GNU bug report logs - #26671
serf package (guix dependency) tests fail

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Package: guix;

Reported by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 21:19:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Marius Bakke <mbakke <at> fastmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
To: Marius Bakke <mbakke <at> fastmail.com>
Cc: 26671 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#26671: serf package (guix dependency) tests fail
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 10:58:17 -0400
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On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 04:19:18PM +0200, Marius Bakke wrote:
> Apparently "patch" does not yet support binary diffs either:
> 
> patching file test/test_buckets.c
> Hunk #1 succeeded at 1232 (offset -91 lines).
> patching file test/server/serfcacert.pem
> File test/server/serfclientcert.p12: git binary diffs are not supported.

Perhaps we should avoid using binary patches in Guix, but I think you
could use a patch with a binary diff by passing '--binary' to
(patch-flags). I haven't tested it, however.
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