not work for my case. I updated the question slightly.
– palswim
Jun 14 at 22:46
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GNU patch 2.7.1 (since 2012) has a --follow-symlinks option:
When looking for input files, follow symbolic links. Replaces the
symbolic links, instead of modifying the files the symbolic links
point to. Git-style patches to symbolic links will no longer apply.
This option exists for backwards compatibility with previous versions of patch; its use is discouraged.
answered Jun 14 at 22:16
Thomas Dickey
49k584154
My version ofpatch(GNU patch 2.7.4 on cygwin) did not list this option inpatch --help, but still supported it.
– palswim
Jun 14 at 22:45
Good answer, but that it replaces the link, rather than modifies the target file makes it not work for my case. I updated the question slightly.
– palswim
Jun 14 at 22:46
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GNU patch 2.7.1 (since 2012) has a --follow-symlinks option:
When looking for input files, follow symbolic links. Replaces the
symbolic links, instead of modifying the files the symbolic links
point to. Git-style patches to symbolic links will no longer apply.
This option exists for backwards compatibility with previous versions of patch; its use is discouraged.
answered Jun 14 at 22:16
Thomas Dickey
49k584154
My version ofpatch(GNU patch 2.7.4 on cygwin) did not list this option inpatch --help, but still supported it.
– palswim
Jun 14 at 22:45
Good answer, but that it replaces the link, rather than modifies the target file makes it not work for my case. I updated the question slightly.
– palswim
Jun 14 at 22:46
add a comment |Â
up vote
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up vote
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down vote
GNU patch 2.7.1 (since 2012) has a --follow-symlinks option:
When looking for input files, follow symbolic links. Replaces the
symbolic links, instead of modifying the files the symbolic links
point to. Git-style patches to symbolic links will no longer apply.
This option exists for backwards compatibility with previous versions of patch; its use is discouraged.
answered Jun 14 at 22:16
Thomas Dickey
49k584154
GNU patch 2.7.1 (since 2012) has a --follow-symlinks option:
When looking for input files, follow symbolic links. Replaces the
symbolic links, instead of modifying the files the symbolic links
point to. Git-style patches to symbolic links will no longer apply.
This option exists for backwards compatibility with previous versions of patch; its use is discouraged.
answered Jun 14 at 22:16
Thomas Dickey
49k584154
answered Jun 14 at 22:16
Thomas Dickey
49k584154
answered Jun 14 at 22:16
Thomas Dickey
49k584154
answered Jun 14 at 22:16
Thomas Dickey
49k584154
49k584154
My version ofpatch(GNU patch 2.7.4 on cygwin) did not list this option inpatch --help, but still supported it.
– palswim
Jun 14 at 22:45
Good answer, but that it replaces the link, rather than modifies the target file makes it not work for my case. I updated the question slightly.
– palswim
Jun 14 at 22:46
add a comment |Â
My version ofpatch(GNU patch 2.7.4 on cygwin) did not list this option inpatch --help, but still supported it.
– palswim
Jun 14 at 22:45
Good answer, but that it replaces the link, rather than modifies the target file makes it not work for my case. I updated the question slightly.
– palswim
Jun 14 at 22:46
My version of
patch (GNU patch 2.7.4 on cygwin) did not list this option in patch --help, but still supported it.– palswim
Jun 14 at 22:45
My version of
patch (GNU patch 2.7.4 on cygwin) did not list this option in patch --help, but still supported it.– palswim
Jun 14 at 22:45
Good answer, but that it replaces the link, rather than modifies the target file makes it not work for my case. I updated the question slightly.
– palswim
Jun 14 at 22:46
Good answer, but that it replaces the link, rather than modifies the target file makes it not work for my case. I updated the question slightly.
– palswim
Jun 14 at 22:46
add a comment |Â
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I can work around this by modifying the patch file itself, but that doesn't answer the question.
– palswim
Jun 14 at 21:09
1
Perhaps
--follow-symlinksoption.– Thomas Dickey
Jun 14 at 21:18
Not all implementations of
patchhave such an option (e. g.patchprovided my Mac OS).– DopeGhoti
Jun 14 at 21:30
None of the POSIX compliant patch implementations have this option and if they would be anhanced, they did most likely implement
-H/-L/-Pthat has been chosen by POSIX approx. 20 years ago for this purpose.– schily
Jun 15 at 8:46