1 ;;; diff.el --- run `diff' in compilation-mode
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28 ;; This package helps you explore differences between files, using the
29 ;; UNIX command diff(1). The commands are `diff' and `diff-backup'.
30 ;; You can specify options with `diff-switches'.
35 "Comparing files with `diff'."
39 (defcustom diff-switches
"-c"
40 "*A string or list of strings specifying switches to be passed to diff."
41 :type
'(choice string
(repeat string
))
45 (defcustom diff-command
"diff"
46 "*The command to use to run diff."
50 (defvar diff-old-temp-file nil
51 "This is the name of a temp file to be deleted after diff finishes.")
52 (defvar diff-new-temp-file nil
53 "This is the name of a temp file to be deleted after diff finishes.")
55 ;; prompt if prefix arg present
56 (defun diff-switches ()
57 (if current-prefix-arg
58 (read-string "Diff switches: "
59 (if (stringp diff-switches
)
61 (mapconcat 'identity diff-switches
" ")))))
63 (defun diff-sentinel (code)
64 "Code run when the diff process exits.
65 CODE is the exit code of the process. It should be 0 only if no diffs
67 (if diff-old-temp-file
(delete-file diff-old-temp-file
))
68 (if diff-new-temp-file
(delete-file diff-new-temp-file
))
70 (goto-char (point-max))
71 (let ((inhibit-read-only t
))
72 (insert (format "\nDiff finished%s. %s\n"
73 (if (equal 0 code
) " (no differences)" "")
74 (current-time-string))))))
76 (defvar diff-old-file nil
)
77 (defvar diff-new-file nil
)
78 (defvar diff-extra-args nil
)
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."
89 (setq newf
(buffer-file-name)
90 newf
(if (and newf
(file-exists-p newf
))
92 (concat "Diff new file (default "
93 (file-name-nondirectory newf
) "): ")
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
))
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
))
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
)))
120 (buf (get-buffer-create "*Diff*"))
121 (thisdir default-directory
)
126 (setq buffer-read-only nil
)
127 (buffer-disable-undo (current-buffer))
128 (let ((inhibit-read-only t
))
130 (buffer-enable-undo (current-buffer))
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
))
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
))
156 (call-process shell-file-name nil buf nil
157 shell-command-switch command
)))))
160 (defun diff-process-filter (proc string
)
161 (with-current-buffer (process-buffer proc
)
162 (let ((moving (= (point) (process-mark proc
))))
164 ;; Insert the text, advancing the process marker.
165 (goto-char (process-mark proc
))
166 (let ((inhibit-read-only t
))
168 (set-marker (process-mark proc
) (point)))
169 (if moving
(goto-char (process-mark proc
))))))
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): ")
181 (if (backup-file-name-p 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
))
187 (diff bak ori switches
)))
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
)))
193 (funcall handler
'diff-latest-backup-file fn
)
194 (file-newest-backup fn
))))
198 ;; arch-tag: 7de2c29b-7ea5-4b85-9b9d-72dd860de2bd
199 ;;; diff.el ends here