# Applying a patch **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [May 4, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/applying-a-patch/188034 "2010-05-04T16:16:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mlle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@Mlle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mlle)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/applying-a-patch/188034/1 "2010-05-04T16:16:09Z")
Hello, I’ve never applied a patch before and would like to know how to do it. How do I apply the " erb\_encoding\_workaround.patch" from : [https://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994/tickets/2188-i18n-fails-with-multibyte-strings-in-ruby-19-similar-to-2038](https://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994/tickets/2188-i18n-fails-with-multibyte-strings-in-ruby-19-similar-to-2038) ---
**Author:** ![Mlle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@Mlle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mlle)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/applying-a-patch/188034/2 "2010-05-04T21:12:34Z")
Mlle wrote: > Hello, > I’ve never applied a patch before and would like to know how to do it. > > How do I apply the " erb\_encoding\_workaround.patch" from : > > [#2188 Encoding error in Ruby1.9 for templates - Ruby on Rails - rails](https://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994/tickets/2188-i18n-fails-with-multibyte-strings-in-ruby-19-similar-to-2038) See the man page for the patch command: > **[patch(1): apply diff file to original - Linux man page](https://linux.die.net/man/1/patch)** > > patch takes a patch file patchfile containing a difference listing produced by the diff program and applies those differences to one or more original files, producing patched versions. git am might also be useful. ## Best, Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![Mlle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@Mlle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mlle)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/applying-a-patch/188034/3 "2010-05-06T15:30:34Z")
Mlle wrote: > Hello, > I’ve never applied a patch before and would like to know how to do it. > > How do I apply the " erb\_encoding\_workaround.patch" from : > > [#2188 Encoding error in Ruby1.9 for templates - Ruby on Rails - rails](https://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994/tickets/2188-i18n-fails-with-multibyte-strings-in-ruby-19-similar-to-2038) > **[How to create and apply a patch with Git · devroom.io](https://www.devroom.io/2009/10/26/how-to-create-and-apply-a-patch-with-git/)** > > Ariejan de Vroom's personal website on software engineering, electronics tinkering and car mechanics. ---
**Author:** ![Mlle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@Mlle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mlle)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 10:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/applying-a-patch/188034/4 "2010-05-10T10:38:27Z")
I put the patch file in my project’s main directory and then tried to apply it. I got these errors: e:~/Work/samples$ git apply erb\_encoding\_workaround.patch erb\_encoding\_workaround.patch :117: trailing whitespace. error: actionpack/lib/action\_view/template\_handlers/erb.rb: No such file or directory error: actionpack/test/fixtures/test/utf8.html.erb: No such file or directory error: actionpack/test/template/render\_test.rb: No such file or directory error: actionpack/lib/action\_view/template\_handlers/erb.rb: No such file or directory error: actionpack/lib/action\_view/renderable.rb: No such file or directory error: actionpack/lib/action\_view/template\_handlers/erb.rb: No such file or directory error: actionpack/test/fixtures/test/utf8.html.erb: No such file or directory error: actionpack/test/template/render\_test.rb: No such file or directory error: activesupport/lib/active\_support/core\_ext/string/multibyte.rb: No such file or directory error: activesupport/test/core\_ext/string\_ext\_test.rb: No such file or directory Did I put the patch in the right place in order to apply it? Why would it get all those errors? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Mlle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@Mlle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mlle)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/applying-a-patch/188034/5 "2010-05-10T16:32:12Z")
Mlle wrote: > I put the patch file in my project’s main directory and then tried to > apply it. > > I got these errors: > > e:~/Work/samples$ git apply erb\_encoding\_workaround.patch > erb\_encoding\_workaround.patch :117: trailing whitespace. > > error: actionpack/lib/action\_view/template\_handlers/erb.rb: No such > file or directory > error: actionpack/test/fixtures/test/utf8.html.erb: No such file or > directory > error: actionpack/test/template/render\_test.rb: No such file or > directory > error: actionpack/lib/action\_view/template\_handlers/erb.rb: No such > file or directory > error: actionpack/lib/action\_view/renderable.rb: No such file or > directory > error: actionpack/lib/action\_view/template\_handlers/erb.rb: No such > file or directory > error: actionpack/test/fixtures/test/utf8.html.erb: No such file or > directory > error: actionpack/test/template/render\_test.rb: No such file or > directory > error: activesupport/lib/active\_support/core\_ext/string/multibyte.rb: > No such file or directory > error: activesupport/test/core\_ext/string\_ext\_test.rb: No such file or > directory > > Did I put the patch in the right place in order to apply it? Why > would it get all those errors? Because the patch is for the Rails library itself, and you’re apparently trying to apply it to your project files. As a result, it’s not seeing the files it wants to patch, so of course it complains. > Thanks! ## Best, Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid