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+// Reorder a file based on directives starting with ':(' (tangle directives).
+// Insert #line directives to preserve line numbers in the original.
+// Clear lines starting with '//:' (tangle comments).
+
+#include<assert.h>
+#include<cstdlib>
+#include<cstring>
+
+#include<vector>
+using std::vector;
+#include<list>
+using std::list;
+#include<utility>
+using std::pair;
+
+#include<string>
+using std::string;
+
+#include<iostream>
+using std::istream;
+using std::ostream;
+using std::cin;
+using std::cout;
+using std::cerr;
+
+#include<sstream>
+using std::istringstream;
+using std::ostringstream;
+
+#include<fstream>
+using std::ifstream;
+
+#include <locale>
+using std::isspace;  // unicode-aware
+
+//// Core data structures
+
+struct Line {
+  string filename;
+  size_t line_number;
+  string contents;
+  Line() :line_number(0) {}
+  Line(const string& text) :line_number(0) {
+    contents = text;
+  }
+  Line(const string& text, const string& f, const size_t& l) {
+    contents = text;
+    filename = f;
+    line_number = l;
+  }
+  Line(const string& text, const Line& origin) {
+    contents = text;
+    filename = origin.filename;
+    line_number = origin.line_number;
+  }
+};
+
+// Emit a list of line contents, inserting directives just at discontinuities.
+// Needs to be a macro because 'out' can have the side effect of creating a
+// new trace in Trace_stream.
+#define EMIT(lines, out) if (!lines.empty()) { \
+  string last_file = lines.begin()->filename; \
+  size_t last_line = lines.begin()->line_number-1; \
+  out << line_directive(lines.begin()->line_number, lines.begin()->filename) << '\n'; \
+  for (list<Line>::const_iterator p = lines.begin(); p != lines.end(); ++p) { \
+    if (last_file != p->filename || last_line != p->line_number-1) \
+      out << line_directive(p->line_number, p->filename) << '\n'; \
+    out << p->contents << '\n'; \
+    last_file = p->filename; \
+    last_line = p->line_number; \
+  } \
+}
+
+//// Traces and white-box tests
+
+bool Passed = true;
+
+long Num_failures = 0;
+
+#define CHECK(X) \
+  if (!(X)) { \
+    ++Num_failures; \
+    cerr << "\nF " << __FUNCTION__ << "(" << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << "): " << #X << '\n'; \
+    Passed = false; \
+    return; \
+  }
+
+#define CHECK_EQ(X, Y) \
+  if ((X) != (Y)) { \
+    ++Num_failures; \
+    cerr << "\nF " << __FUNCTION__ << "(" << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << "): " << #X << " == " << #Y << '\n'; \
+    cerr << "  got " << (X) << '\n';  /* BEWARE: multiple eval */ \
+    Passed = false; \
+    return; \
+  }
+
+bool Hide_warnings = false;
+
+struct trace_stream {
+  vector<pair<string, string> > past_lines;  // [(layer label, line)]
+  // accumulator for current line
+  ostringstream* curr_stream;
+  string curr_layer;
+  trace_stream() :curr_stream(NULL) {}
+  ~trace_stream() { if (curr_stream) delete curr_stream; }
+
+  ostringstream& stream(string layer) {
+    newline();
+    curr_stream = new ostringstream;
+    curr_layer = layer;
+    return *curr_stream;
+  }
+
+  // be sure to call this before messing with curr_stream or curr_layer
+  void newline() {
+    if (!curr_stream) return;
+    string curr_contents = curr_stream->str();
+    curr_contents.erase(curr_contents.find_last_not_of("\r\n")+1);
+    past_lines.push_back(pair<string, string>(curr_layer, curr_contents));
+    delete curr_stream;
+    curr_stream = NULL;
+  }
+
+  string readable_contents(string layer) {  // missing layer = everything
+    newline();
+    ostringstream output;
+    for (vector<pair<string, string> >::iterator p = past_lines.begin(); p != past_lines.end(); ++p)
+      if (layer.empty() || layer == p->first)
+        output << p->first << ": " << with_newline(p->second);
+    return output.str();
+  }
+
+  string with_newline(string s) {
+    if (s[s.size()-1] != '\n') return s+'\n';
+    return s;
+  }
+};
+
+trace_stream* Trace_stream = NULL;
+
+// Top-level helper. IMPORTANT: can't nest.
+#define trace(layer)  !Trace_stream ? cerr /*print nothing*/ : Trace_stream->stream(layer)
+// Warnings should go straight to cerr by default since calls to trace() have
+// some unfriendly constraints (they delay printing, they can't nest)
+#define raise  ((!Trace_stream || !Hide_warnings) ? cerr /*do print*/ : Trace_stream->stream("warn")) << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << " "
+
+// raise << die exits after printing -- unless Hide_warnings is set.
+struct die {};
+ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, __attribute__((unused)) die) {
+  if (Hide_warnings) return os;
+  os << "dying\n";
+  exit(1);
+}
+
+#define CLEAR_TRACE  delete Trace_stream, Trace_stream = new trace_stream;
+
+#define DUMP(layer)  cerr << Trace_stream->readable_contents(layer)
+
+// Trace_stream is a resource, lease_tracer uses RAII to manage it.
+struct lease_tracer {
+  lease_tracer() { Trace_stream = new trace_stream; }
+  ~lease_tracer() { delete Trace_stream, Trace_stream = NULL; }
+};
+
+#define START_TRACING_UNTIL_END_OF_SCOPE  lease_tracer leased_tracer;
+
+vector<string> split(string s, string delim) {
+  vector<string> result;
+  string::size_type begin=0, end=s.find(delim);
+  while (true) {
+    if (end == string::npos) {
+      result.push_back(string(s, begin, string::npos));
+      break;
+    }
+    result.push_back(string(s, begin, end-begin));
+    begin = end+delim.size();
+    end = s.find(delim, begin);
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+bool check_trace_contents(string FUNCTION, string FILE, int LINE, string layer, string expected) {  // empty layer == everything
+  vector<string> expected_lines = split(expected, "\n");
+  size_t curr_expected_line = 0;
+  while (curr_expected_line < expected_lines.size() && expected_lines[curr_expected_line].empty())
+    ++curr_expected_line;
+  if (curr_expected_line == expected_lines.size()) return true;
+  Trace_stream->newline();
+  ostringstream output;
+  for (vector<pair<string, string> >::iterator p = Trace_stream->past_lines.begin(); p != Trace_stream->past_lines.end(); ++p) {
+    if (!layer.empty() && layer != p->first)
+      continue;
+    if (p->second != expected_lines[curr_expected_line])
+      continue;
+    ++curr_expected_line;
+    while (curr_expected_line < expected_lines.size() && expected_lines[curr_expected_line].empty())
+      ++curr_expected_line;
+    if (curr_expected_line == expected_lines.size()) return true;
+  }
+
+  ++Num_failures;
+  cerr << "\nF " << FUNCTION << "(" << FILE << ":" << LINE << "): missing [" << expected_lines[curr_expected_line] << "] in trace:\n";
+  DUMP(layer);
+  Passed = false;
+  return false;
+}
+
+#define CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS(...)  check_trace_contents(__FUNCTION__, __FILE__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+int trace_count(string layer, string line) {
+  Trace_stream->newline();
+  long result = 0;
+  for (vector<pair<string, string> >::iterator p = Trace_stream->past_lines.begin(); p != Trace_stream->past_lines.end(); ++p) {
+    if (layer == p->first)
+      if (line == "" || p->second == line)
+        ++result;
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+#define CHECK_TRACE_WARNS()  CHECK(trace_count("warn", "") > 0)
+#define CHECK_TRACE_DOESNT_WARN() \
+  if (trace_count("warn") > 0) { \
+    ++Num_failures; \
+    cerr << "\nF " << __FUNCTION__ << "(" << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << "): unexpected warnings\n"; \
+    DUMP("warn"); \
+    Passed = false; \
+    return; \
+  }
+
+bool trace_doesnt_contain(string layer, string line) {
+  return trace_count(layer, line) == 0;
+}
+
+#define CHECK_TRACE_DOESNT_CONTAIN(...)  CHECK(trace_doesnt_contain(__VA_ARGS__))
+
+// Tests for trace infrastructure
+
+void test_trace_check_compares() {
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("test layer", "");
+  trace("test layer") << "foo";
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("test layer", "foo");
+}
+
+void test_trace_check_filters_layers() {
+  trace("test layer 1") << "foo";
+  trace("test layer 2") << "bar";
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("test layer 1", "foo");
+}
+
+void test_trace_check_ignores_other_lines() {
+  trace("test layer 1") << "foo";
+  trace("test layer 1") << "bar";
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("test layer 1", "foo");
+}
+
+void test_trace_check_always_finds_empty_lines() {
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("test layer 1", "");
+}
+
+void test_trace_check_treats_empty_layers_as_wildcards() {
+  trace("test layer 1") << "foo";
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("", "foo");
+}
+
+void test_trace_check_multiple_lines_at_once() {
+  trace("test layer 1") << "foo";
+  trace("test layer 2") << "bar";
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("", "foo\n"
+                           "bar\n");
+}
+
+void test_trace_check_always_finds_empty_lines2() {
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("test layer 1", "\n\n\n");
+}
+
+void test_trace_orders_across_layers() {
+  trace("test layer 1") << "foo";
+  trace("test layer 2") << "bar";
+  trace("test layer 1") << "qux";
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("", "foo\n"
+                           "bar\n"
+                           "qux\n");
+}
+
+void test_trace_supports_count() {
+  trace("test layer 1") << "foo";
+  trace("test layer 1") << "foo";
+  CHECK_EQ(trace_count("test layer 1", "foo"), 2);
+}
+
+//// helpers
+
+// can't check trace because trace methods call 'split'
+
+void test_split_returns_at_least_one_elem() {
+  vector<string> result = split("", ",");
+  CHECK_EQ(result.size(), 1);
+  CHECK_EQ(result[0], "");
+}
+
+void test_split_returns_entire_input_when_no_delim() {
+  vector<string> result = split("abc", ",");
+  CHECK_EQ(result.size(), 1);
+  CHECK_EQ(result[0], "abc");
+}
+
+void test_split_works() {
+  vector<string> result = split("abc,def", ",");
+  CHECK_EQ(result.size(), 2);
+  CHECK_EQ(result[0], "abc");
+  CHECK_EQ(result[1], "def");
+}
+
+void test_split_works2() {
+  vector<string> result = split("abc,def,ghi", ",");
+  CHECK_EQ(result.size(), 3);
+  CHECK_EQ(result[0], "abc");
+  CHECK_EQ(result[1], "def");
+  CHECK_EQ(result[2], "ghi");
+}
+
+void test_split_handles_multichar_delim() {
+  vector<string> result = split("abc,,def,,ghi", ",,");
+  CHECK_EQ(result.size(), 3);
+  CHECK_EQ(result[0], "abc");
+  CHECK_EQ(result[1], "def");
+  CHECK_EQ(result[2], "ghi");
+}
+
+//// Core program
+
+#include "tangle.function_list"
+
+string line_directive(size_t line_number, string filename) {
+  ostringstream result;
+  if (filename.empty())
+    result << "#line " << line_number;
+  else
+    result << "#line " << line_number << " \"" << filename << '"';
+  return result.str();
+}
+
+string Toplevel = "run";
+
+int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
+  if (flag("test", argc, argv))
+    return run_tests();
+  return tangle(argc, argv);
+}
+
+bool flag(const string& flag, int argc, const char* argv[]) {
+  for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
+    if (string(argv[i]) == flag)
+      return true;
+  return false;
+}
+
+void setup() {
+  Hide_warnings = false;
+  Passed = true;
+}
+
+void verify() {
+  Hide_warnings = false;
+  if (!Passed)
+    ;
+  else
+    cerr << ".";
+}
+
+int tangle(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
+  list<Line> result;
+  for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
+//?     cerr << "new file " << argv[i] << '\n';
+    Toplevel = "run";
+    ifstream in(argv[i]);
+    tangle(in, argv[i], result);
+  }
+
+  EMIT(result, cout);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+void tangle(istream& in, const string& filename, list<Line>& out) {
+  string curr_line;
+  size_t line_number = 1;
+  while (!in.eof()) {
+    getline(in, curr_line);
+    if (starts_with(curr_line, ":(")) {
+      ++line_number;
+      process_next_hunk(in, trim(curr_line), filename, line_number, out);
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (starts_with(curr_line, "//:")) {
+      ++line_number;
+      continue;
+    }
+    out.push_back(Line(curr_line, filename, line_number));
+    ++line_number;
+  }
+
+  // Trace all line contents, inserting directives just at discontinuities.
+  if (!Trace_stream) return;
+  EMIT(out, Trace_stream->stream("tangle"));
+}
+
+// just for tests
+void tangle(istream& in, list<Line>& out) {
+  tangle(in, "", out);
+}
+
+void process_next_hunk(istream& in, const string& directive, const string& filename, size_t& line_number, list<Line>& out) {
+  istringstream directive_stream(directive.substr(2));  // length of ":("
+  string cmd = next_tangle_token(directive_stream);
+
+  // first slurp all lines until next directive
+  list<Line> hunk;
+  {
+    string curr_line;
+    while (!in.eof()) {
+      std::streampos old = in.tellg();
+      getline(in, curr_line);
+      if (starts_with(curr_line, ":(")) {
+        in.seekg(old);
+        break;
+      }
+      if (starts_with(curr_line, "//:")) {
+        // tangle comments
+        ++line_number;
+        continue;
+      }
+      hunk.push_back(Line(curr_line, filename, line_number));
+      ++line_number;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (cmd == "code") {
+    out.insert(out.end(), hunk.begin(), hunk.end());
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (cmd == "before" || cmd == "after" || cmd == "replace" || cmd == "replace{}" || cmd == "delete" || cmd == "delete{}") {
+    list<Line>::iterator target = locate_target(out, directive_stream);
+    if (target == out.end()) {
+      raise << "couldn't find target " << directive << '\n' << die();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    indent_all(hunk, target);
+
+    if (cmd == "before") {
+      out.splice(target, hunk);
+    }
+    else if (cmd == "after") {
+      ++target;
+      out.splice(target, hunk);
+    }
+    else if (cmd == "replace" || cmd == "delete") {
+      out.splice(target, hunk);
+      out.erase(target);
+    }
+    else if (cmd == "replace{}" || cmd == "delete{}") {
+      if (find_trim(hunk, ":OLD_CONTENTS") == hunk.end()) {
+        out.splice(target, hunk);
+        out.erase(target, balancing_curly(target));
+      }
+      else {
+        list<Line>::iterator next = balancing_curly(target);
+        list<Line> old_version;
+        old_version.splice(old_version.begin(), out, target, next);
+        old_version.pop_back();  old_version.pop_front();  // contents only please, not surrounding curlies
+
+        list<Line>::iterator new_pos = find_trim(hunk, ":OLD_CONTENTS");
+        indent_all(old_version, new_pos);
+        hunk.splice(new_pos, old_version);
+        hunk.erase(new_pos);
+        out.splice(next, hunk);
+      }
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  raise << "unknown directive " << cmd << '\n' << die();
+}
+
+list<Line>::iterator locate_target(list<Line>& out, istream& directive_stream) {
+  string pat = next_tangle_token(directive_stream);
+  if (pat == "") return out.end();
+
+  string next_token = next_tangle_token(directive_stream);
+  if (next_token == "") {
+    return find_substr(out, pat);
+  }
+  // first way to do nested pattern: pattern 'following' intermediate
+  else if (next_token == "following") {
+    string pat2 = next_tangle_token(directive_stream);
+    if (pat2 == "") return out.end();
+    list<Line>::iterator intermediate = find_substr(out, pat2);
+    if (intermediate == out.end()) return out.end();
+    return find_substr(out, intermediate, pat);
+  }
+  // second way to do nested pattern: intermediate 'then' pattern
+  else if (next_token == "then") {
+    list<Line>::iterator intermediate = find_substr(out, pat);
+    if (intermediate == out.end()) return out.end();
+    string pat2 = next_tangle_token(directive_stream);
+    if (pat2 == "") return out.end();
+    return find_substr(out, intermediate, pat2);
+  }
+  raise << "unknown keyword in directive: " << next_token << '\n';
+  return out.end();
+}
+
+// indent all lines in l like indentation at exemplar
+void indent_all(list<Line>& l, list<Line>::iterator exemplar) {
+  string curr_indent = indent(exemplar->contents);
+  for (list<Line>::iterator p = l.begin(); p != l.end(); ++p)
+    if (!p->contents.empty())
+      p->contents.insert(p->contents.begin(), curr_indent.begin(), curr_indent.end());
+}
+
+string next_tangle_token(istream& in) {
+  in >> std::noskipws;
+  ostringstream out;
+  skip_whitespace(in);
+  if (in.peek() == '"')
+    slurp_tangle_string(in, out);
+  else
+    slurp_word(in, out);
+  return out.str();
+}
+
+void slurp_tangle_string(istream& in, ostream& out) {
+  in.get();
+  char c;
+  while (in >> c) {
+    if (c == '\\') {
+      // skip backslash and save next character unconditionally
+      in >> c;
+      out << c;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (c == '"') break;
+    out << c;
+  }
+}
+
+void slurp_word(istream& in, ostream& out) {
+  char c;
+  while (in >> c) {
+    if (isspace(c) || c == ')') {
+      in.putback(c);
+      break;
+    }
+    out << c;
+  }
+}
+
+void skip_whitespace(istream& in) {
+  while (isspace(in.peek()))
+    in.get();
+}
+
+list<Line>::iterator balancing_curly(list<Line>::iterator curr) {
+  long open_curlies = 0;
+  do {
+    for (string::iterator p = curr->contents.begin(); p != curr->contents.end(); ++p) {
+      if (*p == '{') ++open_curlies;
+      if (*p == '}') --open_curlies;
+    }
+    ++curr;
+    // no guard so far against unbalanced curly, including inside comments or strings
+  } while (open_curlies != 0);
+  return curr;
+}
+
+list<Line>::iterator find_substr(list<Line>& in, const string& pat) {
+  for (list<Line>::iterator p = in.begin(); p != in.end(); ++p)
+    if (p->contents.find(pat) != string::npos)
+      return p;
+  return in.end();
+}
+
+list<Line>::iterator find_substr(list<Line>& in, list<Line>::iterator p, const string& pat) {
+  for (; p != in.end(); ++p)
+    if (p->contents.find(pat) != string::npos)
+      return p;
+  return in.end();
+}
+
+list<Line>::iterator find_trim(list<Line>& in, const string& pat) {
+  for (list<Line>::iterator p = in.begin(); p != in.end(); ++p)
+    if (trim(p->contents) == pat)
+      return p;
+  return in.end();
+}
+
+string escape(string s) {
+  s = replace_all(s, "\\", "\\\\");
+  s = replace_all(s, "\"", "\\\"");
+  s = replace_all(s, "", "\\n");
+  return s;
+}
+
+string replace_all(string s, const string& a, const string& b) {
+  for (size_t pos = s.find(a); pos != string::npos; pos = s.find(a, pos+b.size()))
+    s = s.replace(pos, a.size(), b);
+  return s;
+}
+
+// does s start with pat, after skipping whitespace?
+// pat can't start with whitespace
+bool starts_with(const string& s, const string& pat) {
+  for (size_t pos = 0; pos < s.size(); ++pos)
+    if (!isspace(s.at(pos)))
+      return s.compare(pos, pat.size(), pat) == 0;
+  return false;
+}
+
+string indent(const string& s) {
+  for (size_t pos = 0; pos < s.size(); ++pos)
+    if (!isspace(s.at(pos)))
+      return s.substr(0, pos);
+  return "";
+}
+
+string strip_indent(const string& s, size_t n) {
+  if (s.empty()) return "";
+  string::const_iterator curr = s.begin();
+  while (curr != s.end() && n > 0 && isspace(*curr)) {
+    ++curr;
+    --n;
+  }
+  return string(curr, s.end());
+}
+
+string trim(const string& s) {
+  string::const_iterator first = s.begin();
+  while (first != s.end() && isspace(*first))
+    ++first;
+  if (first == s.end()) return "";
+
+  string::const_iterator last = --s.end();
+  while (last != s.begin() && isspace(*last))
+    --last;
+  ++last;
+  return string(first, last);
+}
+
+const Line& front(const list<Line>& l) {
+  assert(!l.empty());
+  return l.front();
+}
+
+//// Tests for tangle
+
+void test_tangle() {
+  istringstream in("a\n"
+                   "b\n"
+                   "c\n"
+                   ":(before b)\n"
+                   "d\n");
+  list<Line> dummy;
+  tangle(in, dummy);
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("tangle", "a\n"
+                                 "d\n"
+                                 "b\n"
+                                 "c\n");
+}
+
+void test_tangle_with_linenumber() {
+  istringstream in("a\n"
+                   "b\n"
+                   "c\n"
+                   ":(before b)\n"
+                   "d\n");
+  list<Line> dummy;
+  tangle(in, dummy);
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("tangle", "#line 1\n"
+                                 "a\n"
+                                 "#line 5\n"
+                                 "d\n"
+                                 "#line 2\n"
+                                 "b\n"
+                                 "c\n");
+  // no other #line directives
+  CHECK_TRACE_DOESNT_CONTAIN("tangle", "#line 3");
+  CHECK_TRACE_DOESNT_CONTAIN("tangle", "#line 4");
+}
+
+void test_tangle_linenumbers_with_filename() {
+  istringstream in("a\n"
+                   "b\n"
+                   "c\n"
+                   ":(before b)\n"
+                   "d\n");
+  list<Line> dummy;
+  tangle(in, "foo", dummy);
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("tangle", "a\n"
+                                 "#line 5 \"foo\"\n"
+                                 "d\n"
+                                 "b\n"
+                                 "c\n");
+}
+
+void test_tangle_line_numbers_with_multiple_filenames() {
+  istringstream in1("a\n"
+                    "b\n"
+                    "c");
+  list<Line> dummy;
+  tangle(in1, "foo", dummy);
+  CLEAR_TRACE;
+  istringstream in2(":(before b)\n"
+                    "d\n");
+  tangle(in2, "bar", dummy);
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("tangle", "a\n"
+                                 "#line 2 \"bar\"\n"
+                                 "d\n"
+                                 "#line 2 \"foo\"\n"
+                                 "b\n"
+                                 "c\n");
+}
+
+void test_tangle_linenumbers_with_multiple_directives() {
+  istringstream in1("a\n"
+                    "b\n"
+                    "c");
+  list<Line> dummy;
+  tangle(in1, "foo", dummy);
+  CLEAR_TRACE;
+  istringstream in2(":(before b)\n"
+                    "d\n"
+                    ":(before c)\n"
+                    "e");
+  tangle(in2, "bar", dummy);
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("tangle", "a\n"
+                                 "#line 2 \"bar\"\n"
+                                 "d\n"
+                                 "#line 2 \"foo\"\n"
+                                 "b\n"
+                                 "#line 4 \"bar\"\n"
+                                 "e\n"
+                                 "#line 3 \"foo\"\n"
+                                 "c\n");
+}
+
+void test_tangle_with_multiple_filenames_after() {
+  istringstream in1("a\n"
+                    "b\n"
+                    "c");
+  list<Line> dummy;
+  tangle(in1, "foo", dummy);
+  CLEAR_TRACE;
+  istringstream in2(":(after b)\n"
+                    "d\n");
+  tangle(in2, "bar", dummy);
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("tangle", "a\n"
+                                 "b\n"
+                                 "#line 2 \"bar\"\n"
+                                 "d\n"
+                                 "#line 3 \"foo\"\n"
+                                 "c\n");
+}
+
+void test_tangle_skip_tanglecomments() {
+  istringstream in("a\n"
+                   "b\n"
+                   "c\n"
+                   "//: 1\n"
+                   "//: 2\n"
+                   "d\n");
+  list<Line> dummy;
+  tangle(in, dummy);
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("tangle", "a\n"
+                                 "b\n"
+                                 "c\n"
+                                 "\n"
+                                 "\n"
+                                 "d\n");
+  CHECK_TRACE_DOESNT_CONTAIN("tangle", "//: 1");
+}
+
+void test_tangle_with_tanglecomments_and_directive() {
+  istringstream in("a\n"
+                   "//: 1\n"
+                   "b\n"
+                   "c\n"
+                   ":(before b)\n"
+                   "d\n"
+                   ":(code)\n"
+                   "e\n");
+  list<Line> dummy;
+  tangle(in, dummy);
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("tangle", "a\n"
+                                 "#line 6\n"
+                                 "d\n"
+                                 "#line 3\n"
+                                 "b\n"
+                                 "c\n"
+                                 "#line 8\n"
+                                 "e\n");
+  CHECK_TRACE_DOESNT_CONTAIN("tangle", "//: 1");
+}
+
+void test_tangle_with_tanglecomments_inside_directive() {
+  istringstream in("a\n"
+                   "//: 1\n"
+                   "b\n"
+                   "c\n"
+                   ":(before b)\n"
+                   "//: abc\n"
+                   "d\n"
+                   ":(code)\n"
+                   "e\n");
+  list<Line> dummy;
+  tangle(in, dummy);
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("tangle", "a\n"
+                                 "#line 7\n"
+                                 "d\n"
+                                 "#line 3\n"
+                                 "b\n"
+                                 "c\n"
+                                 "#line 9\n"
+                                 "e\n");
+  CHECK_TRACE_DOESNT_CONTAIN("tangle", "//: 1");
+}
+
+void test_tangle_with_multiword_directives() {
+  istringstream in("a b\n"
+                   "c\n"
+                   ":(after \"a b\")\n"
+                   "d\n");
+  list<Line> dummy;
+  tangle(in, dummy);
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("tangle", "a b\n"
+                                 "d\n"
+                                 "c\n");
+}
+
+void test_tangle_with_quoted_multiword_directives() {
+  istringstream in("a \"b\"\n"
+                   "c\n"
+                   ":(after \"a \\\"b\\\"\")\n"
+                   "d\n");
+  list<Line> dummy;
+  tangle(in, dummy);
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("tangle", "a \"b\"\n"
+                                 "d\n"
+                                 "c\n");
+}
+
+void test_tangle2() {
+  istringstream in("a\n"
+                   "b\n"
+                   "c\n"
+                   ":(after b)\n"
+                   "d\n");
+  list<Line> dummy;
+  tangle(in, dummy);
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("tangle", "a\n"
+                                 "b\n"
+                                 "d\n"
+                                 "c\n");
+}
+
+void test_tangle_at_end() {
+  istringstream in("a\n"
+                   "b\n"
+                   "c\n"
+                   ":(after c)\n"
+                   "d\n");
+  list<Line> dummy;
+  tangle(in, dummy);
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("tangle", "a\n"
+                                 "b\n"
+                                 "c\n"
+                                 "d\n");
+}
+
+void test_tangle_indents_hunks_correctly() {
+  istringstream in("a\n"
+                   "  b\n"
+                   "c\n"
+                   ":(after b)\n"
+                   "d\n");
+  list<Line> dummy;
+  tangle(in, dummy);
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("tangle", "a\n"
+                                 "  b\n"
+                                 "  d\n"
+                                 "c\n");
+}
+
+void test_tangle_warns_on_missing_target() {
+  Hide_warnings = true;
+  istringstream in(":(before)\n"
+                   "abc def\n");
+  list<Line> lines;
+  tangle(in, lines);
+  CHECK_TRACE_WARNS();
+}
+
+void test_tangle_warns_on_unknown_target() {
+  Hide_warnings = true;
+  istringstream in(":(before \"foo\")\n"
+                   "abc def\n");
+  list<Line> lines;
+  tangle(in, lines);
+  CHECK_TRACE_WARNS();
+}
+
+void test_tangle_delete_range_of_lines() {
+  istringstream in("a\n"
+                   "b {\n"
+                   "c\n"
+                   "}\n"
+                   ":(delete{} \"b\")\n");
+  list<Line> dummy;
+  tangle(in, dummy);
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("tangle", "a\n");
+  CHECK_TRACE_DOESNT_CONTAIN("tangle", "b");
+  CHECK_TRACE_DOESNT_CONTAIN("tangle", "c");
+}
+
+void test_tangle_replace() {
+  istringstream in("a\n"
+                   "b\n"
+                   "c\n"
+                   ":(replace b)\n"
+                   "d\n");
+  list<Line> dummy;
+  tangle(in, dummy);
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("tangle", "a\n"
+                                 "d\n"
+                                 "c\n");
+  CHECK_TRACE_DOESNT_CONTAIN("tangle", "b");
+}
+
+void test_tangle_replace_range_of_lines() {
+  istringstream in("a\n"
+                   "b {\n"
+                   "c\n"
+                   "}\n"
+                   ":(replace{} \"b\")\n"
+                   "d\n"
+                   "e\n");
+  list<Line> dummy;
+  tangle(in, dummy);
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("tangle", "a\n"
+                                 "d\n"
+                                 "e\n");
+  CHECK_TRACE_DOESNT_CONTAIN("tangle", "b {");
+  CHECK_TRACE_DOESNT_CONTAIN("tangle", "c");
+}
+
+void test_tangle_replace_tracks_old_lines() {
+  istringstream in("a\n"
+                   "b {\n"
+                   "c\n"
+                   "}\n"
+                   ":(replace{} \"b\")\n"
+                   "d\n"
+                   ":OLD_CONTENTS\n"
+                   "e\n");
+  list<Line> dummy;
+  tangle(in, dummy);
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("tangle", "a\n"
+                                 "d\n"
+                                 "c\n"
+                                 "e\n");
+  CHECK_TRACE_DOESNT_CONTAIN("tangle", "b {");
+}
+
+void test_tangle_nested_patterns() {
+  istringstream in("a\n"
+                   "c\n"
+                   "b\n"
+                   "c\n"
+                   "d\n"
+                   ":(after \"b\" then \"c\")\n"
+                   "e");
+  list<Line> dummy;
+  tangle(in, dummy);
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("tangle", "a\n"
+                                 "c\n"
+                                 "b\n"
+                                 "c\n"
+                                 "e\n"
+                                 "d\n");
+}
+
+void test_tangle_nested_patterns2() {
+  istringstream in("a\n"
+                   "c\n"
+                   "b\n"
+                   "c\n"
+                   "d\n"
+                   ":(after \"c\" following \"b\")\n"
+                   "e");
+  list<Line> dummy;
+  tangle(in, dummy);
+  CHECK_TRACE_CONTENTS("tangle", "a\n"
+                                 "c\n"
+                                 "b\n"
+                                 "c\n"
+                                 "e\n"
+                                 "d\n");
+}
+
+// todo: include line numbers in tangle errors
+
+void test_trim() {
+  CHECK_EQ(trim(""), "");
+  CHECK_EQ(trim(" "), "");
+  CHECK_EQ(trim("  "), "");
+  CHECK_EQ(trim("a"), "a");
+  CHECK_EQ(trim(" a"), "a");
+  CHECK_EQ(trim("  a"), "a");
+  CHECK_EQ(trim("  ab"), "ab");
+  CHECK_EQ(trim("a "), "a");
+  CHECK_EQ(trim("a  "), "a");
+  CHECK_EQ(trim("ab  "), "ab");
+  CHECK_EQ(trim(" a "), "a");
+  CHECK_EQ(trim("  a  "), "a");
+  CHECK_EQ(trim("  ab  "), "ab");
+}
+
+void test_strip_indent() {
+  CHECK_EQ(strip_indent("", 0), "");
+  CHECK_EQ(strip_indent("", 1), "");
+  CHECK_EQ(strip_indent("", 3), "");
+  CHECK_EQ(strip_indent(" ", 0), " ");
+  CHECK_EQ(strip_indent(" a", 0), " a");
+  CHECK_EQ(strip_indent(" ", 1), "");
+  CHECK_EQ(strip_indent(" a", 1), "a");
+  CHECK_EQ(strip_indent(" ", 2), "");
+  CHECK_EQ(strip_indent(" a", 2), "a");
+  CHECK_EQ(strip_indent("  ", 0), "  ");
+  CHECK_EQ(strip_indent("  a", 0), "  a");
+  CHECK_EQ(strip_indent("  ", 1), " ");
+  CHECK_EQ(strip_indent("  a", 1), " a");
+  CHECK_EQ(strip_indent("  ", 2), "");
+  CHECK_EQ(strip_indent("  a", 2), "a");
+  CHECK_EQ(strip_indent("  ", 3), "");
+  CHECK_EQ(strip_indent("  a", 3), "a");
+}
+
+//// Test harness
+
+typedef void (*test_fn)(void);
+
+const test_fn Tests[] = {
+  #include "tangle.test_list"  // auto-generated; see 'build*' scripts
+};
+
+// Names for each element of the 'Tests' global, respectively.
+const string Test_names[] = {
+  #include "tangle.test_name_list"  // auto-generated; see 'build*' scripts
+};
+
+int run_tests() {
+  for (unsigned long i=0; i < sizeof(Tests)/sizeof(Tests[0]); ++i) {
+//?     cerr << "running " << Test_names[i] << '\n';
+    START_TRACING_UNTIL_END_OF_SCOPE;
+    setup();
+    (*Tests[i])();
+    verify();
+  }
+
+  cerr << '\n';
+  if (Num_failures > 0)
+    cerr << Num_failures << " failure"
+         << (Num_failures > 1 ? "s" : "")
+         << '\n';
+  return Num_failures;
+}
diff --git a/tools/tangle.readme.md b/tools/tangle.readme.md
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+[Literate Programming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literate_programming)
+tool to convert Mu's layers into compilable form.
+
+Mu's tangling directives differ from Knuth's classic implementation. The
+classical approach starts out with labeled subsystems that are initially
+empty, and adds code to them using two major directives:
+
+```
+<name> ≡
+<code>
+```
+
+```
+<name> +≡
+<code>
+```
+
+_(`<code>` can span multiple lines.)_
+
+This approach is best suited for top-down exposition.
+
+On the other hand, Mu's tangling directives are better suited for a cleaned-up
+history of a codebase. Subsystems start out with a simple skeleton of the core
+of the program. Later versions then tell a story of the evolution of the
+program, with each version colocating all the code related to new features.
+
+Read more:
+* http://akkartik.name/post/wart-layers
+* http://akkartik.name/post/literate-programming
+* https://github.com/akkartik/mu/blob/master/000organization.cc
+
+## directives
+
+Add code to a project:
+
+```
+:(code)
+<code>
+```
+
+Insert code before a specific line:
+
+```
+:(before <waypoint>)
+<code>
+```
+
+Here `<waypoint>` is a substring matching a single line in the codebase. (We
+never use regular expressions.) Surround the substring in `"` quotes if it
+spans multiple words.
+
+Insert code _after_ a specific line:
+
+```
+:(after <waypoint>)
+<code>
+```
+
+Delete a specific previously-added line (because it's not needed in a newer
+version).
+
+```
+:(delete <line>)
+```
+
+Delete a block of code starting with a given header and surrounded by `{` and
+`}`:
+
+```
+:(delete{} <header>)
+```
+
+_(Caveat: doesn't directly support C's `do`..`while` loops.)_
+
+Replace a specific line with new code:
+
+```
+:(replace <line>)
+<code>
+```
+
+This is identical to:
+```
+:(before <line>)
+<code>
+:(delete <line>)
+```
+_(Assuming `<code>` did not insert a new line matching the substring `<line>`.)_
+
+Replace a block of code with another:
+
+```
+:(replace{} <header>)
+<code>
+```
+
+Insert code before or after a substring pattern that isn't quite a unique
+waypoint in the whole codebase:
+
+```
+:(before <line> following <waypoint>)
+<code>
+:(after <line> following <waypoint>)
+<code>
+```
+
+```
+:(before <waypoint> then <line>)
+<code>
+:(after <waypoint> then <line>)
+<code>
+```