I created a small patch. I used "webkit-patch prepare" to set up the one changelog entry; that stored the proper bug URL in the changelog. I added my changelog text manually. I then used "webkit-patch post" to post the patch, and it went to a bug I've never touched or done work on. Here's the input+output of the terminal window in which this all happened. I failed to notice that the bug number had been switched before typing in my credentials; I'll be on the lookout for that now. [WebCore] ../WebKitTools/Scripts/webkit-patch preparePlease enter a bug number or a title for a new bug: 36671 Running status to find changed, added, or removed files. ? WebKitBuild ? WebKit/chromium/WebKit.xcodeproj ? WebKit/gtk/webkit/webkitwebview.cpp.orig ? WebKit/mac/WebView/WebView.mm.orig ? WebCore/storage/.DatabaseTracker.cpp.swp Reviewing diff to determine which lines changed. ? WebCore/WebCore.gyp/idls_list_temp_file.tmp ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/steps ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/commands ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/python24/__init__.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/python24/versioning.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/__init__.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/checkout/changelog.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/checkout/__init__.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/checkout/commitinfo.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/checkout/api.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/checkout/scm.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/checkout/diff_parser.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/config/committers.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/config/ports.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/config/irc.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/config/__init__.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/net/credentials.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/net/networktransaction.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/net/__init__.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/net/buildbot.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/net/bugzilla.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/net/statusserver.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/thread/messagepump.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/thread/threadedmessagequeue.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/thread/__init__.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/thirdparty/autoinstalled/.mechanize.url ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/thirdparty/autoinstalled/.pep8.py.url ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/thirdparty/autoinstalled/clientform ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/thirdparty/autoinstalled/mechanize ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/thirdparty/autoinstalled/pep8.py ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/thirdparty/autoinstalled/__init__.py ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/thirdparty/autoinstalled/irc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/thirdparty/autoinstalled/README ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/tool/bot/sheriff.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/tool/bot/sheriffircbot.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/tool/bot/__init__.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/tool/bot/queueengine.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/tool/bot/patchcollection.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/tool/bot/irc_command.pyc Extracting affected function names from source files. Change author: Eric Uhrhane <ericu@chromium.org>. Description from bug 36671: "window.openDatabase() always fails for new databases when using WebKit nightly with Safari 4.0.5". Running 'svn update' to update ChangeLog files. U WebCore/ChangeLog Updated to revision 57091. Editing the WebCore/ChangeLog file. -- Please remember to include a detailed description in your ChangeLog entry. -- -- See <http://webkit.org/coding/contributing.html> for more info -- [WebCore] ../WebKitTools/Scripts/webkit-patch postParsing ChangeLog: /Users/ericu/four/src/third_party/WebKit/ChangeLog Running check-webkit-style ? WebKit/gtk/webkit/webkitwebview.cpp.orig ? WebKit/mac/WebView/WebView.mm.orig ? WebCore/.ChangeLog.swp ? WebCore/WebCore.gyp/idls_list_temp_file.tmp ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/python24/__init__.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/python24/versioning.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/__init__.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/checkout/changelog.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/checkout/__init__.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/checkout/commitinfo.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/checkout/api.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/checkout/scm.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/checkout/diff_parser.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/config/committers.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/config/ports.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/config/irc.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/config/__init__.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/net/credentials.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/net/networktransaction.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/net/__init__.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/net/buildbot.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/net/bugzilla.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/net/statusserver.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/thread/messagepump.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/thread/threadedmessagequeue.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/thread/__init__.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/thirdparty/autoinstalled/.mechanize.url ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/thirdparty/autoinstalled/.pep8.py.url ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/thirdparty/autoinstalled/pep8.py ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/thirdparty/autoinstalled/__init__.py ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/thirdparty/autoinstalled/README ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/tool/bot/sheriff.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/tool/bot/sheriffircbot.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/tool/bot/__init__.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/tool/bot/queueengine.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/tool/bot/patchcollection.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/tool/bot/irc_command.pyc Total errors found: 0 in 2 files ? WebKit/gtk/webkit/webkitwebview.cpp.orig ? WebKit/mac/WebView/WebView.mm.orig ? WebCore/.ChangeLog.swp ? WebCore/WebCore.gyp/idls_list_temp_file.tmp ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/python24/__init__.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/python24/versioning.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/__init__.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/checkout/changelog.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/checkout/__init__.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/checkout/commitinfo.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/checkout/api.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/checkout/scm.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/checkout/diff_parser.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/config/committers.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/config/ports.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/config/irc.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/config/__init__.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/net/credentials.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/net/networktransaction.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/net/__init__.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/net/buildbot.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/net/bugzilla.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/net/statusserver.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/thread/messagepump.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/thread/threadedmessagequeue.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/thread/__init__.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/thirdparty/autoinstalled/.mechanize.url ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/thirdparty/autoinstalled/.pep8.py.url ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/thirdparty/autoinstalled/pep8.py ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/thirdparty/autoinstalled/__init__.py ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/thirdparty/autoinstalled/README ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/tool/bot/sheriff.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/tool/bot/sheriffircbot.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/tool/bot/__init__.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/tool/bot/queueengine.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/tool/bot/patchcollection.pyc ? WebKitTools/Scripts/webkitpy/tool/bot/irc_command.pyc Was that diff correct? [Y/n]: Fetching: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36896&ctype=xml Obsoleting 1 old patch on bug 36896 Reading Keychain for bugs.webkit.org account and password. Click "Allow" to continue... Could not find a keychain entry for bugs.webkit.org. bugs.webkit.org login: ericu@chromium.org bugs.webkit.org password for ericu@chromium.org: Logging in as ericu@chromium.org... Obsoleting attachment: 52333 Adding patch "Patch" to https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36896 [WebCore]
It just hit dpranke as well, accidentally posting to the same bug.
Duping against older bug. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 37015 ***