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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2014-10-29 10:35:16 -0700
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2014-10-29 10:35:16 -0700
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Merge branch 'da/mergetool-meld' into maint
* da/mergetool-meld: mergetools/meld: make usage of `--output` configurable and more robust
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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
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--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1754,6 +1754,15 @@ mergetool.<tool>.trustExitCode::
if the file has been updated, otherwise the user is prompted to
indicate the success of the merge.
+mergetool.meld.hasOutput::
+ Older versions of `meld` do not support the `--output` option.
+ Git will attempt to detect whether `meld` supports `--output`
+ by inspecting the output of `meld --help`. Configuring
+ `mergetool.meld.hasOutput` will make Git skip these checks and
+ use the configured value instead. Setting `mergetool.meld.hasOutput`
+ to `true` tells Git to unconditionally use the `--output` option,
+ and `false` avoids using `--output`.
+
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