Re: [PATCH] git.el: Diff only file at point by default

> Use prefix (C-u) to diff all marked files instead.
>
> Signed-off-by: David Kågedal <davidk@lysator.liu.se>
> ---
>  contrib/emacs/git.el |   13 +++++++++----
>  1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> For anyone who has used pcvs (or dsvn) this makes much more sense. The

> typical usage scenario is that you want to mark the files that are
> relevant, and you do it incrementally by checking if file A is
> relevant and has no strange changes by pressing = and then marking it,
> proceeding to check file B by pressing = on it and potentially marking
> it as well and so on.
>
> The current way that = works means that you have to check each file
> first and remember which one you want to mark. Or diff everything and
> then read through the whole diff and find match the output against the
> files to mark. It is possible to do it like that as well, but it is
> much more convenient to do it as described above, and there is a
> strong precedent in emacs frontends to make the diff command only diff
> the current file by default.
>
> The old behaviour can be restored by using C-u =.
>
> diff --git a/contrib/emacs/git.el b/contrib/emacs/git.el
> index c30d20a..a3477a4 100644
> --- a/contrib/emacs/git.el
> +++ b/contrib/emacs/git.el
> @@ -772,6 +772,11 @@ Return the list of files that haven't been handled."
>                (setq file (pop files))
>              (setq node (ewoc-next status node))))))))
>  
> +(defun git-current-file ()
> +  "Return the file at point."
> +  (unless git-status (error "Not in git-status buffer."))
> +  (ewoc-data (ewoc-locate git-status)))
> +
>  (defun git-marked-files ()
>    "Return a list of all marked files, or if none a list containing just the file at cursor position."
>    (unless git-status (error "Not in git-status buffer."))
> @@ -1138,10 +1143,10 @@ Return the list of files that haven't been handled."
>    (when (eq (window-buffer) (current-buffer))
>      (shrink-window-if-larger-than-buffer)))
>  
> -(defun git-diff-file ()
> -  "Diff the marked file(s) against HEAD."
> -  (interactive)
> -  (let ((files (git-marked-files)))
> +(defun git-diff-file (arg)
> +  "Diff the marked file(s) against HEAD, or the marked files if a prefix arg is given."
> +  (interactive "P")
> +  (let ((files (if arg (git-marked-files) (list (git-current-file)))))
>      (git-setup-diff-buffer
>       (apply #'git-run-command-buffer "*git-diff*" "diff-index" "-p" "-M" "HEAD" "--" (git-get-filenames files)))))
>  
> -- 
> 1.6.0.rc2.7.gbf8a
>
>
> -- 
> David Kågedal
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