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Re: [PATCH, N'TH TRY] Teach git-diff-files the new option `--no-index`

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Feb 23, 2007, 11:44 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.63.0702222148050.22628@wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de>
Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
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> With this flag and given two paths, git-diff-files behaves as a GNU diff
> lookalike (plus the git goodies like --check, colour, etc.).  This flag
> is also available in git-diff.  It also works outside of a git repository.
>
> In addition, if git-diff{,-files} is called without revision or stage
> parameter, and with exactly two paths at least one of which is not tracked,
> the default is --no-index.
>
> So, you can now say
>
> 	git diff /etc/inittab /etc/fstab
>
> and it actually works!
Modulo double slashes X-<.
        $ diff --git a//etc/inittab b//etc/fstab
        index 04eabd6..7314c1a 100644
        --- a//etc/inittab
        +++ b//etc/fstab
	@@ -1,69 +1,13 @@
	...
This problem is not new; this should fix it.

-- >8 -- diff-patch: Avoid emitting double-slashes in textual patch.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
---
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 5ecb122..84937cb 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ static void emit_rewrite_diff(const char *name_a,
 	const char *new = diff_get_color(color_diff, DIFF_FILE_NEW);
 	const char *reset = diff_get_color(color_diff, DIFF_RESET);
 
+	name_a += (*name_a == '/');
+	name_b += (*name_b == '/');
+
 	name_a_tab = strchr(name_a, ' ') ? "\t" : "";
 	name_b_tab = strchr(name_b, ' ') ? "\t" : "";
 
@@ -1064,8 +1067,8 @@ static void builtin_diff(const char *name_a,
 	const char *set = diff_get_color(o->color_diff, DIFF_METAINFO);
 	const char *reset = diff_get_color(o->color_diff, DIFF_RESET);
 
-	a_one = quote_two("a/", name_a);
-	b_two = quote_two("b/", name_b);
+	a_one = quote_two("a/", name_a + (*name_a == '/'));
+	b_two = quote_two("b/", name_b + (*name_b == '/'));
 	lbl[0] = DIFF_FILE_VALID(one) ? a_one : "/dev/null";
 	lbl[1] = DIFF_FILE_VALID(two) ? b_two : "/dev/null";
 	printf("%sdiff --git %s %s%s\n", set, a_one, b_two, reset);
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  1. Teach git-diff{,-files} the new option `--no-index`Johannes Schindelin, Feb 20, 2007
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 22, 2007
  3. Johannes SchindelinFeb 22, 2007
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 22, 2007
  5. Johannes SchindelinFeb 22, 2007
  6. run_diff_files(): add option to prevent --no-indexJohannes Schindelin, Feb 22, 2007
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 22, 2007
  8. Johannes SchindelinFeb 22, 2007
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 22, 2007
  10. Johannes SchindelinFeb 22, 2007
  11. Teach git-diff-files the new option `--no-index`Johannes Schindelin, Feb 22, 2007
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2007
  13. Johannes SchindelinFeb 23, 2007

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