mc/maint/trim_changelog

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1.5 KiB
Perl
Executable File

#! /usr/bin/perl -w
# Try to format ChangeLog in the current directory.
# Remove unnecessary spaces. Add spaces when needed.
use strict;
my $progname = "trim_changelog";
# Print message and exit (like "die", but without raising an exception).
# System error is added at the end.
sub error ($)
{
print STDERR "$progname: ERROR: " . shift(@_) . ": $!\n";
exit 1;
}
if ($#ARGV != -1) {
print STDERR "$progname accepts no arguments\n";
exit 1;
}
open (CHANGELOG, "< ChangeLog") || error ("cannot open ChangeLog");
open (CHNEW, "> ChangeLog.new") || error ("cannot open ChangeLog.new");
# Convert initial spaces in ChangeLog to tabs.
while (<CHANGELOG>) {
# Trim trailing whitespace.
s/\s*$//;
# Make sure there are exactly 2 spaces before the e-mail.
s/(^\w.*[^\s])\s+</$1 </;
# Make sure there are exactly 2 spaces after numeric dates.
s/(^[0-9]+-[0-9-]+)\s+/$1 /;
# Up to 7 spaces and tab or up to 8 spaces -> tab.
if (/^( {1,7}\t| {1,8})(.*)/) {
$_ = "\t$2";
}
print CHNEW "$_\n";
}
close (CHANGELOG);
close (CHNEW);
system ("cmp ChangeLog ChangeLog.new >/dev/null 2>&1");
if (($? >> 8) == 0) {
unlink ("ChangeLog.new") || error ("Cannot remove ChangeLog.new");
print "$progname: ChangeLog has not been changed\n";
exit 0;
}
rename ("ChangeLog", "ChangeLog.bak") ||
error ("Cannot rename ChangeLog to ChangeLog.bak");
rename ("ChangeLog.new", "ChangeLog") ||
error ("Cannot rename ChangeLog.new to ChangeLog");
print "$progname: ChangeLog has been changed\n";