[Bug 1752492] Re: mlocate debian patches aren't applied to binary

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Title:
  mlocate debian patches aren't applied to binary

Status in mlocate package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  Latest bionic version debian source package includes patches, but
  they're not actually applied:

  mlocate (0.26-2ubuntu2) bionic; urgency=medium

    * Imported patches from upstream:
      - debian/patches/0001-Call-AM_PROG_AR.patch
      - debian/patches/0002-Fix-typos-in-roff-directives.patch
      - debian/patches/0003-Update-gettext-version-to-silence-autotools-warnings.patch
      - debian/patches/0004-Fix-a-typo-in-temporary-umask-value.patch
      - debian/patches/0005-Rename-db.h-include-guard-to-be-more-specific.patch
    * Added patches to improve matching of string (pending upstream review)
      Fixes LP: #1752148:
      - debian/patches/0006-locate-add-transliterate-support-using-iconv-to-matc.patch
      - debian/patches/0007-locate-add-ignore-spaces-option-to-ignore-word-separ.patch

  Attached a debdiff with patches applied with quilt and where I've
  changed some project metadata.

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