Merge branch 'jc/better-conflict-resolution'

* jc/better-conflict-resolution:
  Fix AsciiDoc errors in merge documentation
  git-merge documentation: describe how conflict is presented
  checkout --conflict=<style>: recreate merge in a non-default style
  checkout -m: recreate merge when checking out of unmerged index
  git-merge-recursive: learn to honor merge.conflictstyle
  merge.conflictstyle: choose between "merge" and "diff3 -m" styles
  rerere: understand "diff3 -m" style conflicts with the original
  rerere.c: use symbolic constants to keep track of parsing states
  xmerge.c: "diff3 -m" style clips merge reduction level to EAGER or less
  xmerge.c: minimum readability fixups
  xdiff-merge: optionally show conflicts in "diff3 -m" style
  xdl_fill_merge_buffer(): separate out a too deeply nested function
  checkout --ours/--theirs: allow checking out one side of a conflicting merge
  checkout -f: allow ignoring unmerged paths when checking out of the index

Conflicts:
	Documentation/git-checkout.txt
	builtin-checkout.c
	builtin-merge-recursive.c
	t/t7201-co.sh

13 files changed, 685 insertions, 119 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 1f805b2ec..bbe38ccaa 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -927,6 +927,14 @@ man.<tool>.path::
 	Override the path for the given tool that may be used to
 	display help in the 'man' format. See linkgit:git-help[1].
 
+merge.conflictstyle::
+	Specify the style in which conflicted hunks are written out to
+	working tree files upon merge.  The default is "merge", which
+	shows `<<<<<<<` conflict marker, change made by one side,
+	`=======` marker, change made by the other side, and then
+	`>>>>>>>` marker.  An alternate style, "diff3", adds `|||||||`
+	marker and the original text before `=======` marker.
+
 mergetool.<tool>.path::
 	Override the path for the given tool.  This is useful in case
 	your tool is not in the PATH.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
index be54a0299..82e154de4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [--track | --no-track] [-b <new_branch> [-l]] [-m] [<branch>]
-'git checkout' [<tree-ish>] [--] <paths>...
+'git checkout' [-f|--ours|--theirs|-m|--conflict=<style>] [<tree-ish>] [--] <paths>...
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -27,14 +27,20 @@ the first namespace level.
 
 When <paths> are given, this command does *not* switch
 branches.  It updates the named paths in the working tree from
-the index file (i.e. it runs `git checkout-index -f -u`), or
-from a named commit.  In
-this case, the `-f` and `-b` options are meaningless and giving
+the index file, or from a named commit.  In
+this case, the `-b` options is meaningless and giving
 either of them results in an error.  <tree-ish> argument can be
 used to specify a specific tree-ish (i.e. commit, tag or tree)
 to update the index for the given paths before updating the
 working tree.
 
+The index may contain unmerged entries after a failed merge.  By
+default, if you try to check out such an entry from the index, the
+checkout operation will fail and nothing will be checked out.
+Using -f will ignore these unmerged entries.  The contents from a
+specific side of the merge can be checked out of the index by
+using --ours or --theirs.  With -m, changes made to the working tree
+file can be discarded to recreate the original conflicted merge result.
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
@@ -42,8 +48,17 @@ OPTIONS
 	Quiet, suppress feedback messages.
 
 -f::
-	Proceed even if the index or the working tree differs
-	from HEAD.  This is used to throw away local changes.
+	When switching branches, proceed even if the index or the
+	working tree differs from HEAD.  This is used to throw away
+	local changes.
++
+When checking out paths from the index, do not fail upon unmerged
+entries; instead, unmerged entries are ignored.
+
+--ours::
+--theirs::
+	When checking out paths from the index, check out stage #2
+	('ours') or #3 ('theirs') for unmerged paths.
 
 -b::
 	Create a new branch named <new_branch> and start it at
@@ -84,7 +99,9 @@ exlicitly give a name with '-b' in such a case.
 	based sha1 expressions such as "<branchname>@\{yesterday}".
 
 -m::
-	If you have local modifications to one or more files that
+--merge::
+	When switching branches,
+	if you have local modifications to one or more files that
 	are different between the current branch and the branch to
 	which you are switching, the command refuses to switch
 	branches in order to preserve your modifications in context.
@@ -96,6 +113,16 @@ When a merge conflict happens, the index entries for conflicting
 paths are left unmerged, and you need to resolve the conflicts
 and mark the resolved paths with `git add` (or `git rm` if the merge
 should result in deletion of the path).
++
+When checking out paths from the index, this option lets you recreate
+the conflicted merge in the specified paths.
+
+--conflict=<style>::
+	The same as --merge option above, but changes the way the
+	conflicting hunks are presented, overriding the
+	merge.conflictstyle configuration variable.  Possible values are
+	"merge" (default) and "diff3" (in addition to what is shown by
+	"merge" style, shows the original contents).
 
 <new_branch>::
 	Name for the new branch.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge.txt b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
index 685e1fed5..1f30830d4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-merge.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
@@ -119,6 +119,71 @@ When there are conflicts, these things happen:
    same and the index entries for them stay as they were,
    i.e. matching `HEAD`.
 
+HOW CONFLICTS ARE PRESENTED
+---------------------------
+
+During a merge, the working tree files are updated to reflect the result
+of the merge.  Among the changes made to the common ancestor's version,
+non-overlapping ones (that is, you changed an area of the file while the
+other side left that area intact, or vice versa) are incorporated in the
+final result verbatim.  When both sides made changes to the same area,
+however, git cannot randomly pick one side over the other, and asks you to
+resolve it by leaving what both sides did to that area.
+
+By default, git uses the same style as that is used by "merge" program
+from the RCS suite to present such a conflicted hunk, like this:
+
+------------
+Here are lines that are either unchanged from the common
+ancestor, or cleanly resolved because only one side changed.
+<<<<<<< yours:sample.txt
+Conflict resolution is hard;
+let's go shopping.
+=======
+Git makes conflict resolution easy.
+>>>>>>> theirs:sample.txt
+And here is another line that is cleanly resolved or unmodified.
+------------
+
+The area a pair of conflicting changes happened is marked with markers
+"`<<<<<<<`", "`=======`", and "`>>>>>>>`".  The part before the "`=======`"
+is typically your side, and the part after it is typically their side.
+
+The default format does not show what the original said in the conflicted
+area.  You cannot tell how many lines are deleted and replaced with the
+Barbie's remark by your side.  The only thing you can tell is that your
+side wants to say it is hard and you'd prefer to go shopping, while the
+other side wants to claim it is easy.
+
+An alternative style can be used by setting the "merge.conflictstyle"
+configuration variable to "diff3".  In "diff3" style, the above conflict
+may look like this:
+
+------------
+Here are lines that are either unchanged from the common
+ancestor, or cleanly resolved because only one side changed.
+<<<<<<< yours:sample.txt
+Conflict resolution is hard;
+let's go shopping.
+|||||||
+Conflict resolution is hard.
+=======
+Git makes conflict resolution easy.
+>>>>>>> theirs:sample.txt
+And here is another line that is cleanly resolved or unmodified.
+------------
+
+In addition to the "`<<<<<<<`", "`=======`", and "`>>>>>>>`" markers, it uses
+another "`|||||||`" marker that is followed by the original text.  You can
+tell that the original just stated a fact, and your side simply gave in to
+that statement and gave up, while the other side tried to have a more
+positive attitude.  You can sometimes come up with a better resolution by
+viewing the original.
+
+
+HOW TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS
+------------------------
+
 After seeing a conflict, you can do two things:
 
  * Decide not to merge.  The only clean-up you need are to reset
diff --git a/builtin-checkout.c b/builtin-checkout.c
index 075667c9c..b572b3bf6 100644
--- a/builtin-checkout.c
+++ b/builtin-checkout.c
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 #include "diff.h"
 #include "revision.h"
 #include "remote.h"
+#include "blob.h"
+#include "xdiff-interface.h"
+#include "ll-merge.h"
 
 static const char * const checkout_usage[] = {
 	"git checkout [options] <branch>",
@@ -20,6 +23,18 @@ static const char * const checkout_usage[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
+struct checkout_opts {
+	int quiet;
+	int merge;
+	int force;
+	int writeout_stage;
+	int writeout_error;
+
+	const char *new_branch;
+	int new_branch_log;
+	enum branch_track track;
+};
+
 static int post_checkout_hook(struct commit *old, struct commit *new,
 			      int changed)
 {
@@ -84,8 +99,119 @@ static int skip_same_name(struct cache_entry *ce, int pos)
 	return pos;
 }
 
+static int check_stage(int stage, struct cache_entry *ce, int pos)
+{
+	while (pos < active_nr &&
+	       !strcmp(active_cache[pos]->name, ce->name)) {
+		if (ce_stage(active_cache[pos]) == stage)
+			return 0;
+		pos++;
+	}
+	return error("path '%s' does not have %s version",
+		     ce->name,
+		     (stage == 2) ? "our" : "their");
+}
+
+static int check_all_stages(struct cache_entry *ce, int pos)
+{
+	if (ce_stage(ce) != 1 ||
+	    active_nr <= pos + 2 ||
+	    strcmp(active_cache[pos+1]->name, ce->name) ||
+	    ce_stage(active_cache[pos+1]) != 2 ||
+	    strcmp(active_cache[pos+2]->name, ce->name) ||
+	    ce_stage(active_cache[pos+2]) != 3)
+		return error("path '%s' does not have all three versions",
+			     ce->name);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int checkout_stage(int stage, struct cache_entry *ce, int pos,
+			  struct checkout *state)
+{
+	while (pos < active_nr &&
+	       !strcmp(active_cache[pos]->name, ce->name)) {
+		if (ce_stage(active_cache[pos]) == stage)
+			return checkout_entry(active_cache[pos], state, NULL);
+		pos++;
+	}
+	return error("path '%s' does not have %s version",
+		     ce->name,
+		     (stage == 2) ? "our" : "their");
+}
+
+/* NEEDSWORK: share with merge-recursive */
+static void fill_mm(const unsigned char *sha1, mmfile_t *mm)
+{
+	unsigned long size;
+	enum object_type type;
+
+	if (!hashcmp(sha1, null_sha1)) {
+		mm->ptr = xstrdup("");
+		mm->size = 0;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	mm->ptr = read_sha1_file(sha1, &type, &size);
+	if (!mm->ptr || type != OBJ_BLOB)
+		die("unable to read blob object %s", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+	mm->size = size;
+}
+
+static int checkout_merged(int pos, struct checkout *state)
+{
+	struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[pos];
+	const char *path = ce->name;
+	mmfile_t ancestor, ours, theirs;
+	int status;
+	unsigned char sha1[20];
+	mmbuffer_t result_buf;
+
+	if (ce_stage(ce) != 1 ||
+	    active_nr <= pos + 2 ||
+	    strcmp(active_cache[pos+1]->name, path) ||
+	    ce_stage(active_cache[pos+1]) != 2 ||
+	    strcmp(active_cache[pos+2]->name, path) ||
+	    ce_stage(active_cache[pos+2]) != 3)
+		return error("path '%s' does not have all 3 versions", path);
+
+	fill_mm(active_cache[pos]->sha1, &ancestor);
+	fill_mm(active_cache[pos+1]->sha1, &ours);
+	fill_mm(active_cache[pos+2]->sha1, &theirs);
+
+	status = ll_merge(&result_buf, path, &ancestor,
+			  &ours, "ours", &theirs, "theirs", 1);
+	free(ancestor.ptr);
+	free(ours.ptr);
+	free(theirs.ptr);
+	if (status < 0 || !result_buf.ptr) {
+		free(result_buf.ptr);
+		return error("path '%s': cannot merge", path);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * NEEDSWORK:
+	 * There is absolutely no reason to write this as a blob object
+	 * and create a phoney cache entry just to leak.  This hack is
+	 * primarily to get to the write_entry() machinery that massages
+	 * the contents to work-tree format and writes out which only
+	 * allows it for a cache entry.  The code in write_entry() needs
+	 * to be refactored to allow us to feed a <buffer, size, mode>
+	 * instead of a cache entry.  Such a refactoring would help
+	 * merge_recursive as well (it also writes the merge result to the
+	 * object database even when it may contain conflicts).
+	 */
+	if (write_sha1_file(result_buf.ptr, result_buf.size,
+			    blob_type, sha1))
+		die("Unable to add merge result for '%s'", path);
+	ce = make_cache_entry(create_ce_mode(active_cache[pos+1]->ce_mode),
+			      sha1,
+			      path, 2, 0);
+	status = checkout_entry(ce, state, NULL);
+	return status;
+}
 
-static int checkout_paths(struct tree *source_tree, const char **pathspec)
+static int checkout_paths(struct tree *source_tree, const char **pathspec,
+			  struct checkout_opts *opts)
 {
 	int pos;
 	struct checkout state;
@@ -94,7 +220,8 @@ static int checkout_paths(struct tree *source_tree, const char **pathspec)
 	int flag;
 	struct commit *head;
 	int errs = 0;
-
+	int stage = opts->writeout_stage;
+	int merge = opts->merge;
 	int newfd;
 	struct lock_file *lock_file = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct lock_file));
 
@@ -122,8 +249,16 @@ static int checkout_paths(struct tree *source_tree, const char **pathspec)
 		if (pathspec_match(pathspec, NULL, ce->name, 0)) {
 			if (!ce_stage(ce))
 				continue;
-			errs = 1;
-			error("path '%s' is unmerged", ce->name);
+			if (opts->force) {
+				warning("path '%s' is unmerged", ce->name);
+			} else if (stage) {
+				errs |= check_stage(stage, ce, pos);
+			} else if (opts->merge) {
+				errs |= check_all_stages(ce, pos);
+			} else {
+				errs = 1;
+				error("path '%s' is unmerged", ce->name);
+			}
 			pos = skip_same_name(ce, pos) - 1;
 		}
 	}
@@ -141,6 +276,10 @@ static int checkout_paths(struct tree *source_tree, const char **pathspec)
 				errs |= checkout_entry(ce, &state, NULL);
 				continue;
 			}
+			if (stage)
+				errs |= checkout_stage(stage, ce, pos, &state);
+			else if (merge)
+				errs |= checkout_merged(pos, &state);
 			pos = skip_same_name(ce, pos) - 1;
 		}
 	}
@@ -178,17 +317,6 @@ static void describe_detached_head(char *msg, struct commit *commit)
 	strbuf_release(&sb);
 }
 
-struct checkout_opts {
-	int quiet;
-	int merge;
-	int force;
-	int writeout_error;
-
-	const char *new_branch;
-	int new_branch_log;
-	enum branch_track track;
-};
-
 static int reset_tree(struct tree *tree, struct checkout_opts *o, int worktree)
 {
 	struct unpack_trees_options opts;
@@ -445,6 +573,11 @@ static int switch_branches(struct checkout_opts *opts, struct branch_info *new)
 	return ret || opts->writeout_error;
 }
 
+static int git_checkout_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
+{
+	return git_xmerge_config(var, value, cb);
+}
+
 int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	struct checkout_opts opts;
@@ -452,14 +585,21 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	const char *arg;
 	struct branch_info new;
 	struct tree *source_tree = NULL;
+	char *conflict_style = NULL;
 	struct option options[] = {
 		OPT__QUIET(&opts.quiet),
 		OPT_STRING('b', NULL, &opts.new_branch, "new branch", "branch"),
 		OPT_BOOLEAN('l', NULL, &opts.new_branch_log, "log for new branch"),
 		OPT_SET_INT('t', "track",  &opts.track, "track",
 			BRANCH_TRACK_EXPLICIT),
+		OPT_SET_INT('2', "ours", &opts.writeout_stage, "stage",
+			    2),
+		OPT_SET_INT('3', "theirs", &opts.writeout_stage, "stage",
+			    3),
 		OPT_BOOLEAN('f', NULL, &opts.force, "force"),
-		OPT_BOOLEAN('m', NULL, &opts.merge, "merge"),
+		OPT_BOOLEAN('m', "merge", &opts.merge, "merge"),
+		OPT_STRING(0, "conflict", &conflict_style, "style",
+			   "conflict style (merge or diff3)"),
 		OPT_END(),
 	};
 	int has_dash_dash;
@@ -467,7 +607,7 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
 	memset(&new, 0, sizeof(new));
 
-	git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
+	git_config(git_checkout_config, NULL);
 
 	opts.track = BRANCH_TRACK_UNSPECIFIED;
 
@@ -491,6 +631,13 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	if (opts.track == BRANCH_TRACK_UNSPECIFIED)
 		opts.track = git_branch_track;
+	if (conflict_style) {
+		opts.merge = 1; /* implied */
+		git_xmerge_config("merge.conflictstyle", conflict_style, NULL);
+	}
+
+	if (!opts.new_branch && (opts.track != git_branch_track))
+		die("git checkout: --track and --no-track require -b");
 
 	if (opts.force && opts.merge)
 		die("git checkout: -f and -m are incompatible");
@@ -574,15 +721,18 @@ no_reference:
 			die("invalid path specification");
 
 		/* Checkout paths */
-		if (opts.new_branch || opts.force || opts.merge) {
+		if (opts.new_branch) {
 			if (argc == 1) {
-				die("git checkout: updating paths is incompatible with switching branches/forcing\nDid you intend to checkout '%s' which can not be resolved as commit?", argv[0]);
+				die("git checkout: updating paths is incompatible with switching branches.\nDid you intend to checkout '%s' which can not be resolved as commit?", argv[0]);
 			} else {
-				die("git checkout: updating paths is incompatible with switching branches/forcing");
+				die("git checkout: updating paths is incompatible with switching branches.");
 			}
 		}
 
-		return checkout_paths(source_tree, pathspec);
+		if (1 < !!opts.writeout_stage + !!opts.force + !!opts.merge)
+			die("git checkout: --ours/--theirs, --force and --merge are incompatible when\nchecking out of the index.");
+
+		return checkout_paths(source_tree, pathspec, &opts);
 	}
 
 	if (opts.new_branch) {
@@ -600,6 +750,8 @@ no_reference:
 	if (new.name && !new.commit) {
 		die("Cannot switch branch to a non-commit.");
 	}
+	if (opts.writeout_stage)
+		die("--ours/--theirs is incompatible with switching branches.");
 
 	return switch_branches(&opts, &new);
 }
diff --git a/builtin-merge-file.c b/builtin-merge-file.c
index 3605960c2..45c98538c 100644
--- a/builtin-merge-file.c
+++ b/builtin-merge-file.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "xdiff-interface.h"
 
 static const char merge_file_usage[] =
-"git merge-file [-p | --stdout] [-q | --quiet] [-L name1 [-L orig [-L name2]]] file1 orig_file file2";
+"git merge-file [-p | --stdout] [--diff3] [-q | --quiet] [-L name1 [-L orig [-L name2]]] file1 orig_file file2";
 
 int cmd_merge_file(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ int cmd_merge_file(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	mmbuffer_t result = {NULL, 0};
 	xpparam_t xpp = {XDF_NEED_MINIMAL};
 	int ret = 0, i = 0, to_stdout = 0;
+	int merge_level = XDL_MERGE_ZEALOUS_ALNUM;
+	int merge_style = 0;
+	int nongit;
+
+	prefix = setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit);
+	if (!nongit) {
+		/* Read the configuration file */
+		git_config(git_xmerge_config, NULL);
+		if (0 <= git_xmerge_style)
+			merge_style = git_xmerge_style;
+	}
 
 	while (argc > 4) {
 		if (!strcmp(argv[1], "-L") && i < 3) {
@@ -25,6 +36,8 @@ int cmd_merge_file(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "-q") ||
 				!strcmp(argv[1], "--quiet"))
 			freopen("/dev/null", "w", stderr);
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--diff3"))
+			merge_style = XDL_MERGE_DIFF3;
 		else
 			usage(merge_file_usage);
 		argc--;
@@ -46,7 +59,7 @@ int cmd_merge_file(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 
 	ret = xdl_merge(mmfs + 1, mmfs + 0, names[0], mmfs + 2, names[2],
-			&xpp, XDL_MERGE_ZEALOUS_ALNUM, &result);
+			&xpp, merge_level | merge_style, &result);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
 		free(mmfs[i].ptr);
diff --git a/ll-merge.c b/ll-merge.c
index 9837c842a..4a716146f 100644
--- a/ll-merge.c
+++ b/ll-merge.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ static int ll_xdl_merge(const struct ll_merge_driver *drv_unused,
 			int virtual_ancestor)
 {
 	xpparam_t xpp;
+	int style = 0;
 
 	if (buffer_is_binary(orig->ptr, orig->size) ||
 	    buffer_is_binary(src1->ptr, src1->size) ||
@@ -77,10 +78,12 @@ static int ll_xdl_merge(const struct ll_merge_driver *drv_unused,
 	}
 
 	memset(&xpp, 0, sizeof(xpp));
+	if (git_xmerge_style >= 0)
+		style = git_xmerge_style;
 	return xdl_merge(orig,
 			 src1, name1,
 			 src2, name2,
-			 &xpp, XDL_MERGE_ZEALOUS,
+			 &xpp, XDL_MERGE_ZEALOUS | style,
 			 result);
 }
 
@@ -95,10 +98,15 @@ static int ll_union_merge(const struct ll_merge_driver *drv_unused,
 	char *src, *dst;
 	long size;
 	const int marker_size = 7;
-
-	int status = ll_xdl_merge(drv_unused, result, path_unused,
-				  orig, src1, NULL, src2, NULL,
-				  virtual_ancestor);
+	int status, saved_style;
+
+	/* We have to force the RCS "merge" style */
+	saved_style = git_xmerge_style;
+	git_xmerge_style = 0;
+	status = ll_xdl_merge(drv_unused, result, path_unused,
+			      orig, src1, NULL, src2, NULL,
+			      virtual_ancestor);
+	git_xmerge_style = saved_style;
 	if (status <= 0)
 		return status;
 	size = result->size;
diff --git a/rerere.c b/rerere.c
index c38886b22..8447caeeb 100644
--- a/rerere.c
+++ b/rerere.c
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ static int handle_file(const char *path,
 {
 	SHA_CTX ctx;
 	char buf[1024];
-	int hunk = 0, hunk_no = 0;
+	int hunk_no = 0;
+	enum {
+		RR_CONTEXT = 0, RR_SIDE_1, RR_SIDE_2, RR_ORIGINAL,
+	} hunk = RR_CONTEXT;
 	struct strbuf one, two;
 	FILE *f = fopen(path, "r");
 	FILE *out = NULL;
@@ -98,20 +101,24 @@ static int handle_file(const char *path,
 	strbuf_init(&two,  0);
 	while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f)) {
 		if (!prefixcmp(buf, "<<<<<<< ")) {
-			if (hunk)
+			if (hunk != RR_CONTEXT)
 				goto bad;
-			hunk = 1;
+			hunk = RR_SIDE_1;
+		} else if (!prefixcmp(buf, "|||||||") && isspace(buf[7])) {
+			if (hunk != RR_SIDE_1)
+				goto bad;
+			hunk = RR_ORIGINAL;
 		} else if (!prefixcmp(buf, "=======") && isspace(buf[7])) {
-			if (hunk != 1)
+			if (hunk != RR_SIDE_1 && hunk != RR_ORIGINAL)
 				goto bad;
-			hunk = 2;
+			hunk = RR_SIDE_2;
 		} else if (!prefixcmp(buf, ">>>>>>> ")) {
-			if (hunk != 2)
+			if (hunk != RR_SIDE_2)
 				goto bad;
 			if (strbuf_cmp(&one, &two) > 0)
 				strbuf_swap(&one, &two);
 			hunk_no++;
-			hunk = 0;
+			hunk = RR_CONTEXT;
 			if (out) {
 				fputs("<<<<<<<\n", out);
 				fwrite(one.buf, one.len, 1, out);
@@ -127,9 +134,11 @@ static int handle_file(const char *path,
 			}
 			strbuf_reset(&one);
 			strbuf_reset(&two);
-		} else if (hunk == 1)
+		} else if (hunk == RR_SIDE_1)
 			strbuf_addstr(&one, buf);
-		else if (hunk == 2)
+		else if (hunk == RR_ORIGINAL)
+			; /* discard */
+		else if (hunk == RR_SIDE_2)
 			strbuf_addstr(&two, buf);
 		else if (out)
 			fputs(buf, out);
@@ -146,7 +155,7 @@ static int handle_file(const char *path,
 		fclose(out);
 	if (sha1)
 		SHA1_Final(sha1, &ctx);
-	if (hunk) {
+	if (hunk != RR_CONTEXT) {
 		if (output)
 			unlink(output);
 		return error("Could not parse conflict hunks in %s", path);
diff --git a/t/t6023-merge-file.sh b/t/t6023-merge-file.sh
index 5e18d68c9..f8942bc89 100755
--- a/t/t6023-merge-file.sh
+++ b/t/t6023-merge-file.sh
@@ -161,4 +161,48 @@ test_expect_success 'ZEALOUS_ALNUM' '
 
 '
 
+cat >expect <<\EOF
+Dominus regit me,
+<<<<<<< new8.txt
+et nihil mihi deerit;
+
+
+
+
+In loco pascuae ibi me collocavit;
+super aquam refectionis educavit me.
+|||||||
+et nihil mihi deerit.
+In loco pascuae ibi me collocavit,
+super aquam refectionis educavit me;
+=======
+et nihil mihi deerit,
+
+
+
+
+In loco pascuae ibi me collocavit --
+super aquam refectionis educavit me,
+>>>>>>> new9.txt
+animam meam convertit,
+deduxit me super semitas jusitiae,
+propter nomen suum.
+Nam et si ambulavero in medio umbrae mortis,
+non timebo mala, quoniam TU mecum es:
+virga tua et baculus tuus ipsa me consolata sunt.
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success '"diff3 -m" style output (1)' '
+	test_must_fail git merge-file -p --diff3 \
+		new8.txt new5.txt new9.txt >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success '"diff3 -m" style output (2)' '
+	git config merge.conflictstyle diff3 &&
+	test_must_fail git merge-file -p \
+		new8.txt new5.txt new9.txt >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t7201-co.sh b/t/t7201-co.sh
index 62d73f934..82769b89f 100755
--- a/t/t7201-co.sh
+++ b/t/t7201-co.sh
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ test_expect_success \
     'checkout with --track, but without -b, fails with too short tracked name' '
     test_must_fail git checkout --track renamer'
 
-test_expect_success 'checkout an unmerged path should fail' '
+setup_conflicting_index () {
 	rm -f .git/index &&
 	O=$(echo original | git hash-object -w --stdin) &&
 	A=$(echo ourside | git hash-object -w --stdin) &&
@@ -380,7 +380,11 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout an unmerged path should fail' '
 		echo "100644 $A 2	file" &&
 		echo "100644 $B 3	file" &&
 		echo "100644 $A 0	filf"
-	) | git update-index --index-info &&
+	) | git update-index --index-info
+}
+
+test_expect_success 'checkout an unmerged path should fail' '
+	setup_conflicting_index &&
 	echo "none of the above" >sample &&
 	cat sample >fild &&
 	cat sample >file &&
@@ -391,6 +395,121 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout an unmerged path should fail' '
 	test_cmp sample file
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'checkout with an unmerged path can be ignored' '
+	setup_conflicting_index &&
+	echo "none of the above" >sample &&
+	echo ourside >expect &&
+	cat sample >fild &&
+	cat sample >file &&
+	cat sample >filf &&
+	git checkout -f fild file filf &&
+	test_cmp expect fild &&
+	test_cmp expect filf &&
+	test_cmp sample file
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'checkout unmerged stage' '
+	setup_conflicting_index &&
+	echo "none of the above" >sample &&
+	echo ourside >expect &&
+	cat sample >fild &&
+	cat sample >file &&
+	cat sample >filf &&
+	git checkout --ours . &&
+	test_cmp expect fild &&
+	test_cmp expect filf &&
+	test_cmp expect file &&
+	git checkout --theirs file &&
+	test ztheirside = "z$(cat file)"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'checkout with --merge' '
+	setup_conflicting_index &&
+	echo "none of the above" >sample &&
+	echo ourside >expect &&
+	cat sample >fild &&
+	cat sample >file &&
+	cat sample >filf &&
+	git checkout -m -- fild file filf &&
+	(
+		echo "<<<<<<< ours"
+		echo ourside
+		echo "======="
+		echo theirside
+		echo ">>>>>>> theirs"
+	) >merged &&
+	test_cmp expect fild &&
+	test_cmp expect filf &&
+	test_cmp merged file
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'checkout with --merge, in diff3 -m style' '
+	git config merge.conflictstyle diff3 &&
+	setup_conflicting_index &&
+	echo "none of the above" >sample &&
+	echo ourside >expect &&
+	cat sample >fild &&
+	cat sample >file &&
+	cat sample >filf &&
+	git checkout -m -- fild file filf &&
+	(
+		echo "<<<<<<< ours"
+		echo ourside
+		echo "|||||||"
+		echo original
+		echo "======="
+		echo theirside
+		echo ">>>>>>> theirs"
+	) >merged &&
+	test_cmp expect fild &&
+	test_cmp expect filf &&
+	test_cmp merged file
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'checkout --conflict=merge, overriding config' '
+	git config merge.conflictstyle diff3 &&
+	setup_conflicting_index &&
+	echo "none of the above" >sample &&
+	echo ourside >expect &&
+	cat sample >fild &&
+	cat sample >file &&
+	cat sample >filf &&
+	git checkout --conflict=merge -- fild file filf &&
+	(
+		echo "<<<<<<< ours"
+		echo ourside
+		echo "======="
+		echo theirside
+		echo ">>>>>>> theirs"
+	) >merged &&
+	test_cmp expect fild &&
+	test_cmp expect filf &&
+	test_cmp merged file
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'checkout --conflict=diff3' '
+	git config --unset merge.conflictstyle
+	setup_conflicting_index &&
+	echo "none of the above" >sample &&
+	echo ourside >expect &&
+	cat sample >fild &&
+	cat sample >file &&
+	cat sample >filf &&
+	git checkout --conflict=diff3 -- fild file filf &&
+	(
+		echo "<<<<<<< ours"
+		echo ourside
+		echo "|||||||"
+		echo original
+		echo "======="
+		echo theirside
+		echo ">>>>>>> theirs"
+	) >merged &&
+	test_cmp expect fild &&
+	test_cmp expect filf &&
+	test_cmp merged file
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'failing checkout -b should not break working tree' '
 	git reset --hard master &&
 	git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/master &&
diff --git a/xdiff-interface.c b/xdiff-interface.c
index 944ad9887..8457601bc 100644
--- a/xdiff-interface.c
+++ b/xdiff-interface.c
@@ -249,3 +249,23 @@ void xdiff_set_find_func(xdemitconf_t *xecfg, const char *value)
 		value = ep + 1;
 	}
 }
+
+int git_xmerge_style = -1;
+
+int git_xmerge_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
+{
+	if (!strcasecmp(var, "merge.conflictstyle")) {
+		if (!value)
+			die("'%s' is not a boolean", var);
+		if (!strcmp(value, "diff3"))
+			git_xmerge_style = XDL_MERGE_DIFF3;
+		else if (!strcmp(value, "merge"))
+			git_xmerge_style = 0;
+		else
+			die("unknown style '%s' given for '%s'",
+			    value, var);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return git_default_config(var, value, cb);
+}
+
diff --git a/xdiff-interface.h b/xdiff-interface.h
index 558492ba3..b3b5c933b 100644
--- a/xdiff-interface.h
+++ b/xdiff-interface.h
@@ -17,5 +17,7 @@ int read_mmfile(mmfile_t *ptr, const char *filename);
 int buffer_is_binary(const char *ptr, unsigned long size);
 
 extern void xdiff_set_find_func(xdemitconf_t *xecfg, const char *line);
+extern int git_xmerge_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb);
+extern int git_xmerge_style;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/xdiff/xdiff.h b/xdiff/xdiff.h
index 413082e1f..deebe02cd 100644
--- a/xdiff/xdiff.h
+++ b/xdiff/xdiff.h
@@ -50,10 +50,16 @@ extern "C" {
 #define XDL_BDOP_CPY 2
 #define XDL_BDOP_INSB 3
 
+/* merge simplification levels */
 #define XDL_MERGE_MINIMAL 0
 #define XDL_MERGE_EAGER 1
 #define XDL_MERGE_ZEALOUS 2
 #define XDL_MERGE_ZEALOUS_ALNUM 3
+#define XDL_MERGE_LEVEL_MASK 0x0f
+
+/* merge output styles */
+#define XDL_MERGE_DIFF3 0x8000
+#define XDL_MERGE_STYLE_MASK 0x8000
 
 typedef struct s_mmfile {
 	char *ptr;
diff --git a/xdiff/xmerge.c b/xdiff/xmerge.c
index 82b3573e7..d9737f04c 100644
--- a/xdiff/xmerge.c
+++ b/xdiff/xmerge.c
@@ -30,17 +30,32 @@ typedef struct s_xdmerge {
 	 * 2 = no conflict, take second.
 	 */
 	int mode;
+	/*
+	 * These point at the respective postimages.  E.g. <i1,chg1> is
+	 * how side #1 wants to change the common ancestor; if there is no
+	 * overlap, lines before i1 in the postimage of side #1 appear
+	 * in the merge result as a region touched by neither side.
+	 */
 	long i1, i2;
 	long chg1, chg2;
+	/*
+	 * These point at the preimage; of course there is just one
+	 * preimage, that is from the shared common ancestor.
+	 */
+	long i0;
+	long chg0;
 } xdmerge_t;
 
 static int xdl_append_merge(xdmerge_t **merge, int mode,
-		long i1, long chg1, long i2, long chg2)
+			    long i0, long chg0,
+			    long i1, long chg1,
+			    long i2, long chg2)
 {
 	xdmerge_t *m = *merge;
 	if (m && (i1 <= m->i1 + m->chg1 || i2 <= m->i2 + m->chg2)) {
 		if (mode != m->mode)
 			m->mode = 0;
+		m->chg0 = i0 + chg0 - m->i0;
 		m->chg1 = i1 + chg1 - m->i1;
 		m->chg2 = i2 + chg2 - m->i2;
 	} else {
@@ -49,6 +64,8 @@ static int xdl_append_merge(xdmerge_t **merge, int mode,
 			return -1;
 		m->next = NULL;
 		m->mode = mode;
+		m->i0 = i0;
+		m->chg0 = chg0;
 		m->i1 = i1;
 		m->chg1 = chg1;
 		m->i2 = i2;
@@ -91,11 +108,13 @@ static int xdl_merge_cmp_lines(xdfenv_t *xe1, int i1, xdfenv_t *xe2, int i2,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int xdl_recs_copy(xdfenv_t *xe, int i, int count, int add_nl, char *dest)
+static int xdl_recs_copy_0(int use_orig, xdfenv_t *xe, int i, int count, int add_nl, char *dest)
 {
-	xrecord_t **recs = xe->xdf2.recs + i;
+	xrecord_t **recs;
 	int size = 0;
 
+	recs = (use_orig ? xe->xdf1.recs : xe->xdf2.recs) + i;
+
 	if (count < 1)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -113,65 +132,109 @@ static int xdl_recs_copy(xdfenv_t *xe, int i, int count, int add_nl, char *dest)
 	return size;
 }
 
-static int xdl_fill_merge_buffer(xdfenv_t *xe1, const char *name1,
-		xdfenv_t *xe2, const char *name2, xdmerge_t *m, char *dest)
+static int xdl_recs_copy(xdfenv_t *xe, int i, int count, int add_nl, char *dest)
+{
+	return xdl_recs_copy_0(0, xe, i, count, add_nl, dest);
+}
+
+static int xdl_orig_copy(xdfenv_t *xe, int i, int count, int add_nl, char *dest)
+{
+	return xdl_recs_copy_0(1, xe, i, count, add_nl, dest);
+}
+
+static int fill_conflict_hunk(xdfenv_t *xe1, const char *name1,
+			      xdfenv_t *xe2, const char *name2,
+			      int size, int i, int style,
+			      xdmerge_t *m, char *dest)
 {
 	const int marker_size = 7;
 	int marker1_size = (name1 ? strlen(name1) + 1 : 0);
 	int marker2_size = (name2 ? strlen(name2) + 1 : 0);
-	int conflict_marker_size = 3 * (marker_size + 1)
-		+ marker1_size + marker2_size;
-	int size, i1, j;
-
-	for (size = i1 = 0; m; m = m->next) {
-		if (m->mode == 0) {
-			size += xdl_recs_copy(xe1, i1, m->i1 - i1, 0,
-					dest ? dest + size : NULL);
-			if (dest) {
-				for (j = 0; j < marker_size; j++)
-					dest[size++] = '<';
-				if (marker1_size) {
-					dest[size] = ' ';
-					memcpy(dest + size + 1, name1,
-							marker1_size - 1);
-					size += marker1_size;
-				}
-				dest[size++] = '\n';
-			} else
-				size += conflict_marker_size;
-			size += xdl_recs_copy(xe1, m->i1, m->chg1, 1,
-					dest ? dest + size : NULL);
-			if (dest) {
-				for (j = 0; j < marker_size; j++)
-					dest[size++] = '=';
-				dest[size++] = '\n';
-			}
-			size += xdl_recs_copy(xe2, m->i2, m->chg2, 1,
-					dest ? dest + size : NULL);
-			if (dest) {
-				for (j = 0; j < marker_size; j++)
-					dest[size++] = '>';
-				if (marker2_size) {
-					dest[size] = ' ';
-					memcpy(dest + size + 1, name2,
-							marker2_size - 1);
-					size += marker2_size;
-				}
-				dest[size++] = '\n';
-			}
-		} else if (m->mode == 1)
-			size += xdl_recs_copy(xe1, i1, m->i1 + m->chg1 - i1, 0,
-					dest ? dest + size : NULL);
+	int j;
+
+	/* Before conflicting part */
+	size += xdl_recs_copy(xe1, i, m->i1 - i, 0,
+			      dest ? dest + size : NULL);
+
+	if (!dest) {
+		size += marker_size + 1 + marker1_size;
+	} else {
+		for (j = 0; j < marker_size; j++)
+			dest[size++] = '<';
+		if (marker1_size) {
+			dest[size] = ' ';
+			memcpy(dest + size + 1, name1, marker1_size - 1);
+			size += marker1_size;
+		}
+		dest[size++] = '\n';
+	}
+
+	/* Postimage from side #1 */
+	size += xdl_recs_copy(xe1, m->i1, m->chg1, 1,
+			      dest ? dest + size : NULL);
+
+	if (style == XDL_MERGE_DIFF3) {
+		/* Shared preimage */
+		if (!dest) {
+			size += marker_size + 1;
+		} else {
+			for (j = 0; j < marker_size; j++)
+				dest[size++] = '|';
+			dest[size++] = '\n';
+		}
+		size += xdl_orig_copy(xe1, m->i0, m->chg0, 1,
+				      dest ? dest + size : NULL);
+	}
+
+	if (!dest) {
+		size += marker_size + 1;
+	} else {
+		for (j = 0; j < marker_size; j++)
+			dest[size++] = '=';
+		dest[size++] = '\n';
+	}
+
+	/* Postimage from side #2 */
+	size += xdl_recs_copy(xe2, m->i2, m->chg2, 1,
+			      dest ? dest + size : NULL);
+	if (!dest) {
+		size += marker_size + 1 + marker2_size;
+	} else {
+		for (j = 0; j < marker_size; j++)
+			dest[size++] = '>';
+		if (marker2_size) {
+			dest[size] = ' ';
+			memcpy(dest + size + 1, name2, marker2_size - 1);
+			size += marker2_size;
+		}
+		dest[size++] = '\n';
+	}
+	return size;
+}
+
+static int xdl_fill_merge_buffer(xdfenv_t *xe1, const char *name1,
+				 xdfenv_t *xe2, const char *name2,
+				 xdmerge_t *m, char *dest, int style)
+{
+	int size, i;
+
+	for (size = i = 0; m; m = m->next) {
+		if (m->mode == 0)
+			size = fill_conflict_hunk(xe1, name1, xe2, name2,
+						  size, i, style, m, dest);
+		else if (m->mode == 1)
+			size += xdl_recs_copy(xe1, i, m->i1 + m->chg1 - i, 0,
+					      dest ? dest + size : NULL);
 		else if (m->mode == 2)
-			size += xdl_recs_copy(xe2, m->i2 - m->i1 + i1,
-					m->i1 + m->chg2 - i1, 0,
-					dest ? dest + size : NULL);
+			size += xdl_recs_copy(xe2, m->i2 - m->i1 + i,
+					      m->i1 + m->chg2 - i, 0,
+					      dest ? dest + size : NULL);
 		else
 			continue;
-		i1 = m->i1 + m->chg1;
+		i = m->i1 + m->chg1;
 	}
-	size += xdl_recs_copy(xe1, i1, xe1->xdf2.nrec - i1, 0,
-			dest ? dest + size : NULL);
+	size += xdl_recs_copy(xe1, i, xe1->xdf2.nrec - i, 0,
+			      dest ? dest + size : NULL);
 	return size;
 }
 
@@ -323,9 +386,20 @@ static int xdl_simplify_non_conflicts(xdfenv_t *xe1, xdmerge_t *m,
  */
 static int xdl_do_merge(xdfenv_t *xe1, xdchange_t *xscr1, const char *name1,
 		xdfenv_t *xe2, xdchange_t *xscr2, const char *name2,
-		int level, xpparam_t const *xpp, mmbuffer_t *result) {
+		int flags, xpparam_t const *xpp, mmbuffer_t *result) {
 	xdmerge_t *changes, *c;
-	int i1, i2, chg1, chg2;
+	int i0, i1, i2, chg0, chg1, chg2;
+	int level = flags & XDL_MERGE_LEVEL_MASK;
+	int style = flags & XDL_MERGE_STYLE_MASK;
+
+	if (style == XDL_MERGE_DIFF3) {
+		/*
+		 * "diff3 -m" output does not make sense for anything
+		 * more aggressive than XDL_MERGE_EAGER.
+		 */
+		if (XDL_MERGE_EAGER < level)
+			level = XDL_MERGE_EAGER;
+	}
 
 	c = changes = NULL;
 
@@ -333,11 +407,14 @@ static int xdl_do_merge(xdfenv_t *xe1, xdchange_t *xscr1, const char *name1,
 		if (!changes)
 			changes = c;
 		if (xscr1->i1 + xscr1->chg1 < xscr2->i1) {
+			i0 = xscr1->i1;
 			i1 = xscr1->i2;
 			i2 = xscr2->i2 - xscr2->i1 + xscr1->i1;
+			chg0 = xscr1->chg1;
 			chg1 = xscr1->chg2;
 			chg2 = xscr1->chg1;
-			if (xdl_append_merge(&c, 1, i1, chg1, i2, chg2)) {
+			if (xdl_append_merge(&c, 1,
+					     i0, chg0, i1, chg1, i2, chg2)) {
 				xdl_cleanup_merge(changes);
 				return -1;
 			}
@@ -345,18 +422,21 @@ static int xdl_do_merge(xdfenv_t *xe1, xdchange_t *xscr1, const char *name1,
 			continue;
 		}
 		if (xscr2->i1 + xscr2->chg1 < xscr1->i1) {
+			i0 = xscr2->i1;
 			i1 = xscr1->i2 - xscr1->i1 + xscr2->i1;
 			i2 = xscr2->i2;
+			chg0 = xscr2->chg1;
 			chg1 = xscr2->chg1;
 			chg2 = xscr2->chg2;
-			if (xdl_append_merge(&c, 2, i1, chg1, i2, chg2)) {
+			if (xdl_append_merge(&c, 2,
+					     i0, chg0, i1, chg1, i2, chg2)) {
 				xdl_cleanup_merge(changes);
 				return -1;
 			}
 			xscr2 = xscr2->next;
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (level < 1 || xscr1->i1 != xscr2->i1 ||
+		if (level == XDL_MERGE_MINIMAL || xscr1->i1 != xscr2->i1 ||
 				xscr1->chg1 != xscr2->chg1 ||
 				xscr1->chg2 != xscr2->chg2 ||
 				xdl_merge_cmp_lines(xe1, xscr1->i2,
@@ -366,19 +446,25 @@ static int xdl_do_merge(xdfenv_t *xe1, xdchange_t *xscr1, const char *name1,
 			int off = xscr1->i1 - xscr2->i1;
 			int ffo = off + xscr1->chg1 - xscr2->chg1;
 
+			i0 = xscr1->i1;
 			i1 = xscr1->i2;
 			i2 = xscr2->i2;
-			if (off > 0)
+			if (off > 0) {
+				i0 -= off;
 				i1 -= off;
+			}
 			else
 				i2 += off;
+			chg0 = xscr1->i1 + xscr1->chg1 - i0;
 			chg1 = xscr1->i2 + xscr1->chg2 - i1;
 			chg2 = xscr2->i2 + xscr2->chg2 - i2;
-			if (ffo > 0)
-				chg2 += ffo;
-			else
+			if (ffo < 0) {
+				chg0 -= ffo;
 				chg1 -= ffo;
-			if (xdl_append_merge(&c, 0, i1, chg1, i2, chg2)) {
+			} else
+				chg2 += ffo;
+			if (xdl_append_merge(&c, 0,
+					     i0, chg0, i1, chg1, i2, chg2)) {
 				xdl_cleanup_merge(changes);
 				return -1;
 			}
@@ -395,11 +481,14 @@ static int xdl_do_merge(xdfenv_t *xe1, xdchange_t *xscr1, const char *name1,
 	while (xscr1) {
 		if (!changes)
 			changes = c;
+		i0 = xscr1->i1;
 		i1 = xscr1->i2;
 		i2 = xscr1->i1 + xe2->xdf2.nrec - xe2->xdf1.nrec;
+		chg0 = xscr1->chg1;
 		chg1 = xscr1->chg2;
 		chg2 = xscr1->chg1;
-		if (xdl_append_merge(&c, 1, i1, chg1, i2, chg2)) {
+		if (xdl_append_merge(&c, 1,
+				     i0, chg0, i1, chg1, i2, chg2)) {
 			xdl_cleanup_merge(changes);
 			return -1;
 		}
@@ -408,11 +497,14 @@ static int xdl_do_merge(xdfenv_t *xe1, xdchange_t *xscr1, const char *name1,
 	while (xscr2) {
 		if (!changes)
 			changes = c;
+		i0 = xscr2->i1;
 		i1 = xscr2->i1 + xe1->xdf2.nrec - xe1->xdf1.nrec;
 		i2 = xscr2->i2;
+		chg0 = xscr2->chg1;
 		chg1 = xscr2->chg1;
 		chg2 = xscr2->chg2;
-		if (xdl_append_merge(&c, 2, i1, chg1, i2, chg2)) {
+		if (xdl_append_merge(&c, 2,
+				     i0, chg0, i1, chg1, i2, chg2)) {
 			xdl_cleanup_merge(changes);
 			return -1;
 		}
@@ -421,16 +513,17 @@ static int xdl_do_merge(xdfenv_t *xe1, xdchange_t *xscr1, const char *name1,
 	if (!changes)
 		changes = c;
 	/* refine conflicts */
-	if (level > 1 &&
+	if (XDL_MERGE_ZEALOUS <= level &&
 	    (xdl_refine_conflicts(xe1, xe2, changes, xpp) < 0 ||
-	     xdl_simplify_non_conflicts(xe1, changes, level > 2) < 0)) {
+	     xdl_simplify_non_conflicts(xe1, changes,
+					XDL_MERGE_ZEALOUS < level) < 0)) {
 		xdl_cleanup_merge(changes);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	/* output */
 	if (result) {
 		int size = xdl_fill_merge_buffer(xe1, name1, xe2, name2,
-			changes, NULL);
+			changes, NULL, style);
 		result->ptr = xdl_malloc(size);
 		if (!result->ptr) {
 			xdl_cleanup_merge(changes);
@@ -438,14 +531,14 @@ static int xdl_do_merge(xdfenv_t *xe1, xdchange_t *xscr1, const char *name1,
 		}
 		result->size = size;
 		xdl_fill_merge_buffer(xe1, name1, xe2, name2, changes,
-				result->ptr);
+				      result->ptr, style);
 	}
 	return xdl_cleanup_merge(changes);
 }
 
 int xdl_merge(mmfile_t *orig, mmfile_t *mf1, const char *name1,
 		mmfile_t *mf2, const char *name2,
-		xpparam_t const *xpp, int level, mmbuffer_t *result) {
+		xpparam_t const *xpp, int flags, mmbuffer_t *result) {
 	xdchange_t *xscr1, *xscr2;
 	xdfenv_t xe1, xe2;
 	int status;
@@ -482,7 +575,7 @@ int xdl_merge(mmfile_t *orig, mmfile_t *mf1, const char *name1,
 		} else {
 			status = xdl_do_merge(&xe1, xscr1, name1,
 					      &xe2, xscr2, name2,
-					      level, xpp, result);
+					      flags, xpp, result);
 		}
 		xdl_free_script(xscr1);
 		xdl_free_script(xscr2);