bug: error installing hide-ads on Reddit versions 2023.14.1 and earlier despite target being all versions

[ConnorS1110]

Type

Error while patching

Bug description

When trying to install hide-apps patch the Reddit app of version 2023.14.1 (last version that allowed sorting by new as default), it fails to install the patch because of an error with a dependency.

Steps to reproduce

Step 1. Try and install the hide-ads patch for reddit version 2023.14.1 or earlier
Step 2. Error when trying to apply hide-ads patch

Relevant log output

Initializing installer
Creating working directory
Copying original apk
Unpacking input apk
Reading dex files
Decoding AndroidManifest.xml only, because resources are not needed
Merging integrations
Deleting existing resource cache directory
Decoding resources
Executing patches
Applied disable-screenshot-popup
Failed to apply hide-ads: 'hide-ads' depends on 'hide-comment-ads' but the following error was raised: java.lang.NullPointerException
	at app.revanced.patches.reddit.ad.comments.patch.HideCommentAdsPatch.execute(HideCommentAdsPatch.kt:22)
	at app.revanced.patches.reddit.ad.comments.patch.HideCommentAdsPatch.execute(HideCommentAdsPatch.kt:14)
	at app.revanced.patcher.Patcher.executePatches$executePatch(Patcher.kt:333)
	at app.revanced.patcher.Patcher.executePatches$executePatch(Patcher.kt:309)
	at app.revanced.patcher.Patcher.access$executePatches$executePatch(Patcher.kt:38)
	at app.revanced.patcher.Patcher$executePatches$1.invokeSuspend(Patcher.kt:358)
	at kotlin.coroutines.jvm.internal.BaseContinuationImpl.resumeWith(ContinuationImpl.kt:33)
	at kotlin.sequences.SequenceBuilderIterator.hasNext(SequenceBuilder.kt:129)
	at app.revanced.manager.flutter.MainActivity.runPatcher$lambda-20(MainActivity.kt:326)
	at app.revanced.manager.flutter.MainActivity.$r8$lambda$Rd-IpIH_jmxD15EWmBEFM-jtGsk(Unknown Source:0)
	at app.revanced.manager.flutter.MainActivity$$ExternalSyntheticLambda13.run(Unknown Source:24)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1012)
Applied sanitize-sharing-links
Repacking patched apk
Compiling resources
Writing modified dex files
Finished!

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Solution

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[oSumAtrIX]

All should work with the current version and up. Earlier versions can't be guaranteed