[Bug 1435353] Re: fix patch build failure in trusty

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This bug was fixed in the package patch - 2.7.1-4ubuntu2

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patch (2.7.1-4ubuntu2) trusty-proposed; urgency=medium

  * Fix the check for ed to be more robust against compiler optimizations.
    Fixes the build failure seen in trusty-updates. LP: #1435353.
    See Debian #729132 for the proposed fix.
 -- Matthias Klose <doko at ubuntu.com>   Mon, 23 Mar 2015 15:22:31 +0100

** Changed in: patch (Ubuntu Trusty)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  fix patch build failure in trusty

Status in patch package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in patch source package in Trusty:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  seen in a test rebuild with a modified toolchain, and in a clean
  trusty environment

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  All 34 tests behaved as expected (1 expected failure)
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  make[5]: Leaving directory `/build/buildd/patch-2.7.1/tests'
  make[4]: Leaving directory `/build/buildd/patch-2.7.1/tests'
  make[3]: Leaving directory `/build/buildd/patch-2.7.1/tests'
  make[3]: Entering directory `/build/buildd/patch-2.7.1'
  make[3]: Leaving directory `/build/buildd/patch-2.7.1'
  make[2]: Leaving directory `/build/buildd/patch-2.7.1'
  make[1]: Leaving directory `/build/buildd/patch-2.7.1'
  # make sure we call ed as "ed"
  [ "$(strings -n 2 src/patch | grep -w 'ed$')" = "ed" ]
  make: *** [build-stamp] Error 1
  dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build gave error exit status 2

  As pointed out in https://bugs.debian.org/729132, the ed strings is
  found more than once for some builds, so just check the config file
  for the name of ed.

  The fix is already in current Ubuntu releases

  To validate; Check that the package builds, and passes the tests.

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