README
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6Here are some of the scripts I use to make development easier.
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8First, I use 'cporig' on every file I am about to change. This makes a
9copy with the extension .orig. If an .orig already exists, I am warned.
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11I can get really fancy with this. I can do 'cporig *' and make a .orig
12for every file in the current directory. I can:
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14 cporig `grep -l HeapTuple *`
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16If I use mkid (from ftp.postgreSQL.org), I can do:
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18 cporig `lid -kn 'fsyncOff'`
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20and get a copy of every file containing that word. I can then do:
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22 vi `find . -name '*.orig'`
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24or even better (using mkid):
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26 eid fsyncOff
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28to edit all those files.
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30When I am ready to generate a patch, I run 'difforig' command from the top of
31the source tree:
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33I pipe the output of this to a file to hold my patch, and the file names
34it processes appear on my screen. It creates a nice patch for me of all
35the files I used with cporig.
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37Finally, I remove my old copies with 'rmorig'.
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39Bruce Momjian
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