Subject: Re: [bug#56766] [PATCH] gnu: exiv2: Fix test failure on ppc64-le

From: Maxime Devos <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:02:14 +0200

On 25-07-2022 21:47, Marcel van der Boom wrote:
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..a74a7ac1b7
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/gnu/packages/patches/exiv2-ppc64.patch
> @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
> +--- /tests/bugfixes/github/test_CVE_2018_12265.py
> ++++ /tests/bugfixes/github/test_CVE_2018_12265.py
> +@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
> + Warning: Directory Image, entry 0x0201: Strip 0 is outside of the data area; ignored.
> + Warning: Directory Image, entry 0x0201: Strip 7 is outside of the data area; ignored.
> + Error: Offset of directory Thumbnail, entry 0x0201 is out of bounds: Offset = 0x00000000; truncating the entry

IIUC, "guix lint" has a linter that verifies that the patch contains a 
link to the upstream issue.  It is also required to add an entry to 
gnu/local.mk, such that it is added to release tarballs.

Greetings,
Maxime.