1 ;;; diff.el --- run `diff' in compilation-mode
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6 ;; Keywords: unix, tools
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27 ;; This package helps you explore differences between files, using the
28 ;; UNIX command diff(1). The commands are `diff' and `diff-backup'.
29 ;; You can specify options with `diff-switches'.
36 "Comparing files with `diff'."
40 (defcustom diff-switches
"-c"
41 "*A string or list of strings specifying switches to be be passed to diff."
42 :type
'(choice string
(repeat string
))
46 (defcustom diff-command
"diff"
47 "*The command to use to run diff."
51 (defvar diff-regexp-alist
53 ;; -u format: @@ -OLDSTART,OLDEND +NEWSTART,NEWEND @@
54 ("^@@ -\\([0-9]+\\),[0-9]+ \\+\\([0-9]+\\),[0-9]+ @@$" 1 2)
56 ;; -c format: *** OLDSTART,OLDEND ****
57 ("^\\*\\*\\* \\([0-9]+\\),[0-9]+ \\*\\*\\*\\*$" 1 nil
)
58 ;; --- NEWSTART,NEWEND ----
59 ("^--- \\([0-9]+\\),[0-9]+ ----$" nil
1)
61 ;; plain diff format: OLDSTART[,OLDEND]{a,d,c}NEWSTART[,NEWEND]
62 ("^\\([0-9]+\\)\\(,[0-9]+\\)?[adc]\\([0-9]+\\)\\(,[0-9]+\\)?$" 1 3)
64 ;; -e (ed) format: OLDSTART[,OLDEND]{a,d,c}
65 ("^\\([0-9]+\\)\\(,[0-9]+\\)?[adc]$" 1)
67 ;; -f format: {a,d,c}OLDSTART[ OLDEND]
68 ;; -n format: {a,d,c}OLDSTART LINES-CHANGED
69 ("^[adc]\\([0-9]+\\)\\( [0-9]+\\)?$" 1)
71 "Alist of regular expressions to match difference sections in \\[diff] output.
72 Each element has the form (REGEXP OLD-IDX NEW-IDX).
73 Any text that REGEXP matches identifies one difference hunk
74 or the header of a hunk.
76 The OLD-IDX'th subexpression of REGEXP gives the line number
77 in the old file, and NEW-IDX'th subexpression gives the line number
78 in the new file. If OLD-IDX or NEW-IDX
79 is nil, REGEXP matches only half a hunk.")
81 (defvar diff-old-file nil
82 "This is the old file name in the comparison in this buffer.")
83 (defvar diff-new-file nil
84 "This is the new file name in the comparison in this buffer.")
85 (defvar diff-old-temp-file nil
86 "This is the name of a temp file to be deleted after diff finishes.")
87 (defvar diff-new-temp-file nil
88 "This is the name of a temp file to be deleted after diff finishes.")
90 ;; See compilation-parse-errors-function (compile.el).
91 (defun diff-parse-differences (limit-search find-at-least
)
92 (setq compilation-error-list nil
)
93 (message "Parsing differences...")
95 ;; Don't reparse diffs already seen at last parse.
96 (if compilation-parsing-end
(goto-char compilation-parsing-end
))
98 ;; Construct in REGEXP a regexp composed of all those in dired-regexp-alist.
99 (let ((regexp (mapconcat (lambda (elt)
100 (concat "\\(" (car elt
) "\\)"))
103 ;; (GROUP-IDX OLD-IDX NEW-IDX)
104 (groups (let ((subexpr 1))
105 (mapcar (lambda (elt)
112 (setq subexpr
(+ subexpr
1
113 (count-regexp-groupings
118 (function (lambda (file subexpr
)
119 (setq compilation-error-list
121 (cons (save-excursion
122 ;; Report location of message
123 ;; at beginning of line.
125 (match-beginning subexpr
))
128 ;; Report location of corresponding text.
129 (let ((line (string-to-int
131 (match-beginning subexpr
)
132 (match-end subexpr
)))))
135 (set-buffer (find-file-noselect file
)))
139 compilation-error-list
)))))
145 (while (and (not found-desired
)
146 ;; We don't just pass LIMIT-SEARCH to re-search-forward
147 ;; because we want to find matches containing LIMIT-SEARCH
148 ;; but which extend past it.
149 (re-search-forward regexp nil t
))
151 ;; Find which individual regexp matched.
153 (while (and g
(null (match-beginning (car (car g
)))))
157 (if (nth 1 g
) ;OLD-IDX
158 (funcall new-error diff-old-file
(nth 1 g
)))
159 (if (nth 2 g
) ;NEW-IDX
160 (funcall new-error diff-new-file
(nth 2 g
)))
162 (setq num-loci-found
(1+ num-loci-found
))
163 (if (or (and find-at-least
164 (>= num-loci-found find-at-least
))
165 (and limit-search
(>= (point) limit-search
)))
166 ;; We have found as many new loci as the user wants,
167 ;; or the user wanted a specific diff, and we're past it.
168 (setq found-desired t
)))
169 (set-marker compilation-parsing-end
170 (if found-desired
(point)
171 ;; Set to point-max, not point, so we don't perpetually
172 ;; parse the last bit of text when it isn't a diff header.
174 (message "Parsing differences...done"))
175 (setq compilation-error-list
(nreverse compilation-error-list
)))
177 (defun diff-process-setup ()
178 "Set up \`compilation-exit-message-function' for \`diff'."
179 ;; Avoid frightening people with "abnormally terminated"
180 ;; if diff finds differences.
181 (set (make-local-variable 'compilation-exit-message-function
)
182 (lambda (status code msg
)
183 (cond ((not (eq status
'exit
))
186 '("finished (no differences)\n" .
"no differences"))
188 '("finished\n" .
"differences found"))
193 (defun diff (old new
&optional switches
)
194 "Find and display the differences between OLD and NEW files.
195 Interactively the current buffer's file name is the default for NEW
196 and a backup file for NEW is the default for OLD.
197 With prefix arg, prompt for diff switches."
203 (setq newf
(buffer-file-name)
204 newf
(if (and newf
(file-exists-p newf
))
206 (concat "Diff new file: (default "
207 (file-name-nondirectory newf
) ") ")
209 (read-file-name "Diff new file: " nil nil t
)))
210 (setq oldf
(file-newest-backup newf
)
211 oldf
(if (and oldf
(file-exists-p oldf
))
213 (concat "Diff original file: (default "
214 (file-name-nondirectory oldf
) ") ")
215 (file-name-directory oldf
) oldf t
)
216 (read-file-name "Diff original file: "
217 (file-name-directory newf
) nil t
))))))
218 (if current-prefix-arg
219 (list (read-string "Diff switches: "
220 (if (stringp diff-switches
)
222 (mapconcat 'identity diff-switches
" "))))
224 (setq new
(expand-file-name new
)
225 old
(expand-file-name old
))
226 (let ((old-alt (file-local-copy old
))
227 (new-alt (file-local-copy new
))
230 (let ((compilation-process-setup-function 'diff-process-setup
)
233 (append (list diff-command
)
234 ;; Use explicitly specified switches
237 switches
(list switches
))
238 ;; If not specified, use default.
239 (if (consp diff-switches
)
241 (list diff-switches
)))
242 (if (or old-alt new-alt
)
243 (list "-L" old
"-L" new
))
245 (shell-quote-argument (or old-alt old
)))
247 (shell-quote-argument (or new-alt new
))))
250 (compile-internal command
251 "No more differences" "Diff"
252 'diff-parse-differences
))
254 (set (make-local-variable 'diff-old-file
) old
)
255 (set (make-local-variable 'diff-new-file
) new
)
256 (set (make-local-variable 'diff-old-temp-file
) old-alt
)
257 (set (make-local-variable 'diff-new-temp-file
) new-alt
)
258 (set (make-local-variable 'compilation-finish-function
)
259 (function (lambda (buff msg
)
260 (if diff-old-temp-file
261 (delete-file diff-old-temp-file
))
262 (if diff-new-temp-file
263 (delete-file diff-new-temp-file
)))))
264 ;; When async processes aren't available, the compilation finish
265 ;; function doesn't get chance to run. Invoke it by hand.
266 (or (fboundp 'start-process
)
267 (funcall compilation-finish-function nil nil
))
271 (defun diff-backup (file &optional switches
)
272 "Diff this file with its backup file or vice versa.
273 Uses the latest backup, if there are several numerical backups.
274 If this file is a backup, diff it with its original.
275 The backup file is the first file given to `diff'."
276 (interactive (list (read-file-name "Diff (file with backup): ")
277 (if current-prefix-arg
278 (read-string "Diff switches: "
279 (if (stringp diff-switches
)
285 (if (backup-file-name-p file
)
287 ori
(file-name-sans-versions file
))
288 (setq bak
(or (diff-latest-backup-file file
)
289 (error "No backup found for %s" file
))
291 (diff bak ori switches
)))
293 (defun diff-latest-backup-file (fn) ; actually belongs into files.el
294 "Return the latest existing backup of FILE, or nil."
295 (let ((handler (find-file-name-handler fn
'diff-latest-backup-file
)))
297 (funcall handler
'diff-latest-backup-file fn
)
298 (file-newest-backup fn
))))
302 ;;; diff.el ends here