[svn-r5056] Purpose:

    New feature
Description:
    "snapshot diff" will just run the diff and exit 0 is no significant
    differences found between current and previous versions.
    Runtest will try a "snapshot diff" and will skip test if no significant
    differences are found.
Platforms tested:
    eirene

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/bin/snapshot b/bin/snapshot
index a0b5fff..91a863f 100755
--- a/bin/snapshot
+++ b/bin/snapshot
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ] ; do
 	    cmdcheckout="checkout"
 	    cmd=""
 	    ;;
+	diff)
+	    cmddiff="diff"
+	    cmd=""
+	    ;;
 	test)
 	    cmdtest="test"
 	    cmd=""
@@ -134,6 +138,8 @@ Usage: $0 [all] [checkout] [test] [srcdir] [release] [help]
     all:      Run all commands (checkout, test & release)
               [Default is all]
     checkout: Run cvs checkout
+    diff:     Run diff on current and previous versions.  Exit 0 if
+              no significant differences are found.  Otherwise, non-zero.
     test:     Run test
     release:  Run release
     clean:    Run make clean
@@ -223,7 +229,7 @@ fi # Do CVS checkout
 #=============================
 # Run Test the HDF5 library
 #=============================
-if [ "$cmd" = "all" -o -n "$cmdtest" ]; then
+if [ "$cmd" = "all" -o -n "$cmdtest" -o -n "$cmddiff" ]; then
     # setup if srcdir is used.
     if [ -z "$srcdir" ]; then
 	TESTDIR=${CURRENT}
@@ -264,13 +270,22 @@ if [ "$cmd" = "all" -o -n "$cmdtest" ]; then
 		    :	#continue
 		else
 		    snapshot=yes
-		    # Don't break because we want to see all the diffs.
 		    break
 		fi
 	    done
 	fi
     fi
 
+    # if diff is choosen, exit 0 if no significant differences are found.
+    # otherwise, exit 1.  This includes cases of other failures.
+    if [ -n "$cmddiff" ]; then
+	if [ $snapshot = no ]; then
+	    exit 0
+	else
+	    exit 1
+	fi
+    fi
+
     # Build, run tests and install procedures
     if [ "$snapshot" = "yes" ]; then
 	if (cd ${TESTDIR} && \