@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ mergetool.meld.hasOutput::
to `true` tells Git to unconditionally use the `--output` option,
and `false` avoids using `--output`.
+mergetool.meld.useAutoMerge::
+ When the `--auto-merge` is given, meld will merge all non-conflicting
+ parts automatically, highlight the conflicting parts and wait for
+ user decision. Setting `mergetool.meld.useAutoMerge` to `true` tells
+ Git to unconditionally use the `--auto-merge` option with `meld`.
+ Setting this value to `auto` makes git detect whether `--auto-merge`
+ is supported and will only use `--auto-merge` when available. A
+ value of `false` avoids using `--auto-merge` altogether, and is the
+ default value.
+
mergetool.keepBackup::
After performing a merge, the original file with conflict markers
can be saved as a file with a `.orig` extension. If this variable
@@ -3,34 +3,89 @@ diff_cmd () {
}
merge_cmd () {
- if test -z "${meld_has_output_option:+set}"
+ check_meld_for_features
+
+ option_auto_merge=
+ if test "$meld_use_auto_merge_option" = true
then
- check_meld_for_output_version
+ option_auto_merge="--auto-merge"
fi
if test "$meld_has_output_option" = true
then
- "$merge_tool_path" --output="$MERGED" \
+ "$merge_tool_path" $option_auto_merge --output="$MERGED" \
"$LOCAL" "$BASE" "$REMOTE"
else
- "$merge_tool_path" "$LOCAL" "$MERGED" "$REMOTE"
+ "$merge_tool_path" $option_auto_merge "$LOCAL" "$MERGED" "$REMOTE"
fi
}
-# Check whether we should use 'meld --output <file>'
-check_meld_for_output_version () {
- meld_path="$(git config mergetool.meld.path)"
- meld_path="${meld_path:-meld}"
+# Get meld help message
+init_meld_help_msg () {
+ if test -z "$meld_help_msg"
+ then
+ meld_path="$(git config mergetool.meld.path || echo meld)"
+ meld_help_msg=$("$meld_path" --help 2>&1)
+ fi
+}
- if meld_has_output_option=$(git config --bool mergetool.meld.hasOutput)
+# Check the features and set flags
+check_meld_for_features () {
+ # Check whether we should use 'meld --output <file>'
+ if test -z "$meld_has_output_option"
then
- : use configured value
- elif "$meld_path" --help 2>&1 |
- grep -e '--output=' -e '\[OPTION\.\.\.\]' >/dev/null
+ meld_has_output_option=$(git config --bool mergetool.meld.hasOutput)
+ case "$meld_has_output_option" in
+ true|false)
+ : use configured value
+ ;;
+ *)
+ : empty or invalid configured value, detecting "--output" automatically
+ init_meld_help_msg
+
+ case "$meld_help_msg" in
+ *"--output="*|*'[OPTION...]'*)
+ # All version that has [OPTION...] supports --output
+ meld_has_output_option=true
+ ;;
+ *)
+ meld_has_output_option=false
+ ;;
+ esac
+ ;;
+ esac
+ fi
+ # Check whether we should use 'meld --auto-merge ...'
+ if test -z "$meld_use_auto_merge_option"
then
- : old ones mention --output and new ones just say OPTION...
- meld_has_output_option=true
- else
- meld_has_output_option=false
+ meld_use_auto_merge_option=$(git config mergetool.meld.useAutoMerge)
+ case "$meld_use_auto_merge_option" in
+ true|false)
+ : use well formatted boolean value
+ ;;
+ auto)
+ # testing the "--auto-merge" option only if config is "auto"
+ init_meld_help_msg
+
+ case "$meld_help_msg" in
+ *"--auto-merge"*|*'[OPTION...]'*)
+ meld_use_auto_merge_option=true
+ ;;
+ *)
+ meld_use_auto_merge_option=false
+ ;;
+ esac
+ ;;
+ *)
+ # try other boolean value with git
+ if meld_use_auto_merge_option=$(
+ git config --bool mergetool.meld.useAutoMerge)
+ then
+ : use normalized boolean value
+ else
+ meld_use_auto_merge_option=false
+ fi
+ ;;
+ esac
fi
}