git expects an empty line after the binary data:
literal X
...binary data...
<empty_line>
The last literal block of the generated patches were not containing the required empty line. Example:
diff --git a/binary_file b/binary_file
index 3f1b3f9098131cfecea4a50ff8afab349ea66d22..86e5c1008b5ce635d3e3fffa4434c5eccd8f00b6 100644
GIT binary patch
literal 8
Pc${NM&PdElPvrst3ey5{
literal 6
Nc${NM%g@i}0ssZ|0lokL
diff --git a/binary_file2 b/binary_file2
index 31be99be19470da4af5b28b21e27896a2f2f9ee2..86e5c1008b5ce635d3e3fffa4434c5eccd8f00b6 100644
GIT binary patch
literal 8
Pc${NM&PdElPvrst3ey5{
literal 13
Sc${NMEKbZyOexL+Qd|HZV+4u-
git apply of that diff results in:
error: corrupt binary patch at line 9: diff --git a/binary_file2 b/binary_file2
fatal: patch with only garbage at line 10
The proper formating is:
diff --git a/binary_file b/binary_file
index 3f1b3f9098131cfecea4a50ff8afab349ea66d22..86e5c1008b5ce635d3e3fffa4434c5eccd8f00b6 100644
GIT binary patch
literal 8
Pc${NM&PdElPvrst3ey5{
literal 6
Nc${NM%g@i}0ssZ|0lokL
diff --git a/binary_file2 b/binary_file2
index 31be99be19470da4af5b28b21e27896a2f2f9ee2..86e5c1008b5ce635d3e3fffa4434c5eccd8f00b6 100644
GIT binary patch
literal 8
Pc${NM&PdElPvrst3ey5{
literal 13
Sc${NMEKbZyOexL+Qd|HZV+4u-
We test the generation of the textual patch via the patch function,
which are just one of two possibilities to get the output.
Add a second patch generation via the diff function to make sure both
outputs are in sync.
