Bug 744866

Summary: git add --patch broken (missing dependency)
Product: [Fedora] Fedora EPEL Reporter: Matthew Woehlke <mwoehlke.floss>
Component: gitAssignee: Chris Wright <chrisw>
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: el5CC: atkac, bkearney, chrisw, jokajak, tmz
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Description Matthew Woehlke 2011-10-10 17:43:32 UTC 
Description of problem:
'git add --patch' fails (see below) due to a missing dependency on perl(Error).

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
git-1.7.4.1-1.el5

How reproducible:
Always or never, depending on installed packages.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set up a git repo (or use an existing one)
2. Modify some files
3. Run 'git add --patch'
  
Actual results:
Can't locate Error.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8 .) at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/Git.pm line 101.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/Git.pm line 101.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/bin/git-add--interactive line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/git-add--interactive line 7.

Expected results:
Works.

Additional info:
Installing the perl-Error package resolves the issue.

See also https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=356521.
Comment 1 Todd Zullinger 2011-10-10 18:03:03 UTC 
git-1.7.4.1-1.el5 does require perl(Error).  I'm not sure how you've installed it and not had the required perl package installed.  If you try 'yum remove perl-Error' you should see it attempt to uninstall git as well.  Can you paste the output of that yum remove command?
Comment 2 Matthew Woehlke 2011-10-10 19:47:50 UTC 
Aaaah... okay, I found the problem. I have a "rogue" package on my system that 'Provides: perl(Error)'.

I'll report this to the maintainer of said (third party) package. Thanks.