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IDENTIFYING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SOURCE CODES OF DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF A SOFTWARE WHEN EACH SOURCE CODE IS ORGANIZED USING INCORPORATED FILES

  • US 20140173559A1
  • Filed: 12/13/2012
  • Published: 06/19/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of identifying differences between source codes when each source code is organized using incorporated files, said method comprising:

  • receiving identifiers of a first source code and a second source code, said first source code being organized as a first plurality of code files and said second source code being organized as a second plurality of code files;

    constructing a first listing of instructions for said first source code and a second listing of instructions for said second source code,wherein said constructing said first listing comprises including, for each incorporate statement in said first plurality of code files, the instructions stored in a corresponding one of said first plurality of code files as specified by the corresponding incorporate statement,wherein said constructing said second listing comprises including, for each incorporate statement in said second plurality of code files, the instructions stored in a corresponding one of said second plurality of code files as specified by the corresponding incorporate statement; and

    finding the differences between said first source code and said second source code by comparing said first listing of instructions and said second listing of instructions.

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