Hmbown/CodeWhale · error

Failed to read patch {}: {}

Error message

Failed to read patch {}: {}

What it means

Error "Failed to read patch {}: {}" thrown in Hmbown/CodeWhale.

Source

Thrown at crates/tui/src/lib.rs:8310

        .as_deref()
        .map(str::trim)
        .filter(|base| !base.is_empty())
    {
        format!("base:{base}")
    } else {
        "working-tree".to_string()
    };
    if let Some(path) = &args.path {
        label.push(' ');
        label.push_str(path.to_string_lossy().as_ref());
    }
    label
}

fn run_apply(args: ApplyArgs) -> Result<()> {
    let patch = if let Some(path) = args.patch_file {
        std::fs::read_to_string(&path)
            .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to read patch {}: {}", path.display(), e))?
    } else {
        read_patch_from_stdin()?
    };
    if patch.trim().is_empty() {
        bail!("Patch is empty.");
    }

    let mut tmp = NamedTempFile::new()?;
    tmp.write_all(patch.as_bytes())?;
    let tmp_path = tmp.path().to_path_buf();

    let output = crate::dependencies::Git::command()
        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("git not found on PATH"))?
        .arg("apply")
        .arg("--whitespace=nowarn")
        .arg(&tmp_path)
        .output()
        .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to run git apply: {e}"))?;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/tui/src/lib.rs:8310 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Hmbown/CodeWhale@8880682c63 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/1d8ed6f473f572a7. Report an issue: GitHub.