kernel/remove-binary-diff.pl
Laura Abbott 523d987dc7 Add script to remove binary diffs
Once upon a time, the kernel was just a series of patches. These days,
git manages most of the kernel. git can do many useful things, such as
maintain binary files. Binary file changes are not easily expressed in
patches and can't be applied without using git. Remove the binary diffs
from any snapshot or -rc patches. We will eventually pick up the
changes/deletions in the final release tarball.
2016-10-12 13:37:37 -07:00

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#!/usr/bin/perl -w
# A script to remove those terrible binary diffs from the patches which
# screw up everything and rain on my parade.
use strict;
my @args=@ARGV;
my @current_patch;
my $is_binary = 0;
my $cnt = 0;
while(my $row = <>) {
# diff marks the start of a new file to check
if ($row =~ /^diff --git.*?(\S+)$/) {
if (!$is_binary) {
foreach my $line (@current_patch) {
print $line;
}
}
$is_binary = 0;
@current_patch = ();
} elsif ($row =~ /Binary files (.)* differ$/) {
$is_binary = 1;
}
push (@current_patch, $row);
}
if (!$is_binary) {
foreach my $line (@current_patch) {
print $line;
}
}