This adds support for two new diff algorithms, Myers diff and Patience
diff.
These algorithms perform a different form of search compared to the
classic Stone algorithm and support escapes when worst case scenarios
are encountered.
Add the -A flag to allow selection of the algorithm, but default to
using the new Myers diff implementation.
The libdiff implementation currently only supports a subset of input and
output options supported by diff. When these options are used, but the
algorithm is not selected, automatically fallback to the classic Stone
algorithm until support for these modes can be added.
Based on work originally done by thj@ with contributions from kevans@.
Sponsored by: Klara, Inc.
Reviewed by: thj
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D44302
With --ignore-file-name-case we need to compare files regardless of
case. We need to propigate both names down to diffit so we can look up
the correct file when the names differ based on case, otherwise we try
to look up the file using the case from the a tree which might not be
discoverable if its case is different in the b tree.
Reviewed by: bapt
Sponsored by: Klara Inc.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D34201
When diffing files and directories, don't follow symbolic links, instead
compare where the links point to.
Reviewed by: bapt
Sponsored by: Klara Inc.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D34203
Most of them become static. There will be more such functions added in
upcoming commits, so they would be inconsistent with existing code.
Improve the existing code instead of reinforcing the unwanted pattern.
original commit log by miller@OpenBSD r1.46:
Fix exit value when diffing directories with missing files and the -N
or -P options are not used. From Ibrahim Khalifa
i.e., when print_only is called.
Prior to this change, -rq was always returning 0. After this change it will
return 1 if there is a difference between two directories.
This fixes compatibility with GNU diff and unbreaks backwards compatibility
expectations.
Found when trying to extend diff_test:brief_format_test.
MFC after: 2 months
MFC with: r321076, r321077
Some of the modifications from the previous summer of code has been integrated
Modification for compatibility with GNU diff output has been added
Main difference with OpenBSD:
Implement multiple GNU diff options:
* --ignore-file-name-case
* --no-ignore-file-name-case
* --normal
* --tabsize
* --strip-trailing-cr
Make diff -p compatible with GNU diff
Implement diff -l
Make diff -r compatible with GNU diff
Capsicumize diffing 2 regular files
Add a simple test suite
Approved by: AsiaBSDcon devsummit
Obtained from: OpenBSD, GSoC
Relnotes: yes
