source: PATCHED/FCM_V1.3/bin/fcm_graphic_diff

#!/usr/bin/perl
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# NAME
#   fcm_graphic_diff
#
# SYNOPSIS
#   fcm_graphic_diff [-u] [-L OLD_DESC] [-L NEW_DESC] OLD NEW
#
# DESCRIPTION
#   Wrapper script which invokes a graphical diff tool. Its interface is
#   compatible with the "svn diff" command and can be used in combination with
#   its "--diff-cmd" option. The command prints the OLD_DESC and NEW_DESC if
#   they are both set. The two arguments OLD and NEW must be set and are the
#   files to compare. The graphical diff tool invoked depends on the value of
#   the FCM_GRAPHIC_DIFF environment variable. The command exits if the
#   environment variable is not set.
#
# COPYRIGHT
#   This program is part of the FCM system.
#   (C) Crown copyright Met Office. All rights reserved.
#   For further details please refer to the file COPYRIGHT.txt
#   which you should have received as part of this distribution.
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Standard pragmas:
use warnings;
use strict;

use Getopt::Long;

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

my ($u, @label);
GetOptions ('u' => \$u, 'L=s' => \@label);

# Check existence of files
for my $i (0 .. 1) {
  die $ARGV[$i], ': not found, abort' unless $ARGV[$i] and -f $ARGV[$i];
}

my ($old, $new) = @ARGV;

if ($old =~ m#.svn/empty-file$#) {
  print 'Skipping new file', "\n\n";

} elsif ($new =~ m#.svn/empty-file$#) {
  print 'Skipping deleted file', "\n\n";

} elsif (-z $old) {
  print 'Skipping as old file is empty (or does not exist)', "\n\n";

} elsif (-z $new) {
  print 'Skipping as new file is empty (or deleted)', "\n\n";

} elsif (-B $new) {
  print 'Skipping binary file', "\n\n";

} else {
  # Print descriptions of files
  if (@label >= 2) {
    print '--- ', $label[0], "\n", '+++ ', $label[1], "\n\n";
  }

  # FCM_GRAPHIC_DIFF is the graphical diff tool command
  my $cmd = (exists $ENV{FCM_GRAPHIC_DIFF} ? $ENV{FCM_GRAPHIC_DIFF} : 'xxdiff');

  if ($cmd) {
    my @options = ();

    # Set options for labels if appropriate
    if (@label >= 2) {
      if ($cmd eq 'tkdiff') {
        # Use tkdiff
        @options = ('-L', $label[0], '-L', $label[1]);

      } elsif ($cmd eq 'xxdiff') {
        # Use xxdiff
        @options = ('--title1', $label[0], '--title2', $label[1]);
      }
    }

    # Execute the command
    my @command = ($cmd, @options, $old, $new);
    exec (@command) or die 'Cannot execute: ', join (' ', @command);
  }

  exit;
}

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