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21 * patch - a program to apply diffs to original files
23 * -C option added in 1998, original code by Marc Espie, based on FreeBSD
26 * $OpenBSD: patch.c,v 1.50 2012/05/15 19:32:02 millert Exp $
31 #include <sys/types.h>
46 #include "backupfile.h"
47 #include "pathnames.h"
49 mode_t filemode = 0644;
51 char *buf; /* general purpose buffer */
52 size_t buf_size; /* size of the general purpose buffer */
54 bool using_plan_a = true; /* try to keep everything in memory */
55 bool out_of_mem = false; /* ran out of memory in plan a */
59 char *filearg[MAXFILEC];
60 bool ok_to_create_file = false;
62 char *origprae = NULL;
67 bool toutkeep = false;
68 bool trejkeep = false;
69 bool warn_on_invalid_line;
70 bool last_line_missing_eol;
80 bool noreverse = false;
81 bool skip_rest_of_patch = false;
83 bool canonicalize = false;
84 bool check_only = false;
86 char *revision = NULL; /* prerequisite revision, if any */
87 LINENUM input_lines = 0; /* how long is input file in lines */
88 int posix = 0; /* strict POSIX mode? */
90 static void reinitialize_almost_everything(void);
91 static void get_some_switches(void);
92 static LINENUM locate_hunk(LINENUM);
93 static void abort_context_hunk(void);
94 static void rej_line(int, LINENUM);
95 static void abort_hunk(void);
96 static void apply_hunk(LINENUM);
97 static void init_output(const char *);
98 static void init_reject(const char *);
99 static void copy_till(LINENUM, bool);
100 static bool spew_output(void);
101 static void dump_line(LINENUM, bool);
102 static bool patch_match(LINENUM, LINENUM, LINENUM);
103 static bool similar(const char *, const char *, int);
104 static void usage(void);
106 /* true if -E was specified on command line. */
107 static bool remove_empty_files = false;
109 /* true if -R was specified on command line. */
110 static bool reverse_flag_specified = false;
112 /* buffer holding the name of the rejected patch file. */
113 static char rejname[NAME_MAX + 1];
115 /* how many input lines have been irretractibly output */
116 static LINENUM last_frozen_line = 0;
118 static int Argc; /* guess */
120 static int Argc_last; /* for restarting plan_b */
121 static char **Argv_last;
123 static FILE *ofp = NULL; /* output file pointer */
124 static FILE *rejfp = NULL; /* reject file pointer */
126 static int filec = 0; /* how many file arguments? */
127 static LINENUM last_offset = 0;
128 static LINENUM maxfuzz = 2;
130 /* patch using ifdef, ifndef, etc. */
131 static bool do_defines = false;
133 static char if_defined[128];
135 static char not_defined[128];
137 static const char else_defined[] = "#else\n";
139 static char end_defined[128];
142 /* Apply a set of diffs as appropriate. */
145 main(int argc, char *argv[])
147 int error = 0, hunk, failed, i, fd;
148 bool patch_seen, reverse_seen;
149 LINENUM where = 0, newwhere, fuzz, mymaxfuzz;
155 for (i = 0; i < MAXFILEC; i++)
158 buf_size = INITLINELEN;
159 buf = malloc((unsigned)(buf_size));
161 fatal("out of memory\n");
163 /* Cons up the names of the temporary files. */
164 if ((tmpdir = getenv("TMPDIR")) == NULL || *tmpdir == '\0')
166 for (i = strlen(tmpdir) - 1; i > 0 && tmpdir[i] == '/'; i--)
169 if (asprintf(&TMPOUTNAME, "%.*s/patchoXXXXXXXXXX", i, tmpdir) == -1)
170 fatal("cannot allocate memory");
171 if ((fd = mkstemp(TMPOUTNAME)) < 0)
172 pfatal("can't create %s", TMPOUTNAME);
175 if (asprintf(&TMPINNAME, "%.*s/patchiXXXXXXXXXX", i, tmpdir) == -1)
176 fatal("cannot allocate memory");
177 if ((fd = mkstemp(TMPINNAME)) < 0)
178 pfatal("can't create %s", TMPINNAME);
181 if (asprintf(&TMPREJNAME, "%.*s/patchrXXXXXXXXXX", i, tmpdir) == -1)
182 fatal("cannot allocate memory");
183 if ((fd = mkstemp(TMPREJNAME)) < 0)
184 pfatal("can't create %s", TMPREJNAME);
187 if (asprintf(&TMPPATNAME, "%.*s/patchpXXXXXXXXXX", i, tmpdir) == -1)
188 fatal("cannot allocate memory");
189 if ((fd = mkstemp(TMPPATNAME)) < 0)
190 pfatal("can't create %s", TMPPATNAME);
193 v = getenv("SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX");
195 simple_backup_suffix = v;
197 simple_backup_suffix = ORIGEXT;
204 if (backup_type == none) {
205 if ((v = getenv("PATCH_VERSION_CONTROL")) == NULL)
206 v = getenv("VERSION_CONTROL");
207 if (v != NULL || !posix)
208 backup_type = get_version(v); /* OK to pass NULL. */
211 /* make sure we clean up /tmp in case of disaster */
215 for (open_patch_file(filearg[1]); there_is_another_patch();
216 reinitialize_almost_everything()) {
217 /* for each patch in patch file */
221 warn_on_invalid_line = true;
224 outname = savestr(filearg[0]);
226 /* for ed script just up and do it and exit */
227 if (diff_type == ED_DIFF) {
231 /* initialize the patched file */
232 if (!skip_rest_of_patch)
233 init_output(TMPOUTNAME);
235 /* initialize reject file */
236 init_reject(TMPREJNAME);
238 /* find out where all the lines are */
239 if (!skip_rest_of_patch)
240 scan_input(filearg[0]);
243 * from here on, open no standard i/o files, because
244 * malloc might misfire and we can't catch it easily
247 /* apply each hunk of patch */
250 reverse_seen = false;
252 while (another_hunk()) {
255 mymaxfuzz = pch_context();
256 if (maxfuzz < mymaxfuzz)
258 if (!skip_rest_of_patch) {
260 where = locate_hunk(fuzz);
261 if (hunk == 1 && where == 0 && !force && !reverse_seen) {
262 /* dwim for reversed patch? */
265 say("Not enough memory to try swapped hunk! Assuming unswapped.\n");
270 where = locate_hunk(fuzz);
272 /* didn't find it swapped */
274 /* put it back to normal */
275 fatal("lost hunk on alloc error!\n");
277 } else if (noreverse) {
279 /* put it back to normal */
280 fatal("lost hunk on alloc error!\n");
282 say("Ignoring previously applied (or reversed) patch.\n");
283 skip_rest_of_patch = true;
286 say("%seversed (or previously applied) patch detected! %s -R.",
287 reverse ? "R" : "Unr",
288 reverse ? "Assuming" : "Ignoring");
290 ask("%seversed (or previously applied) patch detected! %s -R? [y] ",
291 reverse ? "R" : "Unr",
292 reverse ? "Assume" : "Ignore");
294 ask("Apply anyway? [n] ");
296 skip_rest_of_patch = true;
302 /* put it back to normal */
303 fatal("lost hunk on alloc error!\n");
307 } while (!skip_rest_of_patch && where == 0 &&
308 ++fuzz <= mymaxfuzz);
310 if (skip_rest_of_patch) { /* just got decided */
311 if (ferror(ofp) || fclose(ofp)) {
312 say("Error writing %s\n",
319 newwhere = pch_newfirst() + last_offset;
320 if (skip_rest_of_patch) {
324 say("Hunk #%d ignored at %ld.\n",
326 } else if (where == 0) {
330 say("Hunk #%d failed at %ld.\n",
335 say("Hunk #%d succeeded at %ld",
338 say(" with fuzz %ld", fuzz);
340 say(" (offset %ld line%s)",
342 last_offset == 1L ? "" : "s");
348 if (out_of_mem && using_plan_a) {
351 say("\n\nRan out of memory using Plan A--trying again...\n\n");
361 fatal("Internal error: hunk should not be 0\n");
363 /* finish spewing out the new file */
364 if (!skip_rest_of_patch && !spew_output()) {
365 say("Can't write %s\n", TMPOUTNAME);
369 /* and put the output where desired */
371 if (!skip_rest_of_patch) {
373 char *realout = outname;
376 if (move_file(TMPOUTNAME, outname) < 0) {
378 realout = TMPOUTNAME;
379 chmod(TMPOUTNAME, filemode);
381 chmod(outname, filemode);
383 if (remove_empty_files &&
384 stat(realout, &statbuf) == 0 &&
385 statbuf.st_size == 0) {
387 say("Removing %s (empty after patching).\n",
393 if (ferror(rejfp) || fclose(rejfp)) {
394 say("Error writing %s\n", rejname);
400 if (*rejname == '\0') {
401 if (strlcpy(rejname, outname,
402 sizeof(rejname)) >= sizeof(rejname))
403 fatal("filename %s is too long\n", outname);
404 if (strlcat(rejname, REJEXT,
405 sizeof(rejname)) >= sizeof(rejname))
406 fatal("filename %s is too long\n", outname);
409 say("%d out of %d hunks %s--saving rejects to %s\n",
410 failed, hunk, skip_rest_of_patch ? "ignored" : "failed", rejname);
412 say("%d out of %d hunks %s while patching %s\n",
413 failed, hunk, skip_rest_of_patch ? "ignored" : "failed", filearg[0]);
414 if (!check_only && move_file(TMPREJNAME, rejname) < 0)
427 /* Prepare to find the next patch to do in the patch file. */
430 reinitialize_almost_everything(void)
436 last_frozen_line = 0;
453 reverse = reverse_flag_specified;
454 skip_rest_of_patch = false;
459 /* Process switches and filenames. */
462 get_some_switches(void)
464 const char *options = "b::B:cCd:D:eEfF:i:lnNo:p:r:RstuvV:x:z:";
465 static struct option longopts[] = {
466 {"backup", no_argument, 0, 'b'},
467 {"batch", no_argument, 0, 't'},
468 {"check", no_argument, 0, 'C'},
469 {"context", no_argument, 0, 'c'},
470 {"debug", required_argument, 0, 'x'},
471 {"directory", required_argument, 0, 'd'},
472 {"ed", no_argument, 0, 'e'},
473 {"force", no_argument, 0, 'f'},
474 {"forward", no_argument, 0, 'N'},
475 {"fuzz", required_argument, 0, 'F'},
476 {"ifdef", required_argument, 0, 'D'},
477 {"input", required_argument, 0, 'i'},
478 {"ignore-whitespace", no_argument, 0, 'l'},
479 {"normal", no_argument, 0, 'n'},
480 {"output", required_argument, 0, 'o'},
481 {"prefix", required_argument, 0, 'B'},
482 {"quiet", no_argument, 0, 's'},
483 {"reject-file", required_argument, 0, 'r'},
484 {"remove-empty-files", no_argument, 0, 'E'},
485 {"reverse", no_argument, 0, 'R'},
486 {"silent", no_argument, 0, 's'},
487 {"strip", required_argument, 0, 'p'},
488 {"suffix", required_argument, 0, 'z'},
489 {"unified", no_argument, 0, 'u'},
490 {"version", no_argument, 0, 'v'},
491 {"version-control", required_argument, 0, 'V'},
492 {"posix", no_argument, &posix, 1},
502 optreset = optind = 1;
503 while ((ch = getopt_long(Argc, Argv, options, longopts, NULL)) != -1) {
506 if (backup_type == none)
507 backup_type = numbered_existing;
511 say("Warning, the ``-b suffix'' option has been"
512 " obsoleted by the -z option.\n");
515 /* must directly follow 'b' case for backwards compat */
516 simple_backup_suffix = savestr(optarg);
519 origprae = savestr(optarg);
522 diff_type = CONTEXT_DIFF;
528 if (chdir(optarg) < 0)
529 pfatal("can't cd to %s", optarg);
533 if (!isalpha((unsigned char)*optarg) && *optarg != '_')
534 fatal("argument to -D is not an identifier\n");
535 snprintf(if_defined, sizeof if_defined,
536 "#ifdef %s\n", optarg);
537 snprintf(not_defined, sizeof not_defined,
538 "#ifndef %s\n", optarg);
539 snprintf(end_defined, sizeof end_defined,
540 "#endif /* %s */\n", optarg);
546 remove_empty_files = true;
552 maxfuzz = atoi(optarg);
555 if (++filec == MAXFILEC)
556 fatal("too many file arguments\n");
557 filearg[filec] = savestr(optarg);
563 diff_type = NORMAL_DIFF;
569 outname = savestr(optarg);
572 strippath = atoi(optarg);
575 if (strlcpy(rejname, optarg,
576 sizeof(rejname)) >= sizeof(rejname))
577 fatal("argument for -r is too long\n");
581 reverse_flag_specified = true;
590 diff_type = UNI_DIFF;
596 backup_type = get_version(optarg);
600 debug = atoi(optarg);
613 filearg[0] = savestr(*Argv++);
616 if (++filec == MAXFILEC)
617 fatal("too many file arguments\n");
618 filearg[filec] = savestr(*Argv++);
623 if (getenv("POSIXLY_CORRECT") != NULL)
631 "usage: patch [-bCcEeflNnRstuv] [-B backup-prefix] [-D symbol] [-d directory]\n"
632 " [-F max-fuzz] [-i patchfile] [-o out-file] [-p strip-count]\n"
633 " [-r rej-name] [-V t | nil | never] [-x number] [-z backup-ext]\n"
634 " [--posix] [origfile [patchfile]]\n"
635 " patch <patchfile\n");
636 my_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
640 * Attempt to find the right place to apply this hunk of patch.
643 locate_hunk(LINENUM fuzz)
645 LINENUM first_guess = pch_first() + last_offset;
647 LINENUM pat_lines = pch_ptrn_lines();
648 LINENUM max_pos_offset = input_lines - first_guess - pat_lines + 1;
649 LINENUM max_neg_offset = first_guess - last_frozen_line - 1 + pch_context();
651 if (pat_lines == 0) { /* null range matches always */
652 if (verbose && fuzz == 0 && (diff_type == CONTEXT_DIFF
653 || diff_type == NEW_CONTEXT_DIFF
654 || diff_type == UNI_DIFF)) {
655 say("Empty context always matches.\n");
657 return (first_guess);
659 if (max_neg_offset >= first_guess) /* do not try lines < 0 */
660 max_neg_offset = first_guess - 1;
661 if (first_guess <= input_lines && patch_match(first_guess, 0, fuzz))
663 for (offset = 1; ; offset++) {
664 bool check_after = (offset <= max_pos_offset);
665 bool check_before = (offset <= max_neg_offset);
667 if (check_after && patch_match(first_guess, offset, fuzz)) {
670 say("Offset changing from %ld to %ld\n",
671 last_offset, offset);
673 last_offset = offset;
674 return first_guess + offset;
675 } else if (check_before && patch_match(first_guess, -offset, fuzz)) {
678 say("Offset changing from %ld to %ld\n",
679 last_offset, -offset);
681 last_offset = -offset;
682 return first_guess - offset;
683 } else if (!check_before && !check_after)
688 /* We did not find the pattern, dump out the hunk so they can handle it. */
691 abort_context_hunk(void)
694 const LINENUM pat_end = pch_end();
696 * add in last_offset to guess the same as the previous successful
699 const LINENUM oldfirst = pch_first() + last_offset;
700 const LINENUM newfirst = pch_newfirst() + last_offset;
701 const LINENUM oldlast = oldfirst + pch_ptrn_lines() - 1;
702 const LINENUM newlast = newfirst + pch_repl_lines() - 1;
703 const char *stars = (diff_type >= NEW_CONTEXT_DIFF ? " ****" : "");
704 const char *minuses = (diff_type >= NEW_CONTEXT_DIFF ? " ----" : " -----");
706 fprintf(rejfp, "***************\n");
707 for (i = 0; i <= pat_end; i++) {
708 switch (pch_char(i)) {
710 if (oldlast < oldfirst)
711 fprintf(rejfp, "*** 0%s\n", stars);
712 else if (oldlast == oldfirst)
713 fprintf(rejfp, "*** %ld%s\n", oldfirst, stars);
715 fprintf(rejfp, "*** %ld,%ld%s\n", oldfirst,
719 if (newlast < newfirst)
720 fprintf(rejfp, "--- 0%s\n", minuses);
721 else if (newlast == newfirst)
722 fprintf(rejfp, "--- %ld%s\n", newfirst, minuses);
724 fprintf(rejfp, "--- %ld,%ld%s\n", newfirst,
728 fprintf(rejfp, "%s", pfetch(i));
734 fprintf(rejfp, "%c %s", pch_char(i), pfetch(i));
737 fatal("fatal internal error in abort_context_hunk\n");
743 rej_line(int ch, LINENUM i)
746 const char *line = pfetch(i);
750 fprintf(rejfp, "%c%s", ch, line);
751 if (len == 0 || line[len-1] != '\n')
752 fprintf(rejfp, "\n\\ No newline at end of file\n");
760 const LINENUM pat_end = pch_end();
761 const LINENUM oldfirst = pch_first() + last_offset;
762 const LINENUM newfirst = pch_newfirst() + last_offset;
764 if (diff_type != UNI_DIFF) {
765 abort_context_hunk();
769 for (i = 0; i <= pat_end; i++) {
770 if (pch_char(i) == '=') {
776 fprintf(rejfp, "malformed hunk: no split found\n");
781 fprintf(rejfp, "@@ -%ld,%ld +%ld,%ld @@\n",
782 pch_ptrn_lines() ? oldfirst : 0,
783 pch_ptrn_lines(), newfirst, pch_repl_lines());
784 while (i < split || j <= pat_end) {
785 ch1 = i < split ? pch_char(i) : -1;
786 ch2 = j <= pat_end ? pch_char(j) : -1;
790 } else if (ch1 == ' ' && ch2 == ' ') {
794 } else if (ch1 == '!' && ch2 == '!') {
795 while (i < split && ch1 == '!') {
798 ch1 = i < split ? pch_char(i) : -1;
800 while (j <= pat_end && ch2 == '!') {
803 ch2 = j <= pat_end ? pch_char(j) : -1;
805 } else if (ch1 == '*') {
807 } else if (ch2 == '+' || ch2 == ' ') {
811 fprintf(rejfp, "internal error on (%ld %ld %ld)\n",
820 /* We found where to apply it (we hope), so do it. */
823 apply_hunk(LINENUM where)
826 const LINENUM lastline = pch_ptrn_lines();
827 LINENUM new = lastline + 1;
832 int def_state = OUTSIDE;
833 const LINENUM pat_end = pch_end();
836 while (pch_char(new) == '=' || pch_char(new) == '\n')
839 while (old <= lastline) {
840 if (pch_char(old) == '-') {
841 copy_till(where + old - 1, false);
843 if (def_state == OUTSIDE) {
844 fputs(not_defined, ofp);
845 def_state = IN_IFNDEF;
846 } else if (def_state == IN_IFDEF) {
847 fputs(else_defined, ofp);
850 fputs(pfetch(old), ofp);
854 } else if (new > pat_end) {
856 } else if (pch_char(new) == '+') {
857 copy_till(where + old - 1, false);
859 if (def_state == IN_IFNDEF) {
860 fputs(else_defined, ofp);
862 } else if (def_state == OUTSIDE) {
863 fputs(if_defined, ofp);
864 def_state = IN_IFDEF;
867 fputs(pfetch(new), ofp);
869 } else if (pch_char(new) != pch_char(old)) {
870 say("Out-of-sync patch, lines %ld,%ld--mangled text or line numbers, maybe?\n",
871 pch_hunk_beg() + old,
872 pch_hunk_beg() + new);
874 say("oldchar = '%c', newchar = '%c'\n",
875 pch_char(old), pch_char(new));
878 } else if (pch_char(new) == '!') {
879 copy_till(where + old - 1, false);
881 fputs(not_defined, ofp);
882 def_state = IN_IFNDEF;
884 while (pch_char(old) == '!') {
886 fputs(pfetch(old), ofp);
892 fputs(else_defined, ofp);
895 while (pch_char(new) == '!') {
896 fputs(pfetch(new), ofp);
900 if (pch_char(new) != ' ')
901 fatal("Internal error: expected ' '\n");
904 if (do_defines && def_state != OUTSIDE) {
905 fputs(end_defined, ofp);
910 if (new <= pat_end && pch_char(new) == '+') {
911 copy_till(where + old - 1, false);
913 if (def_state == OUTSIDE) {
914 fputs(if_defined, ofp);
915 def_state = IN_IFDEF;
916 } else if (def_state == IN_IFNDEF) {
917 fputs(else_defined, ofp);
921 while (new <= pat_end && pch_char(new) == '+') {
922 fputs(pfetch(new), ofp);
926 if (do_defines && def_state != OUTSIDE) {
927 fputs(end_defined, ofp);
935 init_output(const char *name)
937 ofp = fopen(name, "w");
939 pfatal("can't create %s", name);
943 * Open a file to put hunks we can't locate.
946 init_reject(const char *name)
948 rejfp = fopen(name, "w");
950 pfatal("can't create %s", name);
954 * Copy input file to output, up to wherever hunk is to be applied.
955 * If endoffile is true, treat the last line specially since it may
959 copy_till(LINENUM lastline, bool endoffile)
961 if (last_frozen_line > lastline)
962 fatal("misordered hunks! output would be garbled\n");
963 while (last_frozen_line < lastline) {
964 if (++last_frozen_line == lastline && endoffile)
965 dump_line(last_frozen_line, !last_line_missing_eol);
967 dump_line(last_frozen_line, true);
972 * Finish copying the input file to the output file.
981 say("il=%ld lfl=%ld\n", input_lines, last_frozen_line);
984 copy_till(input_lines, true); /* dump remainder of file */
985 rv = ferror(ofp) == 0 && fclose(ofp) == 0;
991 * Copy one line from input to output.
994 dump_line(LINENUM line, bool write_newline)
1001 /* Note: string is not NUL terminated. */
1002 for (; *s != '\n'; s++)
1009 * Does the patch pattern match at line base+offset?
1012 patch_match(LINENUM base, LINENUM offset, LINENUM fuzz)
1014 LINENUM pline = 1 + fuzz;
1016 LINENUM pat_lines = pch_ptrn_lines() - fuzz;
1017 const char *ilineptr;
1018 const char *plineptr;
1021 for (iline = base + offset + fuzz; pline <= pat_lines; pline++, iline++) {
1022 ilineptr = ifetch(iline, offset >= 0);
1023 if (ilineptr == NULL)
1025 plineptr = pfetch(pline);
1026 plinelen = pch_line_len(pline);
1028 if (!similar(ilineptr, plineptr, plinelen))
1030 } else if (strnNE(ilineptr, plineptr, plinelen))
1032 if (iline == input_lines) {
1034 * We are looking at the last line of the file.
1035 * If the file has no eol, the patch line should
1036 * not have one either and vice-versa. Note that
1039 if (last_line_missing_eol) {
1040 if (plineptr[plinelen - 1] == '\n')
1043 if (plineptr[plinelen - 1] != '\n')
1052 * Do two lines match with canonicalized white space?
1055 similar(const char *a, const char *b, int len)
1058 if (isspace((unsigned char)*b)) { /* whitespace (or \n) to match? */
1059 if (!isspace((unsigned char)*a)) /* no corresponding whitespace? */
1061 while (len && isspace((unsigned char)*b) && *b != '\n')
1062 b++, len--; /* skip pattern whitespace */
1063 while (isspace((unsigned char)*a) && *a != '\n')
1064 a++; /* skip target whitespace */
1065 if (*a == '\n' || *b == '\n')
1066 return (*a == *b); /* should end in sync */
1067 } else if (*a++ != *b++) /* match non-whitespace chars */
1070 len--; /* probably not necessary */
1072 return true; /* actually, this is not reached */
1073 /* since there is always a \n */