Merge branch 'jc/mention-tracking-for-pull-default'
[git.git] / diff.c
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index f441f6c7f8790a9601163a7e3280239e63036755..156fec447061f83855edf27d578f055bb606cacf 100644 (file)
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static int diff_no_prefix;
 static int diff_stat_graph_width;
 static int diff_dirstat_permille_default = 30;
 static struct diff_options default_diff_options;
+static long diff_algorithm;
 
 static char diff_colors[][COLOR_MAXLEN] = {
        GIT_COLOR_RESET,
@@ -143,6 +144,21 @@ static int git_config_rename(const char *var, const char *value)
        return git_config_bool(var,value) ? DIFF_DETECT_RENAME : 0;
 }
 
+long parse_algorithm_value(const char *value)
+{
+       if (!value)
+               return -1;
+       else if (!strcasecmp(value, "myers") || !strcasecmp(value, "default"))
+               return 0;
+       else if (!strcasecmp(value, "minimal"))
+               return XDF_NEED_MINIMAL;
+       else if (!strcasecmp(value, "patience"))
+               return XDF_PATIENCE_DIFF;
+       else if (!strcasecmp(value, "histogram"))
+               return XDF_HISTOGRAM_DIFF;
+       return -1;
+}
+
 /*
  * These are to give UI layer defaults.
  * The core-level commands such as git-diff-files should
@@ -196,6 +212,13 @@ int git_diff_ui_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
                return 0;
        }
 
+       if (!strcmp(var, "diff.algorithm")) {
+               diff_algorithm = parse_algorithm_value(value);
+               if (diff_algorithm < 0)
+                       return -1;
+               return 0;
+       }
+
        if (git_color_config(var, value, cb) < 0)
                return -1;
 
@@ -3163,6 +3186,7 @@ void diff_setup(struct diff_options *options)
        options->add_remove = diff_addremove;
        options->use_color = diff_use_color_default;
        options->detect_rename = diff_detect_rename_default;
+       options->xdl_opts |= diff_algorithm;
 
        if (diff_no_prefix) {
                options->a_prefix = options->b_prefix = "";
@@ -3560,6 +3584,16 @@ int diff_opt_parse(struct diff_options *options, const char **av, int ac)
                options->xdl_opts = DIFF_WITH_ALG(options, PATIENCE_DIFF);
        else if (!strcmp(arg, "--histogram"))
                options->xdl_opts = DIFF_WITH_ALG(options, HISTOGRAM_DIFF);
+       else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--diff-algorithm=")) {
+               long value = parse_algorithm_value(arg+17);
+               if (value < 0)
+                       return error("option diff-algorithm accepts \"myers\", "
+                                    "\"minimal\", \"patience\" and \"histogram\"");
+               /* clear out previous settings */
+               DIFF_XDL_CLR(options, NEED_MINIMAL);
+               options->xdl_opts &= ~XDF_DIFF_ALGORITHM_MASK;
+               options->xdl_opts |= value;
+       }
 
        /* flags options */
        else if (!strcmp(arg, "--binary")) {