[HADOOP-8416] test-patch fails to apply the patch

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: 0.22.0
• Component/s: build
• Release Note: This is not a problem anymore
• Assignee: Benoy Antony
• Reporter: Benoy Antony
• Created: 19/May/12 23:45
• Updated: 13/Dec/13 17:10
• Resolved: 13/Dec/13 17:10

Description

The patch needs to be applied from the root of the repository. The when test-patch is run frm common, hdfs or mapreduce subdirectories, the test-patch fails in applying the patch .

The error is shown below

[exec] ======================================================================
[exec] Applying patch.
[exec] ======================================================================
[exec] ======================================================================
[exec]
[exec]
[exec] can't find file to patch at input line 5
[exec] Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
[exec] The text leading up to this was:
[exec] --------------------------
[exec] |diff --git mapreduce/build.xml mapreduce/build.xml
[exec] |index ff73822..6a24ff2 100644
[exec] |--- mapreduce/build.xml
[exec] |+++ mapreduce/build.xml
[exec] --------------------------
[exec] File to patch:
[exec] Skip this patch? [y]