From ec53abf169998af3fedfa93caa6726b088c4af07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Sanders <dsanders11@ucsbalum.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:04:48 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix(e-patches): handle blank output with --commit-updates

---
 src/e-patches.js | 10 +++++++---
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/e-patches.js b/src/e-patches.js
index 9ce9150b..e92c7c11 100644
--- a/src/e-patches.js
+++ b/src/e-patches.js
@@ -100,15 +100,19 @@ program
           encoding: 'utf8',
         };
 
-        const changedFiles = spawnSync(
+        const changedFilesOutput = spawnSync(
           config,
           'git',
           ['diff', '--name-only', '--diff-filter=d'],
           spawnOpts,
           'Failed to get list of changed files',
-        );
+        ).stdout.trim();
+
+        if (changedFilesOutput.length === 0) {
+          return;
+        }
 
-        for (const filename of changedFiles.stdout.trim().split('\n')) {
+        for (const filename of changedFilesOutput.split('\n')) {
           if (!filename.startsWith('patches/')) {
             console.error(`${color.err} Unexpectedly found non-patch file change: ${filename}`);
             return;