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[PATCH 2/2] Allow the default low-level merge driver to be configured.

From
Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Apr 18, 2007, 09:21 UTC
Message-ID
<1176888062910-git-send-email-junkio@cox.net>
In-Reply-To
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When no 'merge' attribute is given to a path, merge-recursive uses the built-in xdl-merge as the low-level merge driver.

A new configuration item 'merge.default' can name a low-level merge driver of user's choice to be used instead.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
---
 merge-recursive.c |   14 ++++++++++++--
 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/merge-recursive.c b/merge-recursive.c
index 8ec18ad..5983000 100644
--- a/merge-recursive.c
+++ b/merge-recursive.c
@@ -839,12 +839,18 @@ static struct user_merge_fn {
 	char *cmdline;
 	char b_[1];
 } *ll_user_merge_fns, **ll_user_merge_fns_tail;
+static const char *default_ll_merge;
 
 static int read_merge_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 {
 	struct user_merge_fn *fn;
 	int blen, nlen;
 
+	if (!strcmp(var, "merge.default")) {
+		default_ll_merge = strdup(value);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (strcmp(var, "merge.driver"))
 		return 0;
 	if (!value)
@@ -900,8 +906,12 @@ static ll_merge_fn find_ll_merge_fn(void *merge_attr, const char **cmdline)
 		return ll_xdl_merge;
 	else if (ATTR_FALSE(merge_attr))
 		return ll_binary_merge;
-	else if (ATTR_UNSET(merge_attr))
-		return ll_xdl_merge;
+	else if (ATTR_UNSET(merge_attr)) {
+		if (!default_ll_merge)
+			return ll_xdl_merge;
+		else
+			name = default_ll_merge;
+	}
 	else
 		name = merge_attr;
 
-- 
1.5.1.1.901.g25ba
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  1. 0/2 Custom low-level merge driver support.Junio C Hamano, Apr 18, 2007
  2. 1/2 Custom low-level merge driver support.Junio C Hamano, Apr 18, 2007
  3. Johannes SixtApr 18, 2007
  4. Johannes SchindelinApr 18, 2007
  5. 2/2 Allow the default low-level merge driver to be configured.Junio C Hamano, Apr 18, 2007
  6. Johannes SchindelinApr 18, 2007
  7. Martin WaitzApr 18, 2007
  8. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2007
  9. Martin WaitzApr 18, 2007
  10. Linus TorvaldsApr 18, 2007
  11. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2007
  12. Linus TorvaldsApr 18, 2007
  13. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2007
  14. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2007
  15. Linus TorvaldsApr 18, 2007
  16. Linus TorvaldsApr 18, 2007
  17. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2007
  18. Linus TorvaldsApr 18, 2007
  19. David LangApr 18, 2007
  20. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2007
  21. Martin WaitzApr 19, 2007
  22. Junio C HamanoApr 19, 2007
  23. Custom low-level merge driver: change the configuration scheme.Junio C Hamano, Apr 18, 2007

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