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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Test a patch using the daca script
+#
+# Arguments:
+# $1: patch file name
+# $2: daca folder
+#
+# Example usage:
+# daca-test-patch.sh 1234.diff a
+
+set -e
+cd ~/cppcheck
+git checkout -f
+git apply $1
+make clean
+nice make SRCDIR=build CFGDIR=~/cppcheck/cfg CXXFLAGS=-O2
+mv cppcheck ~/daca2/cppcheck-patch
+git checkout -f
+nice make SRCDIR=build CFGDIR=~/cppcheck/cfg CXXFLAGS=-O2
+mv cppcheck ~/daca2/cppcheck-head
+make clean
+nice make
+python tools/daca2.py --baseversion patch $2
+
+
+