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

[Joachim Schmitz]

> From: Andreas Grünbacher [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2012 12:26 PM
> To: Joachim Schmitz
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: GNU patch version 2.7.1 released
> 
> Joachim,
> 
> 2012/9/30 Joachim Schmitz <address@hidden>:
> > The next patch would empty out the file target,
> > which is already empty!
> 
> What is the length of the resulting file from "printf '\0' > target"?
> If you get an empty file, your printf utility is misbehaving, and the

$ printf '\0' >foo
$ ls -l foo
-rw-rw-r--    1 jojo       jojo        1 Sep 30 05:27 foo
$

Oops, that was /usr/local/bin/printf (from coreutils-8.15).
Using (the system provided) /bin/printf instead shows a 0 size, so you seem to 
be right about a missbehavoir.

> problem is not with patch itself.  Does "printf '\1' > target" work
> better?

Yes!

> What platform is this on?

HP NonStop

Bye, Jojo