Hmbown/CodeWhale · error

Failed to run git apply: {e}

Error message

Failed to run git apply: {e}

What it means

Error "Failed to run git apply: {e}" thrown in Hmbown/CodeWhale.

Source

Thrown at crates/tui/src/lib.rs:8328

            .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}"))?;

    if !output.status.success() {
        let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
        bail!("git apply failed: {}", stderr.trim());
    }
    println!("Applied patch successfully.");
    Ok(())
}

fn read_patch_from_stdin() -> Result<String> {
    let mut stdin = io::stdin();
    if stdin.is_terminal() {
        bail!("No patch file provided and stdin is empty.");
    }
    let mut buffer = String::new();
    stdin.read_to_string(&mut buffer)?;
    Ok(buffer)
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/tui/src/lib.rs:8328 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/c969cf1b45fa1494. Report an issue: GitHub.