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diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index f441f6c7f..156fec447 100644
--- 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")) {