Crucible CLI tool does not work in a sym linked directory

Failed to get a patch. Please make sure to call the script from an SCM directory with local changes, or pipe in some input. – Error 

~/fecru_training/p4_workspace/repo1$ python crucible.py
Crucible server: https://fecru.mycompany.com
Crucible username: miwalker
Please enter your Crucible password:
Saved the default server URL https://fecru.mycompany.com to /home/miwalker/.atlassian/crucible.conf
Saved an authentication token for https://fecru.mycompany.com to /home/miwalker/.atlassian/crucible.conf
No matching FishEye repository detected
Please choose a repository to anchor to, or press Enter to skip anchoring:
Please specify a project to create the review in or an existing review id to add to [CR]:
Please specify the review title:
Please specify the review title:
Please specify the review title: python cli testing
Please specify a reviewer to be added to the review, or press Enter to continue:
No reviewers added, review will be left in Draft state
Created review CR-8 (state: Draft) - https://fecru.mycompany.com/cru/CR-8

~/p4/repo1$ python crucible.py -d
Crucible server: https://fecru.mycompany.com
Crucible username: miwalker
DEBUG:root:RestRequest: https://fecru.mycompany.com/rest-service-fecru/server-v1?FEAUTH=miwalker%3A2%3A++SANITIZED++ - {'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json'} -  None
DEBUG:root:RestResponse: {"timeZone":"America/Chicago","appHomeDir":"/opt/atlassian/fecru/4.5.3","appInstanceDir":"/var/atlassian/application-data/fecru","version":{"releaseNumber":"4.5.3","buildDate":"2018-03-21"},"isFishEye":true,"isCrucible":true}
DEBUG:root:Connected successfully to https://fecru.mycompany.com - Crucible version 4.5.3
DEBUG:root:RestRequest: https://fecru.mycompany.com/rest/review-cli/1.0/version/updateCheck?version=cd9734cfa42c09f1490da7f4f8b99d65&FEAUTH=miwalker%3A2%3A++SANITIZED++ - {'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json'} -  None
DEBUG:root:RestResponse: {"isUpdateAvailable":false,"latestVersion":"cd9734cfa42c09f1490da7f4f8b99d65"}
DEBUG:root:Checking <class '__main__.FileSource'>.is_active
DEBUG:root:Checking <class '__main__.StdInSource'>.is_active
DEBUG:root:Checking <class '__main__.HgSource'>.is_active
DEBUG:root:Checking <class '__main__.GitSource'>.is_active
DEBUG:root:Checking <class '__main__.SvnSource'>.is_active
DEBUG:root:Checking <class '__main__.CvsSource'>.is_active
DEBUG:root:Trying to execute (['cvs', 'status'],)
DEBUG:root:Error executing, exit code 1
stdout=
stderr=cvs status: No CVSROOT specified!  Please use the `-d' option
cvs [status aborted]: or set the CVSROOT environment variable.

DEBUG:root:Checking <class '__main__.P4Source'>.is_active
DEBUG:root:Trying to execute (['p4'],)
DEBUG:root:Finished executing, exit code 0
stdout=
    Perforce -- the Fast Software Configuration Management System.

    p4 is Perforce's client tool for the command line.  Try:

        p4 help simple          list most common commands
        p4 help commands        list all standard commands
        p4 help command         help on a specific command

        p4 help administration  help on specialized administration topics
        p4 help charset         help on character set translation
        p4 help configurables   list server configuration variables
        p4 help environment     list environment and registry variables
        p4 help filetypes       list supported file types
        p4 help jobview         help on jobview syntax
        p4 help networkaddress  help on network address syntax
        p4 help revisions       help on specifying file revisions
        p4 help streamintro     introduction to streams
        p4 help usage           generic command line arguments
        p4 help views           help on view syntax
        p4 help replication     help on specialized replication topics
        p4 help dvcs            help on decentralized Perforce configurations

        p4 help legal           legal and license information

    The full user manual is available at
    https://www.perforce.com/support/self-service-resources/documentation

    Server 2018.1/1660568.


stderr=
DEBUG:root:Trying to execute (['p4', 'info'],)
DEBUG:root:Finished executing, exit code 0
stdout=User name: miwalker
Client name: Atlassian-156
Client host: Atlassian-156
Client root: /home/miwalker/p4
Current directory: /home/miwalker/p4/repo1
Peer address: 127.0.0.1:45132
Client address: 127.0.0.1
Server address: localhost:1666
Server root: .
Server date: 2018/06/19 16:55:05 -0500 CDT
Server uptime: 01:20:37
Server version: P4D/LINUX26X86_64/2018.1/1660568 (2018/05/09)
Server license: none
Case Handling: sensitive

stderr=
DEBUG:root:p4info: {'Client name': 'Atlassian-156', 'Client root': '/home/miwalker/p4', 'Server version': 'P4D/LINUX26X86_64/2018.1/1660568 (2018/05/09)', 'Client address': '127.0.0.1', 'Server root': '.', 'Server uptime': '01:20:37', 'Server address': 'localhost:1666', 'User name': 'miwalker', 'Server license': 'none', 'Case Handling': 'sensitive', 'Current directory': '/home/miwalker/p4/repo1', 'Client host': 'Atlassian-156', 'Peer address': '127.0.0.1:45132', 'Server date': '2018/06/19 16:55:05 -0500 CDT'}
Failed to get a patch. Please make sure to call the script from an SCM directory with local changes, or pipe in some input.