[Bug 1438997] Re: Patch fails when patching files inside symlinked directory

[Tyler Hicks]

Marking as invalid since 15.04 ended up shipping with patch 2.7.5-1

** Changed in: patch (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  Patch fails when patching files inside symlinked directory

Status in Patch - Apply a diff file to an original:
  Unknown
Status in patch package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 15.04 is sufferring from

  http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44251

  which is reported to be fixed in patch version 2.7.5 but 15.04 is shipping 2.7.4
  its a regression as compared to 14.10

  Can this be fixed by backporting the relevant pieces from 2.7.5
  please ?

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