1 ;;; diff.el --- run `diff' in compilation-mode
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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'.
33 "Comparing files with `diff'."
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
))
43 (defcustom diff-command
"diff"
44 "*The command to use to run diff."
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.")
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
)
59 (mapconcat 'identity diff-switches
" ")))))
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
65 (if diff-old-temp-file
(delete-file diff-old-temp-file
))
66 (if diff-new-temp-file
(delete-file diff-new-temp-file
))
68 (goto-char (point-max))
69 (let ((inhibit-read-only t
))
70 (insert (format "\nDiff finished%s. %s\n"
71 (if (equal 0 code
) " (no differences)" "")
72 (current-time-string))))))
74 (defvar diff-old-file nil
)
75 (defvar diff-new-file nil
)
76 (defvar diff-extra-args nil
)
79 (defun diff (old new
&optional switches no-async
)
80 "Find and display the differences between OLD and NEW files.
81 Interactively the current buffer's file name is the default for NEW
82 and a backup file for NEW is the default for OLD.
83 If NO-ASYNC is non-nil, call diff synchronously.
84 With prefix arg, prompt for diff switches."
87 (setq newf
(buffer-file-name)
88 newf
(if (and newf
(file-exists-p newf
))
90 (concat "Diff new file (default "
91 (file-name-nondirectory newf
) "): ")
93 (read-file-name "Diff new file: " nil nil t
)))
94 (setq oldf
(file-newest-backup newf
)
95 oldf
(if (and oldf
(file-exists-p oldf
))
97 (concat "Diff original file (default "
98 (file-name-nondirectory oldf
) "): ")
99 (file-name-directory oldf
) oldf t
)
100 (read-file-name "Diff original file: "
101 (file-name-directory newf
) nil t
)))
102 (list oldf newf
(diff-switches))))
103 (setq new
(expand-file-name new
)
104 old
(expand-file-name old
))
105 (or switches
(setq switches diff-switches
)) ; If not specified, use default.
106 (let* ((old-alt (file-local-copy old
))
107 (new-alt (file-local-copy new
))
111 ;; Use explicitly specified switches
112 ,@(if (listp switches
) switches
(list switches
))
113 ,@(if (or old-alt new-alt
)
114 (list "-L" old
"-L" new
))
115 ,(shell-quote-argument (or old-alt old
))
116 ,(shell-quote-argument (or new-alt new
)))
118 (buf (get-buffer-create "*Diff*"))
119 (thisdir default-directory
)
124 (setq buffer-read-only nil
)
125 (buffer-disable-undo (current-buffer))
126 (let ((inhibit-read-only t
))
128 (buffer-enable-undo (current-buffer))
130 ;; Use below 2 vars for backward-compatibility.
131 (set (make-local-variable 'diff-old-file
) old
)
132 (set (make-local-variable 'diff-new-file
) new
)
133 (set (make-local-variable 'diff-extra-args
) (list switches no-async
))
134 (set (make-local-variable 'revert-buffer-function
)
135 (lambda (ignore-auto noconfirm
)
136 (apply 'diff diff-old-file diff-new-file diff-extra-args
)))
137 (set (make-local-variable 'diff-old-temp-file
) old-alt
)
138 (set (make-local-variable 'diff-new-temp-file
) new-alt
)
139 (setq default-directory thisdir
)
140 (let ((inhibit-read-only t
))
141 (insert command
"\n"))
142 (if (and (not no-async
) (fboundp 'start-process
))
144 (setq proc
(start-process "Diff" buf shell-file-name
145 shell-command-switch command
))
146 (set-process-filter proc
'diff-process-filter
)
147 (set-process-sentinel
148 proc
(lambda (proc msg
)
149 (with-current-buffer (process-buffer proc
)
150 (diff-sentinel (process-exit-status proc
))))))
151 ;; Async processes aren't available.
152 (let ((inhibit-read-only t
))
154 (call-process shell-file-name nil buf nil
155 shell-command-switch command
)))))
158 (defun diff-process-filter (proc string
)
159 (with-current-buffer (process-buffer proc
)
160 (let ((moving (= (point) (process-mark proc
))))
162 ;; Insert the text, advancing the process marker.
163 (goto-char (process-mark proc
))
164 (let ((inhibit-read-only t
))
166 (set-marker (process-mark proc
) (point)))
167 (if moving
(goto-char (process-mark proc
))))))
170 (defun diff-backup (file &optional switches
)
171 "Diff this file with its backup file or vice versa.
172 Uses the latest backup, if there are several numerical backups.
173 If this file is a backup, diff it with its original.
174 The backup file is the first file given to `diff'.
175 With prefix arg, prompt for diff switches."
176 (interactive (list (read-file-name "Diff (file with backup): ")
179 (if (backup-file-name-p file
)
181 ori
(file-name-sans-versions file
))
182 (setq bak
(or (diff-latest-backup-file file
)
183 (error "No backup found for %s" file
))
185 (diff bak ori switches
)))
187 (defun diff-latest-backup-file (fn) ; actually belongs into files.el
188 "Return the latest existing backup of FILE, or nil."
189 (let ((handler (find-file-name-handler fn
'diff-latest-backup-file
)))
191 (funcall handler
'diff-latest-backup-file fn
)
192 (file-newest-backup fn
))))
196 ;; arch-tag: 7de2c29b-7ea5-4b85-9b9d-72dd860de2bd
197 ;;; diff.el ends here