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[StGIT PATCH 5/5] Add --binary flag to commands that generate diffs

From
Karl Hasselström <kha@treskal.com>
Date
May 19, 2007, 00:10 UTC
Message-ID
<20070519001012.4906.86287.stgit@yoghurt>
In-Reply-To
<20070519000451.4906.87089.stgit@yoghurt>

This just passes the --binary option to git-diff-*, which causes the generated diffs to contain an applyable diff even when binary files differ. It's necessary to do this if you want to mail patches to binary files.

Signed-off-by: Karl Hasselström <kha@treskal.com>
---
 stgit/commands/diff.py   |    6 +++++-
 stgit/commands/export.py |    5 ++++-
 stgit/commands/mail.py   |    6 +++++-
 stgit/git.py             |   16 ++++++++++++----
 4 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/stgit/commands/diff.py b/stgit/commands/diff.py
index 8678a0a..d3e1190 100644
--- a/stgit/commands/diff.py
+++ b/stgit/commands/diff.py
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ shows the specified patch (defaulting to the current one)."""
 options = [make_option('-r', '--range',
                        metavar = 'rev1[..[rev2]]', dest = 'revs',
                        help = 'show the diff between revisions'),
+           make_option('--binary',
+                       help = 'output a diff even for binary files',
+                       action = 'store_true'),
            make_option('-s', '--stat',
                        help = 'show the stat instead of the diff',
                        action = 'store_true')]
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ def func(parser, options, args):
     if options.stat:
         print git.diffstat(args, git_id(rev1), git_id(rev2))
     else:
-        diff_str = git.diff(args, git_id(rev1), git_id(rev2))
+        diff_str = git.diff(args, git_id(rev1), git_id(rev2),
+                            binary = options.binary)
         if diff_str:
             pager(diff_str)
diff --git a/stgit/commands/export.py b/stgit/commands/export.py
index 79b8630..20d8f67 100644
--- a/stgit/commands/export.py
+++ b/stgit/commands/export.py
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ options = [make_option('-d', '--dir',
                        help = 'Use FILE as a template'),
            make_option('-b', '--branch',
                        help = 'use BRANCH instead of the default one'),
+           make_option('--binary',
+                       help = 'output a diff even for binary files',
+                       action = 'store_true'),
            make_option('-s', '--stdout',
                        help = 'dump the patches to the standard output',
                        action = 'store_true')]
@@ -172,7 +175,7 @@ def func(parser, options, args):
         # write the diff
         git.diff(rev1 = patch.get_bottom(),
                  rev2 = patch.get_top(),
-                 out_fd = f)
+                 out_fd = f, binary = options.binary)
         if not options.stdout:
             f.close()
         patch_no += 1
diff --git a/stgit/commands/mail.py b/stgit/commands/mail.py
index 151a408..2fcaa5f 100644
--- a/stgit/commands/mail.py
+++ b/stgit/commands/mail.py
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ options = [make_option('-a', '--all',
                        help = 'username for SMTP authentication'),
            make_option('-b', '--branch',
                        help = 'use BRANCH instead of the default one'),
+           make_option('--binary',
+                       help = 'output a diff even for binary files',
+                       action = 'store_true'),
            make_option('-m', '--mbox',
                        help = 'generate an mbox file instead of sending',
                        action = 'store_true')]
@@ -390,7 +393,8 @@ def __build_message(tmpl, patch, patch_nr, total_nr, msg_id, ref_id, options):
                  # for backward template compatibility
                  'endofheaders': '',
                  'diff':         git.diff(rev1 = git_id('%s//bottom' % patch),
-                                          rev2 = git_id('%s//top' % patch)),
+                                          rev2 = git_id('%s//top' % patch),
+                                          binary = options.binary),
                  'diffstat':     git.diffstat(rev1 = git_id('%s//bottom'%patch),
                                               rev2 = git_id('%s//top' % patch)),
                  # for backward template compatibility
diff --git a/stgit/git.py b/stgit/git.py
index 837f927..86630ce 100644
--- a/stgit/git.py
+++ b/stgit/git.py
@@ -771,20 +771,28 @@ def status(files = None, modified = False, new = False, deleted = False,
         else:
             print '%s' % fs[1]
 
-def diff(files = None, rev1 = 'HEAD', rev2 = None, out_fd = None):
+def diff(files = None, rev1 = 'HEAD', rev2 = None, out_fd = None,
+         binary = False):
     """Show the diff between rev1 and rev2
     """
     if not files:
         files = []
 
+    args = []
+    if binary:
+        args.append('--binary')
+
     if rev1 and rev2:
-        diff_str = _output(['git-diff-tree', '-p', rev1, rev2, '--'] + files)
+        diff_str = _output(['git-diff-tree', '-p'] + args
+                           + [rev1, rev2, '--'] + files)
     elif rev1 or rev2:
         refresh_index()
         if rev2:
-            diff_str = _output(['git-diff-index', '-p', '-R', rev2, '--'] + files)
+            diff_str = _output(['git-diff-index', '-p', '-R']
+                               + args + [rev2, '--'] + files)
         else:
-            diff_str = _output(['git-diff-index', '-p', rev1, '--'] + files)
+            diff_str = _output(['git-diff-index', '-p']
+                               + args + [rev1, '--'] + files)
     else:
         diff_str = ''
 
Previous: Karl HasselströmNext: Catalin Marinas
Message 34 of 36 in “Don't use patches/<branch>/current”
  1. Don't use patches/<branch>/currentKarl Hasselström, May 6, 2007
  2. Catalin MarinasMay 15, 2007
  3. Peter OberndorferMay 15, 2007
  4. Catalin MarinasMay 15, 2007
  5. Karl HasselströmMay 15, 2007
  6. Remove obsolete files when deleting a branchKarl Hasselström, May 15, 2007
  7. Catalin MarinasMay 15, 2007
  8. Karl HasselströmMay 16, 2007
  9. Catalin MarinasMay 16, 2007
  10. Karl HasselströmMay 16, 2007
  11. Karl HasselströmMay 16, 2007
  12. Catalin MarinasMay 17, 2007
  13. Karl HasselströmMay 17, 2007
  14. Catalin MarinasMay 17, 2007
  15. Karl HasselströmMay 18, 2007
  16. 0/6 New and improved DAG appliedness seriesKarl Hasselström, Jun 10, 2007
  17. 1/6 Verify patch status during the testKarl Hasselström, Jun 10, 2007
  18. 2/6 Make use of the get_patch() utility functionKarl Hasselström, Jun 10, 2007
  19. 3/6 Compute patch appliedness from commit DAGKarl Hasselström, Jun 10, 2007
  20. 4/6 Test the new DAG appliedness machineryKarl Hasselström, Jun 10, 2007
  21. 5/6 Fix bash completion after the DAG appliedness patchKarl Hasselström, Jun 10, 2007
  22. 6/6 Speed up the appliedness testKarl Hasselström, Jun 10, 2007
  23. Yann DirsonJun 30, 2007
  24. Karl HasselströmJul 1, 2007
  25. Yann DirsonMay 15, 2007
  26. Catalin MarinasMay 15, 2007
  27. Yann DirsonMay 15, 2007
  28. Karl HasselströmMay 16, 2007
  29. 0/5 Metadata format versioningKarl Hasselström, May 19, 2007
  30. 1/5 Fix config caching so that get, set, get worksKarl Hasselström, May 19, 2007
  31. 2/5 Have only a single command in each test_expect_failureKarl Hasselström, May 19, 2007
  32. 3/5 Upgrade old StGIT branches to new-format metadataKarl Hasselström, May 19, 2007
  33. 4/5 Test the format version upgrade codeKarl Hasselström, May 19, 2007
  34. 5/5 Add --binary flag to commands that generate diffsKarl Hasselström, May 19, 2007
  35. Catalin MarinasMay 22, 2007
  36. Karl HasselströmMay 22, 2007

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