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1 ;;; diff.el --- run `diff' in compilation-mode
2
3 ;; Copyright (C) 1992, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
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5
6 ;; Maintainer: FSF
7 ;; Keywords: unix, tools
8
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23
24 ;;; Commentary:
25
26 ;; This package helps you explore differences between files, using the
27 ;; UNIX command diff(1). The commands are `diff' and `diff-backup'.
28 ;; You can specify options with `diff-switches'.
29
30 ;;; Code:
31
32 (defgroup diff nil
33 "Comparing files with `diff'."
34 :group 'tools)
35
36 ;;;###autoload
37 (defcustom diff-switches "-c"
38 "A string or list of strings specifying switches to be passed to diff."
39 :type '(choice string (repeat string))
40 :group 'diff)
41
42 ;;;###autoload
43 (defcustom diff-command "diff"
44 "The command to use to run diff."
45 :type 'string
46 :group 'diff)
47
48 (defvar diff-old-temp-file nil
49 "This is the name of a temp file to be deleted after diff finishes.")
50 (defvar diff-new-temp-file nil
51 "This is the name of a temp file to be deleted after diff finishes.")
52
53 ;; prompt if prefix arg present
54 (defun diff-switches ()
55 (if current-prefix-arg
56 (read-string "Diff switches: "
57 (if (stringp diff-switches)
58 diff-switches
59 (mapconcat 'identity diff-switches " ")))))
60
61 (defun diff-sentinel (code)
62 "Code run when the diff process exits.
63 CODE is the exit code of the process. It should be 0 only if no diffs
64 were found."
65 (if diff-old-temp-file (delete-file diff-old-temp-file))
66 (if diff-new-temp-file (delete-file diff-new-temp-file))
67 (save-excursion
68 (goto-char (point-max))
69 (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
70 (insert (format "\nDiff finished%s. %s\n"
71 (cond ((equal 0 code) " (no differences)")
72 ((equal 2 code) " (diff error)")
73 (t ""))
74 (current-time-string))))))
75
76 (defvar diff-old-file nil)
77 (defvar diff-new-file nil)
78 (defvar diff-extra-args nil)
79
80 ;;;###autoload
81 (defun diff (old new &optional switches no-async)
82 "Find and display the differences between OLD and NEW files.
83 Interactively the current buffer's file name is the default for NEW
84 and a backup file for NEW is the default for OLD.
85 If NO-ASYNC is non-nil, call diff synchronously.
86 With prefix arg, prompt for diff switches."
87 (interactive
88 (let (oldf newf)
89 (setq newf (buffer-file-name)
90 newf (if (and newf (file-exists-p newf))
91 (read-file-name
92 (concat "Diff new file (default "
93 (file-name-nondirectory newf) "): ")
94 nil newf t)
95 (read-file-name "Diff new file: " nil nil t)))
96 (setq oldf (file-newest-backup newf)
97 oldf (if (and oldf (file-exists-p oldf))
98 (read-file-name
99 (concat "Diff original file (default "
100 (file-name-nondirectory oldf) "): ")
101 (file-name-directory oldf) oldf t)
102 (read-file-name "Diff original file: "
103 (file-name-directory newf) nil t)))
104 (list oldf newf (diff-switches))))
105 (setq new (expand-file-name new)
106 old (expand-file-name old))
107 (or switches (setq switches diff-switches)) ; If not specified, use default.
108 (let* ((old-alt (file-local-copy old))
109 (new-alt (file-local-copy new))
110 (command
111 (mapconcat 'identity
112 `(,diff-command
113 ;; Use explicitly specified switches
114 ,@(if (listp switches) switches (list switches))
115 ,@(if (or old-alt new-alt)
116 (list "-L" old "-L" new))
117 ,(shell-quote-argument (or old-alt old))
118 ,(shell-quote-argument (or new-alt new)))
119 " "))
120 (buf (get-buffer-create "*Diff*"))
121 (thisdir default-directory)
122 proc)
123 (save-excursion
124 (display-buffer buf)
125 (set-buffer buf)
126 (setq buffer-read-only nil)
127 (buffer-disable-undo (current-buffer))
128 (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
129 (erase-buffer))
130 (buffer-enable-undo (current-buffer))
131 (diff-mode)
132 ;; Use below 2 vars for backward-compatibility.
133 (set (make-local-variable 'diff-old-file) old)
134 (set (make-local-variable 'diff-new-file) new)
135 (set (make-local-variable 'diff-extra-args) (list switches no-async))
136 (set (make-local-variable 'revert-buffer-function)
137 (lambda (ignore-auto noconfirm)
138 (apply 'diff diff-old-file diff-new-file diff-extra-args)))
139 (set (make-local-variable 'diff-old-temp-file) old-alt)
140 (set (make-local-variable 'diff-new-temp-file) new-alt)
141 (setq default-directory thisdir)
142 (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
143 (insert command "\n"))
144 (if (and (not no-async) (fboundp 'start-process))
145 (progn
146 (setq proc (start-process "Diff" buf shell-file-name
147 shell-command-switch command))
148 (set-process-filter proc 'diff-process-filter)
149 (set-process-sentinel
150 proc (lambda (proc msg)
151 (with-current-buffer (process-buffer proc)
152 (diff-sentinel (process-exit-status proc))))))
153 ;; Async processes aren't available.
154 (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
155 (diff-sentinel
156 (call-process shell-file-name nil buf nil
157 shell-command-switch command)))))
158 buf))
159
160 (defun diff-process-filter (proc string)
161 (with-current-buffer (process-buffer proc)
162 (let ((moving (= (point) (process-mark proc))))
163 (save-excursion
164 ;; Insert the text, advancing the process marker.
165 (goto-char (process-mark proc))
166 (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
167 (insert string))
168 (set-marker (process-mark proc) (point)))
169 (if moving (goto-char (process-mark proc))))))
170
171 ;;;###autoload
172 (defun diff-backup (file &optional switches)
173 "Diff this file with its backup file or vice versa.
174 Uses the latest backup, if there are several numerical backups.
175 If this file is a backup, diff it with its original.
176 The backup file is the first file given to `diff'.
177 With prefix arg, prompt for diff switches."
178 (interactive (list (read-file-name "Diff (file with backup): ")
179 (diff-switches)))
180 (let (bak ori)
181 (if (backup-file-name-p file)
182 (setq bak file
183 ori (file-name-sans-versions file))
184 (setq bak (or (diff-latest-backup-file file)
185 (error "No backup found for %s" file))
186 ori file))
187 (diff bak ori switches)))
188
189 (defun diff-latest-backup-file (fn) ; actually belongs into files.el
190 "Return the latest existing backup of FILE, or nil."
191 (let ((handler (find-file-name-handler fn 'diff-latest-backup-file)))
192 (if handler
193 (funcall handler 'diff-latest-backup-file fn)
194 (file-newest-backup fn))))
195
196 (provide 'diff)
197
198 ;; arch-tag: 7de2c29b-7ea5-4b85-9b9d-72dd860de2bd
199 ;;; diff.el ends here