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• This request is not a duplicate of an existing issue
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Description

What's wrong?

Can't patch roots/wordpress anymore.

What insights have you gained?

https://github.com/cweagans/composer-patches/blob/e9969cfc0796e6dea9b4e52f77f18e1065212871/src/Patches.php#L304

$install_path = $manager->getInstaller($package->getType())->getInstallPath($package);
now returns an empty string.

Possible solutions

Use roots/wordpress-no-content (in require and extra.patches

Temporary workarounds

Amend documentation / warn.

Steps To Reproduce

    "extra": {
        "patches": {
            "roots/wordpress-no-content": {
                "foo": "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/raw-attachment/ticket/bar.patch",
        }
    }
}

Expected Behavior

Installing and patching succeed

Actual Behavior

Executing command (CWD): patch '-p1' --no-backup-if-mismatch -d '' < '/tmp/63058d0222de6.patch'
patch: **** Can't change to directory '' : No such file or directory

Relevant Log Output

No response

Versions

6.0