Leo Famulari <l...@famulari.name> skribis: > On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 06:42:04PM +0100, Jeremy Robst wrote: >> Hi, >> >> On Tue, 24 May 2016, Eric Bavier wrote: >> >> > Could we apply a variation of the hdf5-config-date.patch? >> >> Ok, I've based a patch on this one, and removed the other unreproduciable >> output, so I've not got a reproduciable build. >> >> > This description is noticeably more verbose than that of the hdf5 >> > package. It seems like the first two sentences are not necessary here. >> > It would also be nice to summarize how hdf4 differs from hdf5. >> >> I've shortened the description, and added a statement that hdf4 is not >> compatable with hdf5. It's difficult to add more details of the differences >> without becoming verbose again, but let me know if you think it needs to be >> tweaked again. > > That sounds perfect, but I still can't apply the patch with `git am`, > although I can't figure out why this is. It *looks* like it should > apply. > > Are you able to apply it to the current master branch (b5d08d7c28)?
Same here. Specifically, ‘git am’ returns: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- Applying: gnu: Add hdf4 .git/rebase-apply/patch:88: space before tab in indent. HDF4 Version: @H4_VERSION@ .git/rebase-apply/patch:89: space before tab in indent. Configured on: @CONFIG_DATE@ .git/rebase-apply/patch:92: space before tab in indent. Configure mode: @CONFIG_MODE@ .git/rebase-apply/patch:97: space before tab in indent. Libraries: @STATIC_SHARED@ .git/rebase-apply/patch:98: space before tab in indent. Installation point: @prefix@ fatal: corrupt patch at line 104 Patch failed at 0001 gnu: Add hdf4 The copy of the patch that failed is found in: .git/rebase-apply/patch When you have resolved this problem, run "git am --continue". If you prefer to skip this patch, run "git am --skip" instead. To restore the original branch and stop patching, run "git am --abort". --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- … and then: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- $ patch -p1 < .git/rebase-apply/patch patching file gnu/packages/maths.scm patching file gnu/packages/patches/hdf4-config-settings.patch patch: **** malformed patch at line 104: @CFLAGS@ --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Jeremy: could you send it as an attachment, or using ‘git send-email’? Thank you! Ludo’.