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-rw-r--r--Help/command/list.rst7
-rw-r--r--Help/release/dev/list_natural_sort.rst5
-rw-r--r--Source/cmListCommand.cxx23
-rw-r--r--Tests/CMakeTests/ListTest.cmake.in23
4 files changed, 56 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Help/command/list.rst b/Help/command/list.rst
index 50bf417..4d339a0 100644
--- a/Help/command/list.rst
+++ b/Help/command/list.rst
@@ -308,6 +308,13 @@ The ``<compare>`` option should be one of:
* ``STRING``: Sorts a list of strings alphabetically. This is the
default behavior if the ``COMPARE`` option is not given.
* ``FILE_BASENAME``: Sorts a list of pathnames of files by their basenames.
+* ``NATURAL``: Sorts a list of strings using natural order
+ (see ``strverscmp(3)`` manual), i.e. such that contiguous digits
+ are compared as whole numbers.
+ For example: the following list `10.0 1.1 2.1 8.0 2.0 3.1`
+ will be sorted as `1.1 2.0 2.1 3.1 8.0 10.0` if the ``NATURAL``
+ comparison is selected where it will be sorted as
+ `1.1 10.0 2.0 2.1 3.1 8.0` with the ``STRING`` comparison.
Use the ``CASE`` keyword to select a case sensitive or case insensitive
sort mode. The ``<case>`` option should be one of:
diff --git a/Help/release/dev/list_natural_sort.rst b/Help/release/dev/list_natural_sort.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff74e5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Help/release/dev/list_natural_sort.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+list_natural_sort
+-----------------
+
+* The :command:`list` operation ``SORT`` gained the ``NATURAL`` sort
+ option to sort using natural order (see ``strverscmp(3)`` manual).
diff --git a/Source/cmListCommand.cxx b/Source/cmListCommand.cxx
index 5200a16..860b4da 100644
--- a/Source/cmListCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmListCommand.cxx
@@ -1051,6 +1051,7 @@ public:
UNINITIALIZED,
STRING,
FILE_BASENAME,
+ NATURAL,
};
enum class CaseSensitivity
{
@@ -1074,10 +1075,25 @@ protected:
: nullptr;
}
+ using ComparisonFunction =
+ std::function<bool(const std::string&, const std::string&)>;
+ ComparisonFunction GetComparisonFunction(Compare compare)
+ {
+ if (compare == Compare::NATURAL) {
+ return std::function<bool(const std::string&, const std::string&)>(
+ [](const std::string& x, const std::string& y) {
+ return cmSystemTools::strverscmp(x, y) < 0;
+ });
+ }
+ return std::function<bool(const std::string&, const std::string&)>(
+ [](const std::string& x, const std::string& y) { return x < y; });
+ }
+
public:
cmStringSorter(Compare compare, CaseSensitivity caseSensitivity,
Order desc = Order::ASCENDING)
: filters{ GetCompareFilter(compare), GetCaseFilter(caseSensitivity) }
+ , sortMethod(GetComparisonFunction(compare))
, descending(desc == Order::DESCENDING)
{
}
@@ -1099,15 +1115,16 @@ public:
std::string bf = ApplyFilter(b);
bool result;
if (descending) {
- result = bf < af;
+ result = sortMethod(bf, af);
} else {
- result = af < bf;
+ result = sortMethod(af, bf);
}
return result;
}
protected:
StringFilter filters[2] = { nullptr, nullptr };
+ ComparisonFunction sortMethod;
bool descending;
};
@@ -1142,6 +1159,8 @@ bool HandleSortCommand(std::vector<std::string> const& args,
sortCompare = cmStringSorter::Compare::STRING;
} else if (argument == "FILE_BASENAME") {
sortCompare = cmStringSorter::Compare::FILE_BASENAME;
+ } else if (argument == "NATURAL") {
+ sortCompare = cmStringSorter::Compare::NATURAL;
} else {
std::string error =
cmStrCat(messageHint, "value \"", argument, "\" for option \"",
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeTests/ListTest.cmake.in b/Tests/CMakeTests/ListTest.cmake.in
index f517e64..785f41d 100644
--- a/Tests/CMakeTests/ListTest.cmake.in
+++ b/Tests/CMakeTests/ListTest.cmake.in
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ set(result ken bill andy brad)
list(SORT result)
TEST("SORT result" "andy;bill;brad;ken")
+list(SORT result COMPARE NATURAL)
+TEST("SORT result COMPARE NATURAL" "andy;bill;brad;ken")
+
set(result andy bill brad ken)
list(REVERSE result)
TEST("REVERSE result" "ken;brad;bill;andy")
@@ -104,6 +107,26 @@ TEST("REVERSE empty result" "")
list(SORT result)
TEST("SORT empty result" "")
+list(SORT result COMPARE NATURAL)
+TEST("SORT result COMPARE NATURAL" "")
+
+set(result 1.1 10.0 11.0 12.0 12.1 2.0 2.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 8.0 9.0)
+
+list(SORT result COMPARE NATURAL)
+TEST("SORT result COMPARE NATURAL" "1.1;2.0;2.1;3.0;3.1;3.2;8.0;9.0;10.0;11.0;12.0;12.1")
+
+list(SORT result)
+TEST("SORT result" "1.1;10.0;11.0;12.0;12.1;2.0;2.1;3.0;3.1;3.2;8.0;9.0")
+
+list(SORT result COMPARE NATURAL ORDER DESCENDING)
+TEST("SORT result COMPARE NATURAL ORDER DESCENDING" "12.1;12.0;11.0;10.0;9.0;8.0;3.2;3.1;3.0;2.1;2.0;1.1")
+
+set(result b-1.1 a-10.0 c-2.0 d 1 00 0)
+
+list(SORT result COMPARE NATURAL)
+TEST("SORT result COMPARE NATURAL" "00;0;1;a-10.0;b-1.1;c-2.0;d")
+
+
# these trigger top-level condition
foreach(cmd IN ITEMS Append Find Get Insert Length Reverse Remove_At Remove_Duplicates Remove_Item Sort)
set(${cmd}-No-Arguments-RESULT 1)